Let’s have a quick think about how you can make 2025 the year you really work to lay the best foundations for your child’s future education. Active vocabulary of 20 words at 18 months is a strong predictor of good educational outcomes later on. Children should be using about 200 words at age 2, and […]
As parents we all worry about our child’s first day at ‘big’ school, and yes, compared with nursery, big school is really big, and DIFFERENT, and the reality can be overwhelming and scary for the children. But the whole time the children are with us at Seedlings we’re getting them ready to take this next […]
Food is a basic human need, and the life of our humanoid ancestors was entirely focused on hunting and gathering enough to eat, and relaxing and resting once their hunger was satisfied. But now, even though we don’t spend our whole lives looking for food and can just get it from the shop, it is […]
Modern life is characterised by having to choose, and in some circumstances, specially on-line shopping, the amount of choice out there can be mind-boggling. But if you get overwhelmed by having too much choice, this is definitely true for children as well. However, as adults we’re mostly good at choosing, and although sometimes we […]
After all the excitement of holidays children have to settle back into a normal routine, and sometimes this isn’t easy. After lots of family time spent with them it’s not unusual for them to complain of being bored and start demanding and expecting instant and continuous attention. For you as parents this can be stressful, […]
