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As Christmas approaches it can be difficult to plan activities for toddlers! Between decorating, shopping and cooking it may be a challenge to find time to include fun active play with your little one. Take advantage of extra family time by engaging in Christmas themed activities such as: The Advent Calendar...

Today, almost a quarter (25%) of children aged 4-5 and around 35% of 10-11-year olds are overweight or obese[i].  Even more alarming is the impact on future generations. We know that obese children are more likely to become obese adults[ii], and that a child’s risk of becoming obese in later life can be...

It is a toddler’s job to be defiant. This is the period in your child’s development when he or she begins to understand that they are separate from you and are naturally eager to seek out more independence and control over their world. The problem, of course, is that while their desire to be their own person is...

As children grow older, they tend to favor one hand over the other for certain tasks, particularly for writing or drawing. A child’s “handedness” is generally categorized as right, left or mixed, and tends to settle around the same time they acquire language – about four-years-old. It remains a persistent...