Cell phones
Do you feel like me? Concerned about the amount of time our children and grandchildren are spending on cell phones. So what are we doing about it? Too many of us, seemingly nothing! Major new studies ...
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Immunisations
I was thinking about immunisation today and particularly in regard to children. I suppose it was highlighted when local schools sent notifications out recently about the HPV vaccine (Human Papilloma ...
Read More...Separation Issues
I remember the days when my children were very young and I was considering separation from their father. My agonising thoughts were how will this affect them and could I hold on until they were ...
Read More...Managing Behaviour
Today I walked through the nursery to see – as I often do – one young child very proudly wearing his Superstar Medal. Later I collected my own little granddaughter from her reception class adorned...
Read More...The importance of reading
From the days when as a little girl, I used to love the Enid Blyton mysteries, to the young adult who became engrossed in the novels by Yorkshire born novelist, Barbara Taylor Bradford, I have always ...
Read More...Story time
As you will see from this blog, and having worked in the child care sector for nearly 30 years I felt qualified to do a few short posts on childcare matters. Looking at the list I posted I should be ...
Read More...Home or nursery
The issue as to how much mothers need to be involved in the care and development of their children has been, and will continue to be, a controversial subject. There are those who believe that mums ...
Read More...Socialisation and Learning Social Graces
Socialisation and Learning Social Graces Social Development continues throughout childhood and into adulthood. Learning what is right and wrong, what is acceptable or unacceptable, is an important ...
Read More...Parenting
I am sure you have heard the expression; ‘Life will never be the same again.’ Well there is nothing more true! A baby will change your life forever in a most fundamental and dramatic way. Often a ...
Read More...The needs of a child
What do children need? Children’s needs change as they grow but basically we can describe them as Physical, Emotional and Intellectual. We may all satisfy our children’s needs in different ways. ...
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