For two weeks straight, one of our mums sat in her car after drop-off and cried. Not for long — five minutes, maybe less. Then she’d wipe her face, check the mirror, and drive to work like nothing happened. We only knew because a teacher happened to see her through the window one morning. She […]
The Baby Who Only Naps Facing the Window: A Personalized Infant Care Routine
There’s a baby we once cared for who wouldn’t settle for a nap unless she was facing the window. Not held a certain way. Not rocked a certain amount. Just facing the light. We didn’t find a way to change that. We just started laying her mat that way, every time. That’s really what personalized […]
Nobody Tells You the Guilt Doesn’t Mean You’re Wrong
You’ve filled in the enrollment form. Toured the centre. Made the decision. And somewhere in the middle of all that, a quieter feeling shows up uninvited: guilt. Not doubt about the centre. Guilt about you. Most parents don’t say this part out loud — so let’s say it here. The Guilt Isn’t Telling You What […]
What We Notice in the First Few Days That Most Parents Don’t Even Notice Themselves.
Every parent braces for the drop-off cry. It’s loud, it’s obvious, and it usually resolves faster than you’d think. What actually tells us how your baby is settling in happens after that — in the quiet hours you don’t get to see. Here’s what we’re really watching for. 1. The First Nap, Not the First […]
5 Signs of a High-Quality Early Learning Centre Every Parent Should Know
The first few years of a child’s life are crucial for their proper growth and development. With our busy lives, most parents turn to infant care programs to give their kids the right space to learn appropriate things. Statistics claim that children with high-quality daycare programs tend to develop better social, emotional, and cognitive skills. […]
My child is not speaking yet. She is 18 months old. What can I do?
Here are 5 tips which you can do at home to improve your child’s language skills: Help your child understand more by building on his receptive language. Model for the child what a word or a phrase means, like during “Clean up time!” then show the child how to put the toys in the box. Encourage […]
Exploring Music With Your Baby
Music has the power to affect our socio-emotional and psychological well-being. It allows one to express or arouse emotions. Music and music experiences also support the formation of important brain connections that are being established over the first three years of life (Carlton 2000). Singing a lullaby while rocking a baby stimulates early language development, […]
Is Art Important to Young Children?
Art gives children a chance to enhance, develop and nurture their innate creativity. As a child explores art media, there are millions of synapses connecting and firing, which leads to the formation of well-rounded personalities, good attachment, self-esteem and better mental health. When they feel good about who they are, then they tend to have […]
Reading With Your Infant
Reading together when babies are as young as 4 months old increases the chances that parents continue reading to babies as they get older. Beginning early is important because the roots of language are developing in a baby’s brain even before he can talk! The more words your baby hears over time, the more words […]
How to support infant’s social and emotional development?
As parents, we want the best for our infants. Always take a positive approach to your child’s learning process. 4 fun ideas for you to have foster bond with your infant Play hide and seek with your infant and see if he can find the objects you hide. You can hide something under a cloth, […]
