There are certain “brain foods” that can help with your child’s brain development. These foods can help improve brain function, memory, and concentration. Our brains are remarkable, they are in fact a very hungry organ.
Play Outdoors
Outdoor play is an important part of childhood. It’s exciting to see children in their natural environment – exploring their surroundings, being curious about what’s around them and finding joy in seeing new things. Surely, most of us fondly remember running around in the garden, digging, and dumping sand in the sandpit, and climbing up and going down a slide.
Exploring the Benefits of Bilateral Integration
Did you know that your pre-schooler possesses an amazing talent for coordinating both sides of their body? This skill, known as bilateral integration, is crucial for their early development as it helps improve motor skills, coordination, and overall functionality.
Promote Body Awareness By Playing Dress-Up with Your Kids
Body awareness is an important part of the child development process. This concept can seem more hidden and less obvious than other milestones children meet in the early years. In this blog, you can find out what this ability entails and how you can help your child develop it by playing dress-up with them. Enjoy.
Teach Your Children Independence
Fostering independence helps children to become aware of their abilities, to learn new skills, to practice patience and concentration, to experience a sense of achievement and to develop a positive self-esteem. Here are some useful tips to follow in both the school and home environment.
Why Routines Matter!
The simplest way to make a household run smoothly is to establish a consistent routine. And while predictability might sound rigid and boring to adults, your children will thrive on it.
Teaching Children How to Balance
In the playful world of pre-schoolers, mastering the art of physical balance is not just about preventing tumbles on the playground. It’s a crucial skill that sets the stage for a lifetime of success.
x5 Reasons Why Play Is Important
Young children can develop many skills through the power of play. They may develop their language skills, emotions, creativity, and social skills. Play helps to nurture imagination and give a child a sense of adventure. Through this, they can learn essential skills such as problem solving, working with others.
Healthy Food for Kids
Tim Spector (a professor of genetic epidemiology with subspecialties in the microbiome and diet), advocates for an intake of 30 DIFFERENT types of fruit and veg per week in order to optimize our gut health. 30 sounds like a crazy amount doesn’t it? But when you think about it, this includes not only your typical fruit and veg, but also nuts, seeds, grains, herbs, and spices.
Active Kids Are Healthy Kids
Encouraging children to be physically active has always been a daunting task if they decide to dig their heels in, cross their arms and refuse to take part. But what new challenges does this strange new world pose?
How to Raise a Happy Child
Explore seven practical steps you can take to raise a child who will make a real difference in the world. Seven steps to help your child feel happy and able and achieve success in life.
Let’s Celebrate!
Birthday parties allow kids to feel connected to their community, to strengthen relationships with friends and family members. It is especially important to remind children that they have a network that cares for them.
The Role of Gross Motor Skills in Early Childhood
Join us on this exciting journey as we explore gross motor skills and how these skills are responsible for activities like crawling, walking, running, jumping, throwing, and climbing.
Embracing the Positive Side of Bilateral Integration
Did you know that your child possesses an extraordinary talent for synchronising both sides of their body? This incredible skill, known as bilateral integration, plays a vital role in their early development.
Thrown Off Balance?
When it comes to balance, we know it’s a game-changer for our children. On the flip side, however, kids with a poor sense of balance may either need to move constantly to feel satisfied, or they may be fearful of movement because it makes them feel insecure and unbalanced.
Healthy Date Balls
Dates are a lovely, healthy snack for kids (and adults too, of course). They have a high fibre content, so are great for gut health, and they help to regulate blood sugar as well. I started making date balls when my now 6-year-old was a toddler. If memory serves me correctly (absolutely no guarantees there) I mixed some dates and other bits and pieces together, and amazingly, my toddler ate them, and then asked for more. I don’t follow a recipe, so no two batches are ever exactly the same, but both my kids love them still, however they turn out, and I hope yours will too.
x10 Core Exercises for Kids
A strong core serves as the foundation for a wide range of physical activities, including crawling, running, and jumping, among many others. In this blog we explore x10 core exercises using a gym ball.
Healthy Veggie Fries
As most parents know, there are two things you can’t force a child to do: sleep and eat. This is particularly true of toddlers, who often assert their will, especially when it comes to eating – or not wanting to eat the foods you put on their plates at mealtimes. This is even more of a challenge when it comes to vegetables, but don’t despair with time, patience, and a few fun recipes, even the pickiest eaters will find several veggies that they like, and this healthy vegetable chips recipe might just do the trick. Enjoy.