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I have a passionate belief in providing young children the opportunity to learn through play, experiment without fear of failure, and explore the world at their own pace. Activities on this site are aimed at developing their interests and nurturing their development.

I also believe in a balance. Parents and carers must feel respected and cared for themselves in order to be able to nurture others. The aim is to be good enough, but not perfect; to provide a good environment, but not hot-housing; and to share a passion for learning and creativity.

The articles are intended to be thought-provoking, inspiring, challenging rather than prescriptive.

• Art and Crafts - The skills that are developed by doing arts and crafts.
• Breastfeeding - it saves washing up!
• Buying for a new Baby Most people will be more than happy to share their opinions, experiences, and recommendations. Advice from family and friends is undoubtedly more down-to-earth than the glossy brochures, but there’s one problem: they don’t agree.
• Cognitive Skills - What they are and how they can be developed.
• Fine Motor Skills - What they are and the experiences that can help to develop them.
• Gross Motor Skills - What they are and how they can be developed.
• Infant Party Survival Guide 10 Survival Tips for a First Birthday Party.
• Jobs & Careers - Childhood is short, adult working lives are long. What choices will you make for yourself and your family?
• Language - Different forms of language and how they can be encouraged.
• Music and Movement - Why they are important to development and sounds that are good for children to listen to.
• Outdoor Play - The wide range of skills children develop through outdoor play.
• Parents Behaving Badly Online Most discussion about children and social networking focuses on helping children avoid the pitfalls and perils of online forums, chatrooms, and websites like Facebook. But here I want to talk about the other side of the coin – social networking for parents
• Reading to Children - should you really do it?
• Social Skills - How they can be promoted and developed. 
• Support for a New Family a personal story from a first-time mother.
• Starting School - Will it meet expectations? The transition from family life to school can be exciting, it can be frightening, and it can be simply disappointing. Which one, will depend on the child and on the school, and how closely their expectations are met.

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