Welcome to the My First Five Years Blog. Here you will find all sorts of information, ideas and activities that will help you to support your child.
This is a really easy dish that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It tastes delicious and will be sure to satisfy your hunger.
The terms self-regulation and self-control are sometimes used interchangeably but it can be helpful to think of these as separate but linked processes. Self-regulation is an ongoing process of adjusting cognitive processes and emotions. In this article our focus is on emotional self-regulation which might help you to understand and support your child’s behaviour.
Guidance recommends that once your child is walking, they should be physically active for at least three hours a day. Check out our five tips for getting your child moving.
If you are looking for an activity that is good fun, suitable for the whole family, available all year round, and free, then a Parkrun event might just be the thing for you.
Check out our recent Instagram live on 'Raising Confident Children'.
What we like about this book is that it offers a choice of baby animals that is a little different to other books. Rather than focusing on typical spring animals, it delves into the world of a baby dog, penguin, lion, elephant and cat.
As the seasons change and summer begins, it can be tricky to cope with weather changes. Young children might find it difficult as babies are not able to regulate their body temperature, and toddlers are also sensitive to temperature changes.
There’s lots of news about increases in the cost of living at the moment, but fun activities with your little one needn’t cost you a thing.
These are super delicious with soup or try as a new yummy snack! Your child can take part in helping you with most of the steps of this recipe and they always turn out tasty.
There are many childcare clubs and schemes available for families with children, but many can feel the cost of these can be too expensive. However, there is some support available to cover the costs of childcare.
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