Sometime between one and three years of age, your child may develop a special attachment to a blanket, teddy bear, or other cuddly objects. About 60% of toddlers in Western society develop such an attachment. By one year a child’s sense of self is beginning to develop. She is now old [...]
The clocks have just sprung forward, there’s a stretch in the evening and we are beginning to get an occasional glimpse of a strange yellow ball in the sky. We have all been stuck indoors long enough. It is the perfect time to go out and enjoy that great fresh air [...]
By the ninth month, feeding time is becoming a great time for your baby to learn to feed themselves. Since your baby is interested in spoons and cups, give them extra ones to bang with while you feed him or her with another spoon. If you are anything like me you [...]
Young children are being raised in a digital world with access to phones, tablets and other internet-connected devices available from a very early age. Most children’s first experience of the digital world will include tapping screens or swiping on phones as babies or toddlers; whilst we look on in amazement at [...]
We all experience emotional up and downs from time to time, throw in family life, work commitments and a pandemic, then it can change from one minute to the next. It is difficult to understand why we feel the way we do at times, and if this is true of us [...]
In your child’s early years they gradually develop a sense of who they are and what they can become. And in this process it is quite common for them to experience feelings of jealousy towards other children. A very common form of jealousy is 'sibling rivalry', which for any of you [...]
Just as you're settling into life with your new little 4 month old bundle of love, you start to think/worry about returning to work. You could be returning at 6 – 9 months or maybe you are privileged enough to take one year of work. Thoughts start to race through your [...]
Music and song have so many benefits for children of all ages. Not only is it lots of fun, it can help… soothe or calm a baby when upset accelerate brain development support language development encourage co-ordination and motor skills increase social and emotional abilities promote relaxation and sleep Issues 36 [...]
The majority of people we talk to this weather seem to be finding this lock-down much more difficult. People are tired, and there seems to be no end in sight. This time of year we are usually looking at where we could go for a wee break or even planning summer [...]
Baby’s Amazing Memory Week 2 of Home Schooling complete – well that's if you have older children. What a week it has been for me. Home schooling children of different ages, a baby running around and working on top! As well as normal daily duties like sorting out your 8th basket [...]
