I’m sure there are lots of grandparents like me that really struggle when it comes to buying gifts for grandchildren. Three of my four grandsons – aged 4, 5 and 6 years – live a great distance from me and
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When a brain, or in this case your grandchild, is given time to puzzle over a problem, pathways in the brain strengthen. Creative problem-solving is commonly used in education to help children learn in a way that prepares them for
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Music has been likened to a superfood for the brain. There was a phase when people believed that listening to Mozart sonatas would make you more intelligent(1). However, it has been shown that just listening to music is not what
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I admit I’m OK with technology, but it’s not my strong point. My partner gets frustrated with me and my grown-up children expect to get a phone call every now and then with “how do I…?” or “what’s happened to
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The important role that dad’s and grandad’s play in the healthy development of children has long been overlooked. For many fathers, involvement with their children is challenged by work commitments and the need to financially provide for families. But grandads
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Sleep? What’s that? “Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds”. JoJo Jensen, Dirt Farmer Wisdom, 2002 Sleep. Or lack thereof. A perennial challenge for many families with young children, and those of us helping to care for grandchildren. We
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I’d like to tell you a story. It’s about a lot of things, but mostly it’s about how food can have a major effect on a young family’s life. My own family has history of food intolerances. This includes me,
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Hands up if you find your grandchildren’s behaviour challenging at times? If you are like me, I suspect almost everyone will have their hands high in the air! I have to admit, there are times that I struggle to cope
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By: Dr Jane Williams Drawing A Drawing B What have these drawings got to do with Movement? This is an article about the importance of active movement. So why are there children’s drawings here? As adults we are constantly encouraged
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In 310 BC Aristotle said“Give me a child until he is seven, and I will show you the man” – demonstrating that for centuries people have understood that the experiences a young child has during the first years of life
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