Healthy lunchbox ideas for children
Packing your child’s lunchbox needn’t be a difficult or time consuming task. Here are some great ideas from Raising Children. Read more here.
Bilingual babies: Your questions answered by a speech and language therapist
Whether you want your child to speak Polish, Spanish or Punjabi, being bilingual is a great skill to have. But how do you go about it? And will there be any issues in their language development if you do? It’s a common myth that you should only speak to children in the language that they…
Keeping kids occupied in the hot summer months
Ok, we know the weather is warming up and we may be starting to be indoors at little more than usual. This is always a bit of an adjustment at first after all the lovely outdoorsy weather! We also know that many of you prefer to have the “messy stuff” happen at nursery. We’ve got…
Tantrums: How should we speak to children about their behaviour?
If you’re the parent of a toddler, chances are you’ve seen the odd wobble, tantrum or full-blown meltdown. But how can we deal with these situations? “Parents need to understand that behaviour is a form of communication.” That’s the verdict of educational psychologist Dr Alison Gurney. When your child is acting up, it’s not always…
How and when do I potty train my toddler?
Like anything to do with parenting, there are ‘fashions’ that come and go and potty training is no different. You might have a grandma telling you that her children were out of nappies by 18 months, or a friend who’s waiting for her 4-year old to ‘tell her when he’s ready’. In the 1950s, mums…