Watching your children develop new skills is really exciting. In the first year especially, it can feel as if they are growing and changing all the time. Food can play a really big part in the development of fine motor skills. From picking up peas and sweetcorn, the pincer grip can be developed. When it […]
Weaning on the move
Weaning can be a messy and fiddly business. I have said before how fantastic I think Ella’s Kitchen pouches are for travelling and also for trying different foods out with your little ones before making a huge batch of something homemade that they hate. Like many parents though, where possible I like to make my […]
Vitamin D deficiency: what you need to know
What do you know about Vitamin D? We get most of our Vitamin D from sunlight on our skin. The vitamin is made by our body under the skin, in reaction to summer sunlight. However, if you are out in the sun, take care to cover up or protect your skin with sunscreen before you […]
Sterilising on the move
What is sterilising? Sterilising is basically a way of killing germs. There are 2 ways to sterilise. 1 – steaming (using an electric steriliser or by using the microwave) or 2 – using cold water and a sterilising solution, such as sterilising tablets or sterilising fluid. You can sterilise baby’s bottles, teats and dummies and […]
Moving to a cup
Choosing the first cup for your baby can be quite difficult. Largely because there are just so many cups to choose from and often you won’t know if they like the cup, or how easily they can use it, until you have given it a go. I must have bought at least 15 different cups […]
Taking learning outside
We seem to have had some better weather so far this week which has been nice. This has meant that I have been able to take the babies outside for their home learning sessions. We did our music and animal learning sacks outside this week which they really enjoyed and my littlest man sat beautifully […]
We’re going on a nature trail: part two
If you didn’t catch part one in this series you can read it here. We gave some examples of things you can do on a nature trail and how to pitch it at different ages of children. As the weather seems to be finally improving, we are spending more and more time outside. I am […]
Toddler obsessions and fixations
Is your toddler a little obsessed or fixated on something? This is perfectly normal for toddlers. Over the years we’ve gone through a range of fixations from particular books or TV programmes to characters or specific toys or items. Toddlers thrive on routine and repetition. They are constantly trying to make sense of the world […]