Parenting Articles for Children Under 4

1 | Aim for Balanced Don’t aim for gorgeous, don’t aim for amazing, just aim for balanced and you will be doing well. By balanced I mean, try to ensure that most days you are including food items that cover the main food groups Vegetables & fruits Protein & fats Grains & carbohydrates 2 |…

At Bright Beginnings we believe that children learn best through active exploration of their environment. Active learning requires thinking and experimenting to find out how things work and to learn first hand about the world we live in. This is why we place a strong emphasis on providing a safe and caring environment in which…

Like anything to do with parenting, there are ‘fashions’ that come and go and potty training is no different. You might have a grandma telling you that her children were out of nappies by 18 months, or a friend who’s waiting for her 4-year old to ‘tell her when he’s ready’. In the 1950s, mums…

We aim to achieve the following outcomes in the following ways: Staying safe Complying with the UAE child protection legislation Staff training, rigorous vetting and recruitment procedures Children are encouraged to learn about safety through various activities, such as – car and road safety, staff role modelling activities to encourage them to protect themselves, calling…

Packing your child’s lunchbox needn’t be a difficult or time consuming task. Here are some great ideas from Raising Children. Read more here.

Whether you want your child to speak Polish, Spanish or Punjabi, being bilingual is a great skill to have. But how do you go about it? And will there be any issues in their language development if you do? It’s a common myth that you should only speak to children in the language that they…

Ok, we know the weather is warming up and we may be starting to be indoors at little more than usual. This is always a bit of an adjustment at first after all the lovely outdoorsy weather! We also know that many of you prefer to have the “messy stuff” happen at nursery. We’ve got…

If you’re the parent of a toddler, chances are you’ve seen the odd wobble, tantrum or full-blown meltdown. But how can we deal with these situations? “Parents need to understand that behaviour is a form of communication.” That’s the verdict of educational psychologist Dr Alison Gurney. When your child is acting up, it’s not always…

Like anything to do with parenting, there are ‘fashions’ that come and go and potty training is no different. You might have a grandma telling you that her children were out of nappies by 18 months, or a friend who’s waiting for her 4-year old to ‘tell her when he’s ready’. In the 1950s, mums…