Category Archives: Learning made fun
Play: Promoting healthy social and emotional development Play is a child’s language, his work, his relaxation and the way he builds relationships. Forming a healthy relationship with parents help children to feel secure. This sets the stage for a child’s […]
PLAY! This may seem obvious, but it is essential to a child’s development. Sometimes we focus so much on what we should or shouldn’t be doing and look at everything as work, but play is a child’s work. This is […]
There have been many studies that focus on the importance of infant stimulation. It is a well-known fact that impoverished environments, under stimulation and the lack of rich and varied experiences can impair children’s development in all areas. Thus, there […]
You might have heard some people say that crawling is vitally important, while others say it is not. Many people have said “My baby never crawled and he is fine” or “I don’t think it’s that important”. Personally I prefer […]
We often read articles and speak to Early Childhood Development experts such as Paediatricians and Occupational Therapists, who assess a child’s progress based on developmental milestones. Being a part of many mommy groups, I often find some moms who say that this […]
Playing with Purpose Children need to play. Do you ever wonder whether your child plays too much, or maybe not enough? When your child plays is it even educational or beneficial? As experts in Early Childhood Development, we at Skidz […]
You may wonder about the benefits of reading to your baby. An infant won’t understand what you are reading in anyway. To put it in perspective you wouldn’t wait until your child could understand what you were saying before you […]
This weekend was our youngest’s first birthday (and that in lockdown) We decided to still have a party (the perks of having 3 kids is that there are always friends around, your brother / sister). We were planning on having […]
Today was a cleaning day so we didn’t get to doing much of anything else. We did bake some cupcakes for our first of 3 lock down birthdays, which we will decorate tomorrow. We have a container of rainbow rice […]
We spent a lot of time reading different story books today. A favourite for baby is our peek-a-boo book. My middle girl loves anything princess or ballet related and my son loves books that explain how things work. We built […]