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Top tips for toddler led play
What is toddler led play? Toddler led play is time when you play with your child and let them be in charge. Parents expect toddlers
Rowan Littlejohns
20 January 2022
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Reconnecting: talking about our day
All humans have a fundamental human need for connection. When we feel disconnected from those around us, from those we love we struggle to cope.
Danielle Heap
11 November 2021
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Recognition: motivate your child without praise
Following on from our article praise: a problematic behaviour management strategy, this article is going to help you understand what praise is actually trying to
Tomlin Wilding
1 July 2021
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Core emotions
The purpose of core emotions Our core emotions have an important set of purposes. Each one has its own purpose, however, they all function to:
Tomlin Wilding
26 March 2021
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Psychological needs
The most well known theory regarding human needs is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Many people have heard of this if they have studied anything from
Tomlin Wilding
22 March 2021
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Our big sibling party: avoiding sibling rivalry
We were not the first to have the idea of the big sister party (there are other blogs out there if you search for them)
Guest Author
2 March 2020
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Human needs: a neuropsychological theory
Creating a new theory of human needs This article outlines a new neuropsychological theory of human needs. This is based on my first hand observations
Tomlin Wilding
24 February 2020
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Praise: a problematic behaviour management strategy
Our society has almost exclusively moved away from any physical punishment of children in the name of discipline. This is excellent news. Scotland, and the
Tomlin Wilding
6 January 2020
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Babies are crying out for change: is crying communication?
A baby’s crying pierces the night It’s 2am, dark, quiet, still. You are sleeping. You are dreaming of being alone on a beach somewhere, its
Guest Author
28 October 2019
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Self-care sucks, right?
Self-care. Urgh. Those 2 words. I hate them. They drip with guilt, oozing with indulgence and selfishness. I hate it when people bandy about the
Guest Author
3 October 2019
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Ten top tips to reduce after school stress
This week in England we are heading back to school. When my oldest started school last year I really struggled with the stress of the
Rowan Littlejohns
9 September 2019
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A change is as good as a rest: Toothbrushing trials
Toothbrushing: a contentious issue One thing I noted in my recent blog for was the phenomenon of “Mummy do it”. As much as you may
CalmFamily Leadership
9 September 2019
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Do kids need routine, or rhythm?
We hear a lot form “experts” in parenting and childcare that children thrive in a routine. “Bedtime” routines and “getting ready for school” routines. “Get
Tomlin Wilding
25 June 2019
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Going rigid: does your baby plank?
Planking: a common issue Most babies do at some point; planking in the buggy, planking when you are trying to get them dressed and, the
Guest Author
28 January 2019
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