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Media kindly brought to you by Plum Play   Taking your children or grandchildren to the park to play on swings can be an incredibly joyful and uplifting experience that can fill your heart with warmth and uplift your spirits… Continue Reading >

Media kindly brought to you by Music Beat   Throughout history, music has been a useful teaching tool to support children’s learning and development. For thousands of years, the creation of music has helped children develop social, emotional, cognitive and… Continue Reading >

Did you know that up to 95% of a child’s brain has developed by the age of 5 years? The Early Years of life set the foundations for lifelong health and well-being. During the early stage of life, toddlers’ and… Continue Reading >

There are many reasons why people, including your child, lack self-confidence. There are a few things that you can do or tweak, to help them grow their self-confidence. Use encouraging words Help them take their power back Get them to… Continue Reading >

Do you know why it’s so crucial for kids to play with toy trucks? Playing with toy trucks enhances social skills, motor abilities, mental capacities, and creative potential.

Teaching toddlers ‘tricky topics’ can be easy if you have the right tools in your toolkit. And the right tool is often a children’s book! Kids are visual learners, so storybooks are ideal to broach tricky topics, and help encourage… Continue Reading >

Christmas … for me the very word conjures up feelings of excitement, love and anticipation. I know I am extremely lucky: I have three gorgeous kids, a great extended family and awesome friends who never fail to make me laugh…. Continue Reading >

As parents, we always want what’s best for our children. We want them to be emotionally intelligent and hope to instil in them a sense of empathy and compassion so that they can grow up to be caring, considerate adults…. Continue Reading >

The job of parents, apart from care, love, education, food and security, is to ensure their child develops into an independent adult capable of managing their life. Most of our children are very capable at undertaking age-appropriate tasks and generally… Continue Reading >

Parents work hard to teach their children all manner of concepts and skills to prepare them for school and the world. However, one area not focused on nearly enough is literacy. The sooner and more effectively children learn to not… Continue Reading >