by admin.maria | Mar 20, 2020 | Child Development, Early Years Foundation Stage, Imaginative Play, Lifestyle, Well-Being
By the time you read this schoosl up and down the UK will have closed their doors to most of their student body. In a bid to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus and ensure key workers are available to work, their children will still have school. During this phase... 
by admin.maria | Aug 29, 2019 | Child Development, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting
The other day my daughter was happily playing with Lego. She was proud of her creation, a tower with booby traps. She showed me how each trap worked. I was impressed. Eventually, she got bored and wanted her big bro to play. He joined in but told her the building was... 
by admin.maria | Apr 30, 2019 | Baby Wearing, Child Development, Family Meals, Family Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Parenting
I went on to BBC 5 Live Sunday Breakfast last week to give a parent’s perspective on the findings from the report completed by Dr Charlotte Hardman (University of Liverpool) and Dr. Prabeetha Patalay (University College of London). Links were found between anxiety,... 
by admin.maria | Nov 28, 2018 | Child Development, Children's Toys, Prodcut Review- Toys, Product Review
I’m grateful to Learning Resources for the years of fun we had with their Magic Moves® wand. It kept me sane and my toddler boy happy, but it feels like a lifetime ago. In the years since, I have seen the brand develop more amazing products like maps and astronomy... 
by admin.maria | Nov 23, 2018 | Child Development, Children's Toys, Christmas, Lifestyle, Press Days
Earlier this year I attended the London Toy Fair. It was mind-blowing the types on toys that were coming to come to the Great British High Street. Oh to be a child again. What I didn’t know at the time was that there’s a Christmas press event for toys. When the... 
by admin.maria | Oct 3, 2018 | Child Development, Family Recreation, Prodcut Review- Toys, Product Review
When the animated series PJ Mask came on the scene a few years ago, it blew our minds. Ah mean, how cool was it to have kids in PJs; fighting crime? We were looking forward to the toys, but must of them were the figures were too and the playsets were too... 