Weekly blog and posts

At this time of year, many children have coughs, colds and runny noses. Please show your child how to cough or sneeze into their elbow if...

Research tells us that 'If a child knows 8 nursery rhymes by heart by the time they are 4 years old, they are usually among the best...

The NDNA's campaign, First Five Years Count, is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the importance of high-quality early...

Sometimes, even when you know that you shouldn’t tell your child to stop crying, it’s hard to know what to say or do instead! A crying...

Now that the weather getting cooler and wetter, it's time to introduce children to the Montesori Coat Flip! It is quick, easy and fun....

Children are active by nature, and their hands tend to pick up germs while they are moving around and touching various surfaces. When...

Children from about age three are asking us to help them learn independence. Children want to learn how to do things on their own without...

Some thoughts and tips to see you through the first few days ad weeks...

Mark-making is one of the key building blocks in developing early writing – but why, and how? Click here to find out more.

Language is used to communicate with others, to share and express feelings, to give and obtain information, and to understand ideas and...

Your child is learning new things every day and they are surrounded by numbers: from simple counting in nursery rhymes to the numbers on...

Sharing a book with a child is fun – it’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together, and it can also give children a flying...

Balancing the various demands parents have to cope with isn't easy and all parents can come under pressure or stress from time to time....

If your baby is nearly one year old, or you have an older child who still uses a dummy, it is important to think about the use of their...

Is your child bilingual or multilingual? The BBC Tiny Happy People website has an excellent page covering a range of topics, including...

Raising children can be a physical and emotional rollercoaster and mums and dads need all the support they can get! The Care for the...

There are lots of fun play and read activities for children from 0 - 12 years of age on the Words for Life website. Words for Life is...

There is a wealth of advice online on toilet training. Get practical advice and top tips from CBeebies on how to start training your...

Trying your best to understand the underlying cause of the biting will help you develop an effective response as children usually bite in...

Some children seem to make friends easily. Others can find this tiring and overwhelming. Some children might be slower to warm up and...

The CBeebies Storytime app introduces children to a world of stories through beautiful interactive storybooks. The app aims to inspire a...

Hungry Little Minds is a three-year campaign launched by the Department for Education to encourage parents to engage in activities that...

The BBC’s Tiny Happy People website is packed with content to help parents and carers develop their little one’s communication skills....

If your child is worried about being away from home, share the book The Invisible String, which explains that being apart from our loved...