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Strategies to support your child's communication development within their everyday routines and play.
Tell a story to get a story
TELL a story to GET a story.🙂Takes the pressure off🙂 Models excellent...
Reading time and Language Development
This is magic ⬇️YES it's lovely to have kids snuggled beside us...
Stop doing this one thing if you want your child to talk more
IT'S SO TEMPTINGto ask our kids to say stuff to us.Like "say...
What NOT to do if your child starts stuttering
Do this instead ⬇️ It's not uncommon for some kids to go...
8 Skills that Children need to practice before they develop first words
Teach this ⬇️Are you and your parent friends waiting to hear first...
4 Tips to Enhance your Baby's Speech and Language Development
Your little one is learning how to communicate from the second they're...
Teach yourself before you teach your child
⚠️don't make this mistake⚠️Saying the SOUND that letters make can be so...
Teach your child to talk using Plydough
Throwback ThursdayA little video of Auggie (age 2years and 7 months) and...
How to be the best parent you can be by connecting with your child and holding your boundaries respectfully.
Time-outs are harmful
Timeouts Are Harmful ⬇️Tantrums and misbehaviour are a normal part of child...
Calm Down Corners - not for every child
Do this instead ⬇️Struggling with your child’s calm-down corner? It might be...
What to do when child isn't listening
Do this instead ⬇️Feeling frustrated when your child isn’t listening? Let’s reframe...
Dropping an old-school parenting belief
Outdated ⬇️It's worth stopping to think about whether you're operating on some...
Play Fighting to help kids calm down after school
Why we fight ⬇️If you have a toddler who’s full of energy...
Misbehaving Children with Sensory Needs
More info ⬇️⬇️I've for sure been guilty of forgetting that my kids...
Common phrase that can make kids misbehave
What to say ⬇️⬇️If someone told you that you were a good...
When your child is triggered by a 'no'
Another strategy for your toolbox.Sometimes even the feeling of ‘no’ can be...
5 Reasons why ignoring your child's tantrum can be harmful
“Just ignore them”We’ve probably all been told to just ignore our children...
How to respond when your child is angry, frustrated or upset in public
What to say ⬇️It's easy to fall into the habit of trying...
3 Signs your child is struggling but can't tell you
Watch & Listen ⬇️Kids don't have the words or the maturity to...
The home of easy to set up play ideas! Browse a range of activities that are simple to create and often use the stuff you already have lying around your house! These activities are all created with communication development in mind, so be sure to join in with your little one and foster some conversation.
No rules when it comes to Creativity
No agenda 🤌There doesn't need to be a learning agenda for our...
School Holiday Activities: Invitation to play
No new toys ⬇️Kids can easily get bored with their toys because...
School Holiday Activities: Bounceable Bubbles
SO EASY ⬇️My kids LOVED this.All you need is:• Warm water• Sugar•...
School Holiday Activities: Washing Basketball
Also good for👇• hand eye coordination• gross motor skills• collaborative play• social...
School Holiday Activities: Measuring Monsters
Play is learning ⬇️Measuring might not sound cool or fun to us...
School Holiday Activities: Number Bounce
My kids are obsessed with numbers at the moment so we devised...
School Holiday Activities: Lemonade Stand
Water play wins ⬇️Sick kids? Set this up.I set up this lemonade-stand...
School Holiday Activities: Park Ranger Adventure
Plan for tomorrow ⬇️We're trying to spend more hours outdoors and often...
School Holiday Activities: Torchy Treasure Hunt
Try this ⬇️Kids love a treasure hunt and this is such a...
7 Reasons to Prioritise Messy Play
Beyond beneficial ⬇️Delving into messy play opens up a world of learning...
POV: You're not scared of messy play...
Cleaning hacks ⬇️⬇️I know that SO MANY OF US are loathed to...
Because parenting is hard enough as it is!
Here are some ideas to make things a little easier and support your child's development in the process.
Parenting Hack: Overnight Accidents
Toilet training? Here’s a hack.Our Messy Mats double as protective sheets for...
Teaching Road Safety around parked cars
KEEP THEM SAFE.Visual aides are incredibly helpful in helping children understand what...
Make bedtime easier with this evening activity
Make the most of the dark!My kids are the most messy and...
Why I make my toddler LAUGH before bedtime
Laughter really is the best medicine. Plus it just makes life easier!...
Why should you involve your child in housework?
Steal my strategy... Throwback Thursday! Here's my 2 year old and I...
The Ultimate Guide to Toothbrushing
END THE BATTLETeeth brushing can be so hard and so demoralising at...
Getting reluctant kids into car seats
⬇️Steal my strategy for getting kids into car seats.They're not being difficult...
Use this trick to teach your child to ride a bike
So much easier!The towel method makes learning to ride a bike so...
Struggling to get sunscreen on your little one?
Sensory overload.I think most of us would find it overwhelming if someone...
Surviving Toilet-Learning (and gastro)
Working smarter not harder.Messy mats are super absorbent but don't let that...
Flexiflask Hack to make immunicasations easier
Have you tried this?Immunisations can be mega stressful - none of us...
Why it matters if your child is snoring
Deep sleep?Once thought to be a sign that babies were having a...
Say "no" to bathing in mould
We designed our slip-safe spots when we were exasperated by bath mats...
Wreck your lounge to help your kids to go to sleep
Are you brave enough for this?The type A among us LOVE a...
You're in the right place for all things food. We want to support you to have more successful mealtimes with your children.
How to Encourage Your Baby to Feed Themselves Sooner with the Spoon-Switching Method
Feeding your baby can feel like a juggling act, especially when it...
Getting through the 'Messy eating stage'
The recipe ⬇️To get better at skateboarding, kids need to practice skateboarding....
Clever Recipe: Tropical Breakfast Smoothie
⚠️Must read ⬇️Smoothies are one of the BEST THINGS to put in...
Clever Recipe: Overnight Banana-Bix
Too easy not to try.Sometimes breakfast gets a bit boring and you...
Asking Kids to set the table
⬇️ This can help with difficult mealtimes.It seems a bit old-school, but...
What's a clever mat and how can it support mealtimes?
Less mess. More success.Your suction dinnerware is only as good as the...
How to teach your toddler to eat with cutlery
Never underestimate your toddler!Our little ones are capable of way more than...
Clever ways to make mealtimes easier
Make life easier.I’ve designed our clever bowls to have incredible suction so...
Is your little one ready for cutlery?
👶 ready for cutlery?Clever Cutlery is specially designed to set children up...
Preschooler Knife Skills
Kids can use knives.If your little one can stand independently then they...