Embracing Change: Supporting Your Child Through Transitions
Change. Do you resist it, embrace it, or feel a little bit of both? As we move into September, a month filled with transitions, it seems fitting to...
Summer Solstice: The Longest Day of the Year
Have you ever wondered why some days are longer than others? Well, today we're diving into the amazing phenomenon of the summer solstice – the longest day of the year, which happens on June 20th this year.
Preparing your child in early years through learn through play STEAM
According to Forbes, “our children now require an education to fulfil skills and jobs that do not even yet exist - as we prepare for a new 4th Indu...
Meet Rachel Ortas - creator of Messy Monster and OKIDO magazine for children
Meet Rachel Ortas - Rachel is one of the founders of OKIDO Studio and OKIDO Magazine and is the creator of Messy Monster and Messy goes to OKIDO. ...
STEAMer of the Month: OjO
In the first of our blog series celebrating our STEAM education pioneers (that's Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) we chat to...
Everything You Need to Know About STEAM Education
Did you know that Nobel Prize winning scientists also happen to be 17 times more likely to be painters than the average Joe? They are four times mo...
The Importance of Reading with Children
At at time where screen-time is at record levels, reading with children is sometimes being forced into the backseat (1). In this article we identif...
Stop The Slide! How to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Don’t let small scientists slide back this summer! Yes, summer is a time for fun, but it can be a time for learning too. In fact, that’s the attitu...
Brain development: Understanding Key Differences Between Adult and Child Brains
Did you know that a child’s brain is not fully developed till the age of 25? One of the key points I emphasise with parents I coach at Mind Stati...
Emotional Regulation in Children
Emotional regulation is at the heart of growing up. How children learn to handle and show their feelings is key to getting along with others, bounc...
How to Write Your Name in Braille
Learn how to write your name in braille, a different way of writing the alphabet for the blind and visually impaired who rely on touch as a means o...
The Benefits of Digital Play in Early Years Learning
In today's early years learning landscape children have access to devices and content to enable multi-sensory exploration through digital play. Dig...