BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES?

The holidays are finishing and the kids are all “bored”… it’s time to go back to school! Some of us cry ‘yippee!’ while others are sad to get back into the routine of the daily grind (packing lunches, drop-offs/pick-ups and… Continue Reading >

The Top 6 Affirmations to Say to your Child every Morning/Night during their Early Stages of Growth

Article attributed to Charlotte Ziff, Founder of children’s wellness and holistic brand, SunChild.    As every parent knows, there is no textbook formula that results in instant parenting success! The language used around children plays a major role in influencing… Continue Reading >

The 5 Lessons I’ve Learnt as a New Dad

By Joshua Cavanagh   As a first-time parent to a daughter of 7 months, I have found parenting to be a never-ending journey filled with highs, lows, ups, and downs. But, for the most part, it has been filled with… Continue Reading >

How to Meet the Challenges of Special Needs Parenting

It can be hard to manage the needs of a child with a disability or diagnosis. Regardless of your situation, the condition(s) you’re managing and the support available to you, being a special needs parent is one tough gig. As… Continue Reading >

Positive Discipline in Parenting

Raising a well-mannered child is a goal that each parent has but disciplining your children is more than yelling at them and forcing them to act correctly, if you’ve been struggling to help your young ones develop a positive attitude… Continue Reading >

Parenting Generation Alpha? Tell me what’s new.

The latest findings by the Australian research agency Mccrindle* suggest that today’s primary school-aged children, the eldest of whom is 12, will become the world’s largest generation when they hit adulthood in the mid 2030s. To understand what shapes them… 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 >

Entre-parent-euring: Business lessons we can take from being parents, and how to successfully juggle both

by: Sabri Suby, founder at King Kong   Building a business and raising children simultaneously will give you a different perspective that you can’t unsee. It is said that as a parent you will get to spend approximately 18 summers… Continue Reading >

*** Sesame Workshop Introduces New Sesame Street Muppet, Ji-Young | Autumn Zitani | Ep 200 ***

As we all know, each families’ race, ethnicity, and culture are important parts of their identity. Children, including very young children, understand and want to have a sense of belonging to their families’ racial, ethnic, and cultural group or groups…. Continue Reading >

10 Amazing Benefits of Sensory Play for Babies and Toddlers | Claire Behrmann | Ep 198

Did you know that sensory play is important for babies’ and toddlers’ brain development and the most critical period of time for children to be exposed to sensory play is within their early postnatal years? Why? It’s because over 90%… Continue Reading >