Laundry…. laundry ….laundry. laun·dry/?lôndr?/ Noun: Clothes and linens that need to be washed or that have been washed. The action or process of washing such items. Putting away laundry is often a long, lonely and profoundly boring activity that takes up so much time. Babies generate a huge amount of laundry and cloth nappies. Toddlers and preschoolers with their rough… View Post
Dot Male is a mother and trained kindergarten teacher. She runs Steiner Parent and Child Groups and organises courses for parents and Parent and Child Group leaders. She lives in York. Dot is the author of Parent and Child Group Handbook. Listen:: Listen to this week’s show | subscribe through iTunes | on-the-go device Show notes:: We learn: the importance of rhythm… View Post
Cuddled up on the sofa is our best place to read aloud together. But as they get more wriggly and jiggly we’ve discovered some other fun places to read aloud. Bathroom– got to love the echo and the chance to ham up your story telling. Whether clothed and bringing in chairs or a bathtime treat. Local park– sitting on the… View Post
Reading aloud is one of those precious moments that many of us reserve for the end of the day when we’re putting the children to bed. This week on Wednesday 7th March is World Read Aloud day a global movement of literacy and reading aloud by LITWorld founder Pam Allyn. Reading aloud is probably one of the most squeezed activities in our… View Post
Learning from someone else and somewhere else. It’s good to be in likeminded company. Listen:: Listen to this week’s show | subscribe through iTunes | on-the-go device Show notes:: We learn: the 6 benefits of going to a show, conference, expo for your family and you. Watch the video :: Large multiplication rainbow{ Sweetcounter.co.uk} Construction via wooden pieces :: Multicultural and foreign language books: Little Linguists Listen to the… View Post
You can’t have failed to notice how many ways we can find information. Podcasts have become a really important way that you will learn, are entertained, inspired, take action and grow. Podcasts are produced by enthusiastic hosts passionate about their subjects. The parenting world has a range of podcasts which are a perfect way to listen to information and be… View Post
Amanda Morgan joins the show today to talk about How to teach sharing to under 5 children in this 36 minute podcast. Come listen! Visit Amanda’s twitter :: facebook :: website Complete our survey Listen:: Listen to this week’s show | subscribe through iTunes | on-the-go device Show notes:: We talk about and share ideas about How do we teach a child to share? What to do… View Post
Strong emotions are a big bug bear when you’re in a playful home or are they really? Our aim as parents surely is to train, teach and allow opportunities of growth. We allow ample unstructured playtime to build creativity; structured activities to encourage skills and further learning; outdoor skills to connect with nature and so on. However, since our children… View Post
We meet strong emotions all the time. The amount of times we decide to do a planned activity and we’re stumped and sidetracked by an emotional child. Not just that but we bring our own emotions. We’ve had a bad phone call, fight with a family member, not enough sleep or new fire to put out. It’s hard to just… View Post
Sometimes you just dry up of ideas. Your child happily plays by themselves and you wish to join in or you find they are playing the same things over and over and you wish to extend their play, if they let you. The time is right you’ve got some time and now your mind is blank. Don’t worry. Here are… View Post
