While it is important to involve your child in structured activities, it is equally important to balance it with free play (unstructured time), where children can explore their creativity, use their imagination and explore the world around them.
Read MoreAs a parent today, it is easy for one to get overwhelmed with the vast, often conflicting ideas of what the right way to parent a child is. While one may want to give their children the best in all areas, there is always a risk of packing too many things in your child's schedule. Read this article to find out why it's important to leave some parts of your child's day unstructured
Read MoreChoosing a crèche indeed does merit consideration and thought because it is most often the first environment that will replace the security of home for your child. There are a lot of fears, anxieties and apprehensions about leaving your little one in the hands of someone else. This article describes some guidelines on how to choose a crèche.
Read MoreSpending time and playing with friends is an important way for children to learn social skills. Kids need to be encouraged by parents to make friends when they are 3 or 4 years old, as at that time social interaction increases. Contact with the peer group makes the child more confident and facilitates learning rules like sharing, taking turns, exploring their own feelings and those of others.
Read MorePlay is the 'business' of childhood and toys are the tools they use. All kids (and many grown-ups!) love toys and the shops are full of them. So how does one choose? This article can help you see the different uses of a toy. It is not about the price of the toy but how it is valued by your child. Read and know what to buy and how to buy, to help your child have the maximum fun with it.
Read MoreTime flew by and none of us realized how fast they had grown up. We stand there wondering what it will be like, for them and for us. Will they refuse? Will there be unbearable cries and pleas to be taken back home? Or worse, will they walk on and not look back? The first day of school breeds anxiety, and tensions rise high as both parents and child wonder what is going to happen next.
Read MorePlaying with play dough is a favourite activity for most children. Children will enjoy helping you to make this dough. Work with your child to learn these ideas and bring out the creativity in them
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Children love playing with water, and parents often discourage this. But in fact kids can learn a lot from water play, while having lots of fun. Water is familiar to them from their time in the womb and is a kinesthetically pleasurable and calming substance for most children.
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While it is important to involve your child in structured activities, It is equally important to balance it with free play (unstructured time), where children can explore their creativity, use their imagination and explore the world around them.
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