Top 6 Affirmations to Say to Your Child Every Day to Look After their Mental Wellbeing and Develop Tools to Cope with Life’s Ups and Downs

By Charlotte Ziff   To live a happy and fulfilled life first we must have a positive mindset. What we think we will become. Building a strong mindset is linked to the language we will create our belief systems of… Continue Reading >

10 Steps To Develop Great Learners

When grandchildren came along, Granddad offered excellent advice to his son about the beauties, wisdom, and fun of parenting. Son, in exasperation, said – surely Dad there is research on parenting not just your experiences and edited opinions. This led… Continue Reading >

5 Ways to Establish a Positive Relationship with Your Child’s Teacher

It’s vital to develop a good relationship with your child’s teacher. Sure, your child is the one spending the most time with their teacher, so you may feel developing a relationship yourself is not all that important. However, it’s crucial… Continue Reading >

Leading the Way to a Healthy Body Image

As parents, we play the most critical role in helping our children develop a positive body image and sense of self-worth. Children’s opinions of their bodies form at a very young age, and whilst it is difficult for older children,… Continue Reading >

How to Develop Resilience in Teens

Adversity and setbacks are a part of life. This is no less true for the formative pre-teen and teenage years. When faced with difficulties and challenges, we are presented with an opportunity to learn and grow from our experiences. For… Continue Reading >

How Parents and Educators can Help Young People Develop a Healthy Body Image

One of the best gifts you can give to your kid is the gift of a healthy body image! Here’s why. The image kids hold of themselves has so much to do with their overall mental and physical health and… Continue Reading >

5 Easy STEM play ideas and experiments for pre-schoolers using household items

It’s the buzzword of the decade…but STEM learning is more than just that… The acronym (standing for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is used to describe a way of thinking in a more connected and holistic way and encouraging knowledge… Continue Reading >

Developing Your Child’s Positive Mindset

Attitude – pick a good one Every day you make choices. Attitude is a choice. To help your child develop a positive mindset they need positive encouragement. Your child needs to know their strengths and that they can develop any… Continue Reading >

10 fun activities you can do with a skipping rope

One simple skipping rope; ten fun ideas! You don’t need lots of fancy toys or play equipment to help your child to develop their gross motor skills.  In this blog we will share 10 fun activities you can do with… Continue Reading >

Catnapping, Babies Aged 8 to 16 Weeks

The Save Our Sleep® Article   I define catnapping as daytime sleeps that are shorter than 40 minutes. The first time catnapping becomes a problem is when your baby starts to sleep in daytime sleep cycles (the process of drifting… Continue Reading >