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Early reminiscing with your child may help them share feelings in the future

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Can it really be time to think about a potty? Yes, and it's not as scary as it sounds!

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Big news in the world of potty training! And you might want to read about it sooner rather than later...

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Time for potty training? Here's the latest advice on how to manage it

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The importance of touch for your newborn's emotions

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Hands, mouth and brain – why your baby explores their hands with their mouth

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Have you heard of Elimination Communication toilet training? Here’s a quick explainer...

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Let’s pretend – the power of imaginative play

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What is sensory integration and why does it matter for your toddler?

Sensory development is perhaps something we don’t think about as often as other aspects of our children’s learning. This development is important for so many things your toddler does now and will do in the future. Our senses help us read and write, move, and respond to our emotions (among other things) and developing these skills is not just about hearing better, seeing better, or noticing the sensations from our body, but also about how we bring the information from all our senses together to respond to what is happening around us. 

What is sensory integration? 

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Visual closure. What is it and why will it help my child to read?

Visual closure is the skill that allows us to recognise an object when we can only see part of it, as we are able to imagine the rest of the object. It is a skill that will help your toddler read in the future, as they will read the whole word rather than individual letters, and it is useful now for things like finding a toy in a toy box, or completing a puzzle.  

Sometimes, as your toddler grows you wonder when you need to start teaching them important skills like reading and writing – because most of us think that starts with letter cards, or alphabet games. But your toddler is already mastering skills that lay the foundations for literacy – without an alphabet poster in sight!  

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