Parenting Young Children

Reading time is more fun for children if you can find a book they can enjoy. Here are some age-appropriate suggestions you can look for at the bookstore.

Are mealtimes more like "messy times" in your household?

All toddlers love to play with their food more than eat it.

But what can you do when your home-cooked meals keep ending up on the floor rather than in your toddler’s hungry belly?

Resident child expert at Kinderling Helpline, Chris Minogue, gives you five amazing tips to help you win your next “food fight” with your toddler. 

Bedtime stories, heroic characters, adventure, exploration and magic…

Childhood is the perfect time to discover all these magical elements. And children’s books have all of them.

It’s never too early for your child to be introduced to the fabulous world of books. There are so many developmental benefits of reading to and with your child from an early age. Some of them include cognitive, speech and social skills.

Winter can become a challenging season when it comes to finding new fun play ideas for your child. Those cold and chilly days may present a creativity block for parents.

But there is no such thing as getting bored on a winter’s day, as long as you are armed with play ideas, you and your child will still have lots of fun.

Here are some fun play ideas to revive your winter routine.

Children love stories!

They are drawn to heroic characters, adventure, exploration and magic. It’s childhood in a nutshell.

Once children become immersed in a story they will transpose it to their play. This type of play is called imaginative play, also referred to as “pretend play” or “role play”.

Catherine Sewell, Play Thinker in Residence at Playgroup NSW offers a few great ideas you can try to include stories in your child’s imaginative play.