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Managing Transitions for Children Under 3: A Gentle Guide for Parents and Caregivers

Transitions can be challenging for children under 3 years old. During this stage, they are still developing emotionally, socially, and cognitively, which means they are especially sensitive to changes in routine. Whether it's transitioning from one activity to another, moving to a new environment, or adjusting to new people, these shifts can feel overwhelming for ...

How to Use Video Games to Enhance School Performance?

Video games are a big trend amongst children. Most of our kids love them and want to spend time playing them. As parents, that might be a little concerning and we might even associate it with negative behaviors or bad school performance. Some might even say that bad school performance is directly related to kids ...

Tips to ease Back to School anxiety

We are back to school! And as much as we enjoy it, we cannot overlook that such times might bring up some negative energy and anxiety, especially for home-schooled children because they have less to plan which might highlight certain gaps between them and their peers. But whether your kids are home-schooled or go to ...

Teachers Advice for a Smooth Back to School Season

In the Covid-19 era, going back to school won’t feel like it used to. Kids might already feel nervous going back after such a long break, entering a new grade, and meeting new friends. Throwing covid-19 safety measures into the mix certainly won’t help with any anxiety they might have. Families need to expect the ...

How to talk to your kids about COVID-19

Schools, nurseries, beaches, parks and now shopping malls are closed. Parents are working from home, and everyone is talking about a virus. Even very young children can feel that something is going on. As coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 illness, spreads it is affecting most aspects of our life. In these times, as parents, we might ...

Top 3 Toy Brands for on The Go

We look at our top 3 toy brands that have come to our rescue and have created toys on the go, that are not messy, not dangerous, and are sure to curb the urge to whip out your phone. We all have those moments as a parent. You want to talk to your friend for ...

Newborn Play, Why it’s Never too Early to Start

A lot of time with a newborn is spent engaged in routines together; sleeping, feeding and changing nappies and never-ending job lists seem to get longer. Society seems to think that babies can’t play games until they can sit and control their limbs better; however, you can play this easy game with your baby. You ...

Get your kids talking and ignite their imaginations!

Children are known to say the darndest things, so much so they even made a television show about it. They also ask a lot of questions, questions which can be amusing, terrifying, and often thought-provoking. The most important thing is to keep children curious, keep them asking questions and essentially keep them talking to you. ...

Tips for the mums of young children who are sick of “mum advice”

Every mum receives all sorts of "mum advice" on how to raise young children and what to do. Here are tips for mums who face it and what to do. 1. Add a pinch of salt. Take everything others try to tell you about life with young children with an enormous pinch of salt. You ...

10 Tips to break the gender stereotypes!

The world is constantly shouting messages at children that ‘this is what girls do’ and ‘this is what boys do’. Whilst this is so common and seen in shopping centres, advertising, films and society; it doesn’t mean that it is okay or healthy for your child’s development. Breaking gender-based stereotypes promotes equality in the skills ...

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