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There is only one thing better than seeing your child master a new skill - and that’s ticking it off in the app and getting new skills, activity ideas and articles. Now if you’ve noticed a few new skills, it’s even easier to master them all at once – just tap the tick in the corner and click the ‘mark as mastered’ button.  

When you master skills, as well as getting new skills and activity ideas, you’ll see new articles at the bottom of the Today screen – don't forget to check them out for topical information, tips, book recommendations and more.  

Can you imagine Easter through the eyes of a young child? All those brightly coloured eggs dotted around your garden for you to find, that turn out to be made from chocolate, that you get to eat? It sounds like the stuff of dreams!
 
How you celebrate Easter (if you celebrate) varies from family to family, and so does how much chocolate you decide to give your child. 

“One key message that I want to get across from all of my experience working in Early Years over the past 30 years, is that by trying to push children ahead, you often set them way further back. And actually, when you hold your nerve and follow your child's lead, when they get it, they will fly with it.”   

Did you know we all wake in the night multiple times, and that the so-called four-month sleep regression is actually a sleep progression?  

In this sleep special, you’ll hear the lowdown on children’s sleep from child sleep expert Lauren Peacock, with podcast hosts Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg.

What’s not to love about the start of British Summer Time? The evenings get lighter, the days get longer, and spring is on its way. Which is all lovely, unless you have young children to convince that it’s night-time when the sun is clearly still very much up, and did we mention losing an hour’s sleep? 

We love spring but as parents we often feel like we need all the sleep we can get, so it’s hardly surprising if you aren’t relishing the thought of losing an hour when the clocks change on the 31st of March. You might also be worried about how lighter nights will affect your child’s sleep, so we have a few tips for sleep in spring. 

Our latest podcast episode is out now, and this week focuses on gender and play. 

As we've been thinking about reading this week, we're sharing our 50 books to read before you're five again.

There are so many children's books out there and they can be inspiring, joyful, meaningful or simply silly. Our team wanted to share the ones we truly love so you, and your child, can enjoy them too. You can check off each book as you read it, or give it a rating to remind you what you liked (or disliked) most. 

We are huge fans of books at My First Five Years. There is nothing we love more than curling up with a good story to get lost in, whether reading for our own pleasure or enjoying sharing a book with children. Scroll down to see our 'books for free' suggestions, where we've rounded up the best ways to get reading without having to buy every book!

So why is it that the words “World Book Day” can send us into a tailspin of panic and dread? 

Our latest podcast episode is out now, and this week focuses on the importance of creativity in your child’s development. 

You’ll hear about the three main elements to creativity, why parent-led activities don’t support your child’s development in the same way as child-led ones, and ways to encourage your child’s creativity, with creators of the My First Five Years app Jennie Johnson and Alistair Bryce-Clegg. 

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