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Twelve top tips for those in toddler land

I often spend time with my grandchildren and it’s interesting to see how much toddlers ...

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Getting little ones ready for big school

Most academics and early years experts prefer to reframe “readiness” to mean transitioning into the ...

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Top Tips: Best reads on teaching children kindness

Picture books and story books are a wonderful way to teach kindness. I shared this ...

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Top Tips: Podcasts & audio stuff for kids

Podcasts and audio books remove the visual impact while enjoying the magic of the spoken ...

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8 Simple Strategies to Prevent Your Child’s Techno-Tantrums

A guest post by Dr Kristy Goodwin Many parents today have endured their child’s techno-tantrums ...

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Worried your child is an attention seeker? Here’s the real truth.

A guest post by Dr Vanessa Lapointe In my work, I often hear from parents, ...

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When fathers are tough, inflexible and unloving

Over the years I have been asked many times by mums about what they can ...

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Soothing mama stress and angst

As a parenting educator I am always monitoring and enquiring of parents what’s happening at ...

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Top Tips: Best reads on enhancing empathy in our children

In August 2017, Maggie shared this list compiled by TINYBOP.com of books to spark conversations ...

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Raising other people’s children

Parenting is one of the most important and at times difficult journeys that an adult ...

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Fragile boy friendships and why they matter so much

  How we can help our boys be good mates. In my life from my ...

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Giving your kids the greatest gift of all: life skills

Life skills are more important than we might realise. I have had Year 1 teachers ...