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Category: Growth & Development

Helping Your Child To Be More Independent: An Age By Age Guide

February 19, 2020 weezypops Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Life with a Child, Life with a Teenager, Life with a Toddler, Teenagers, Toddlers

As a parent, it’s far too easy to want to hold your children close and never let them go. However,[…]

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Children’s Toys That Replicate Real-Life Equipment

May 9, 2019 weezypops Growth & Development, Toddlers

Raising a kid might just be the most difficult task there is. The responsibility alone of bringing up a sane,[…]

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Guide on Choosing a Safe And Reliable Toddler Bikes

January 17, 2019 weezypops Growth & Development, Life with a Toddler, Toddlers

As your child grows, there are a couple of basics that they must have, and learning how to ride a[…]

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How children learn to write

February 1, 2018 weezypops Children, Education, Growth & Development

Long before they can learn to write children need to master the skill of holding a pen or pencil.This usually[…]

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6 Steps to Potty Success!

May 3, 2017 weezypops Growth & Development, Toddlers

HUGGIES® Pull-Ups® has developed an easy-to-use training guide with Dr Heather Wittenberg, so now you and your little one have[…]

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A Mum’s Experience: Books for Toddlers

December 21, 2016 weezypops A Mum's Experience, Growth & Development, Toddlers

My son, Small B has had books thrust upon him from birth. Being a child named after a literary character[…]

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Why, why, why, why? But why?

December 21, 2016 weezypops Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will notice that your child is almost always curious and interested in[…]

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What will happen at my child’s speech & language assessment?

December 21, 2016 weezypops Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

Your child may have been referred to Speech and Language Therapy because there are concerns about his speech, language or[…]

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Listening & Attention

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

Good listening and attention skills are the foundation of all speech and language development. A child needs to listen to[…]

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First Shoes

December 21, 2016 weezypops Growth & Development, Toddlers

Most babies are born with perfectly formed feet.  However, because the bones and cartilage that form the foot are so[…]

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Bedwetting: The key to confident kids day and night

December 21, 2016 weezypops Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

Top tips from confidence coach Naomi Richards to help inspire Confident Kids 24/7 Every day children are faced with challenges[…]

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Avoiding Gender-Sterotyping with Children’s Books

December 21, 2016 weezypops Behaviour & Emotions, Children, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Teenagers, Toddlers

Do you tweet? When we became parents, we found it a quick way to read about interesting parenting ideas, really[…]

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Speech and Language Development

December 20, 2016 weezypops Babies, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

As soon as a baby is born, they have a need and a want to communicate.  Seconds after they are[…]

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Top ten tips for helping your child’s language development

December 20, 2016 weezypops Babies, Children, Education, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

1. When you buy a buggy, invest in one that lets your baby face you. For his first year, you’re[…]

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Reading with Your Baby

December 20, 2016 weezypops Babies, Children, Education, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

As a teacher and bookseller I often get asked for advice on how to engage your young child with a[…]

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Personal Child Health Record

December 20, 2016 weezypops Babies, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

After your baby has been born, you will be given a Personal Child Health Record book, this is often referred[…]

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Nursery Rhymes

December 20, 2016 weezypops Babies, Children, Education, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

Talking to your child from their first day helps with their communication and speech development. You may just want to[…]

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Counting Songs

December 20, 2016 weezypops Babies, Children, Education, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Growth & Development, Toddlers

All talking helps your child to develop their speech. Nursery Rhymes are also a great resource to teaching you child about[…]

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