10 Tips For Answering Your Children’s Big Questions

You know the situation, you’re driving to soccer, the kids are in the back and someone pulls out in front of you; you shout “SH*T” or something more colourful. Your toddler giggles and starts repeating it “Sh*t, Sh*t, Sh*t”. Your… Continue Reading >

5 Tips to Help Children with ADHD Focus at School

School can be a very frustrating place for children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) but finding effective strategies to help them stay focused can make a huge difference to the success of your child’s education and overall happiness. Why… Continue Reading >

Fun Exercises to Quickly Improve Creative Thinking

(via: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/brain-mind-psychology-idea-drawing-2062057/)   As people get older, many skills are very important in becoming a well-rounded person. You need to develop things like communication skills, common sense, a strong work ethic, and several other hard and soft skills. One skill… Continue Reading >

Creativity and its relationship to Covid-19

For an experienced cook, the task of making a meal based on the ingredients available in the fridge, cupboard or garden is simple. Assess what you have, and then with some curiosity, creativity and imagination combine what you have into… Continue Reading >

What are nutrients and what do they do? How to answer kid’s “why?” questions around food

As parents, understanding the nutrients in food can help us not only in our confidence of providing a nourishing diet to our family, but also be a pretty fun way to bring discussion around food at the table without the… Continue Reading >

Benefits of Outdoor Play

Media kindly brought to you by Gazillion Bubble Rush   Oh, to be a child again. To see the world through the eyes of excitement, surprise and wonder with innocence, curiosity and awe. The formative years of a child’s life… Continue Reading >

Benefits in Messy Play

Messy play fosters a child’s imagination, curiosity, experimentation and encourages good concentration. It allows young children to make their own discoveries using all their senses and is an essential part of childhood. Parents may be unaware by sending little Johnny off… Continue Reading >

Preparing for Preschool Math

A delightful aspect of parenting a young child is sharing in their enthusiasm and curiosity of the world. Harnessing this natural desire to learn can sound challenging as a parent, but it needn’t be a daunting task. Activities that engage children… Continue Reading >