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Fun and games with Rosie and friends
Join in the fun with Rosie and her friends as they explore the garden, in this interactive adventure.
Competition ends 31st May 2013Groups
What happens during a Wonder Week to your baby?
Is your baby fussy, clingy, crying or cranky? Suddenly sleeps less, eats less, or wants to be breastfed the whole time? Maybe it is a wonder week! Dr. Frans Plooij, leading expert on infant mental development, and author of the international bestseller The Wonder Weeks explains. What do people mean when they are talking about…
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New clinic to treat flat head syndrome
We all know that putting our little ones to sleep on their back is by far the safest way for them to sleep. However after a while some parents notice a persistent flat spot, often at the back or down one side of their baby’s head which may be an indication of a condition known as positional…
Growing pains in children
Typical childhood growing pains are real, and, in the vast majority of cases, the common nighttime pain children experience in their legs is not the result of a disease or other condition and will not require a physician’s treatment. The symptoms will usually be gone by morning. Bear in mind, of course, that although they…
Posted in A-Z of Childhood illnesses, Baby Development Tagged a-z illness - g, baby health, child, Child development, growing pains, growth, growth spurt, pain Leave a comment
Learning through travel – Alice Griffin
I had been meaning to write here about our month-long farm volunteering trip to Italy as it happened, but as it turned out my daughter and I became so consumed with the daily rhythms of family farm life, that I didn’t seem to find the time. We have now been back in the UK for…
Posted in Baby Development, Guest Blogs, Toddler development stages, Travel Tagged Alice Griffin, Guest blogger, home education, Italy, travel Leave a comment
Plagiocephaly and Repositioning Infographic
An introduction to Plagiocephaly and Repositioning from Technology in Motion who have been providing plagiocephaly treatment since 2003. The two words Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly are used to describe an unusual head shape. Technology in Motion are regarded as the leading clinical team managing flat head syndrome. Plagiocephaly Plagiocephaly is the word that is used to…
Creative play with your baby
Your baby’s interactions with the world around them are the very beginnings of their journey of development in preparation for life ahead. Sharing these experiences not only provides a beneficial outset, but also strengthens the bond between you and makes the time spent together even more special, rewarding and fun! Discovering the five senses of…
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Alunna of the World!
By Alice Griffin – Officially, my five-year-old daughter should start school today… but instead she has gone for a swimming lesson with her dad. You see I believe education is something that does not necessarily happen solely within the confines of a traditional classroom, but also out here, in this great world we have on…
For the Love of Cavallos
By Alice Griffin – In my opinion, the main requirement for any kind of learning for children is that they are engaged and want to learn. So I have to admit I was sceptical at first that the Rosetta Stone language software would be the right approach for my five-year-old daughter as I thought it…
What is Hello in Spanish mummy?
By Alice Griffin – Walking hurriedly along the towpath with my daughter to meet friends we haven’t seen since we all lived near each other in Spain back in 2008, my daughter stops in her tracks: “Oh Mummy, wait a minute… how do I say hello to them?” she queries tentatively, “is it Hola?” I…
Learning Languages Together
By Alice Griffin – My memories of learning a second language are confined to the four walls of a dull secondary school classroom where I spent most of my time daydreaming of faraway places, rather than equipping myself with the tools necessary to enjoy them fully. Sadly I think it was my age (13) that…
