It’s all over the news this week about some young children experiencing panic attacks recently, perhaps due to the pandemic, school closures, worry over illness and restrictions. From my experience, supporting families over the last year and a half, during the lockdowns and school closures, families have relayed […]
We’ve been on the look out for the best sensory books for young children, in particular tactile books that children can touch and feel. Skip to our Amazon Shop to find them all here Why are sensory books important? Young children learn through their senses- Tactile books are […]
Here’s a fun and simple activity to do with children- making a paper bird! What do you need? This craft activity requires very little equipment and is very easy to set up. Paper Scissors Bowl/plate to draw round Felt tips or crayons PVA glue or glue stick How […]
There are lots of fun ways to teach children to correctly form numbers. Before you start I believe it’s important to help children understand the correct way of forming the numbers from the start, teaching them the same way they will/do learn to do it at school. So […]
We’ve been trying out a fantastic reward chart by Learning Resources UK this week called Good Job Reward Chart What did we like about it? – Helps Reinforce Routines- Many children’s routines will be changing soon with the new school term around the corner. And we loved that […]
Here’s ten (very easy to make!) presents for Father’s Day presents. Perfect to do at home with children or for nurseries, playgroups, preschools and primary schools* 1.Personalised Socks: Instead of buying some socks, why not buy some plain socks and some fabric paint and get the kids to […]
What do you do if your once water loving child/toddler/baby suddenly becomes scared of having a bath and refuses to go in? It’s difficult to believe, when you’ve got children that love water, that they can suddenly become frightened by bath time. From one week splashing and enjoying […]
As part of my ‘Sleep Week‘ we are focusing on bedtime routines today on my blog. I’ve already admitted this week (see my post here) that I’m definitely not an expert at getting children to go to sleep or even stay asleep for that matter! But I am […]
Rewarding children for good behaviours, such as bedtime routines, toilet training, fussy eating and sharing toys can be an extremely successful way of reinforcing and increasing the frequency of such behaviours. Reward charts are a fantastic, visual mechanism of displaying when a child achieves them. Reward charts […]
