Barefoot play is more than just fun—it’s essential for childhood development. Without shoes, kids improve their balance, coordination, and sensory awareness. From feeling cool grass to exploring textures, going barefoot encourages natural movement and healthy growth.
Most toddlers don’t start potty training until after the age of 2. At the age of 2 often toddlers have an understanding to hold their bladder and show they need to use the bathroom. Some toddlers...
How does a sensory hoop help my baby? The frontal lobe in a baby’s brain is important for sensory processing. Using a sensory hoop like this helps build brain neurons as they touch different...
I bought all these cute little outfits for my baby girl and she only wore them once! It broke my heart that I had to give them away so soon, as they were still as good as new. Then my mom came up...
From around 14 months of age, you will notice that your toddler is starting to imitate roles that they see play out in your home. For example, while you are feeding them, they also want a spoon and...
“Aren’t those little shoes absolutely adorable?” are words all moms have uttered while shopping for clothes for their little ones. But does the adorable completion of an outfit outweigh the...
Balance is the foundation of gross motor and sporting skills. Definition of balance: An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. Today we are so busy...
We South Africans have always been told how our grandparents walked to school barefoot until they reached high school age, and then only then could their hardworking parents eventually afford to buy...
For nine months we carry a wonderful miracle and after the birth we live in a bubble of euphoria, staring in awe at the beautiful bundle of joy we’ve created. But, as the euphoria fades and reality...
“From early on, movement is associated with better cognitive outcome, and gross motor activity has an impact on learning as well as fine motor function,” says Nicole Hilburn, Peadiatric...
Solids. For many moms, the thought of starting baby on solids is equally exciting and terrifying. What do you feed when? How much? And how on earth do you find the time to prepare nutritious food...
What do you do with busy kids during the South African Coronavirus lockdown? This is not something I ever would have thought would have happened, at least not in my lifetime. I thought I would...
It seems like just yesterday that these Clamber Clubbers were clambering and climbing with Jog the Frog and his friends. So where are they now? In celebrating our 30th birthday and 30 years of magic...
This past week social media has been rife with bullying videos & messages, which tugged at the nations hearts & got everyone talking. Yet my talk was a lot closer to home, actually it was in...
Surely, with how the world we live in is changing, and with all of our technological advances, something as old fashioned as nursery rhymes should be a thing of the past? Toddlers now have access...
Most parents will be woken at least once in their child’s life, to their little one screaming and crying from having a bad dream. Nightmares are especially prevalent in children who are between two...
After months of trying and waiting in aniticipation you find out you are pregnant. After the jubilations subside you get to enjoy the idea of creating this human being and all the joyous and tough...
Why not create a MEMORY JAR in your home…… What on earth is a memory jar? Well in my home we made a DIY jar with lots of pretty colourful paper to capture special sayings/ words that each of my...