Go to nursery school or stay at home?
For information, links and advice, go to the Healthier Together website. All parents are asked to notify us of the reason for your...
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Support for multilingual families at home: Time together booklet
Parents and children chatting together, singing songs and sharing books in their home language is a fantastic way to support children's...
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Talking to your child when out and about
Make the most of everyday opportunities to chat with your baby or toddler while you are out and about. It will help them to develop their...
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Talking about feelings
Hearing you use words to describe feelings will help your child to understand and manage their emotions when they are older. Click here...
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Starting Primary School
The BBC has advice, videos, games and other resources to help families get ready to start primary school. From...
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The Solihull Approach
Parents and carers in Hampshire can access free online courses to help build their confidence and better understand the behaviour,...
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Crying is ok
Sometimes, even when you know that you shouldn’t tell your child to stop crying, it’s hard to know what to say or do instead! A crying...
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Do the coat flip!
Now that the weather getting cooler and wetter, it's time to introduce children to the Montesori Coat Flip! It is quick, easy and fun....
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Handwashing
Children are active by nature, and their hands tend to pick up germs while they are moving around and touching various surfaces. When...
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Help me to help myself
Children from about age three are asking us to help them learn independence. Children want to learn how to do things on their own without...
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Settling in at The Barn
Some thoughts and tips to see you through the first few days ad weeks...
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Write with your 3 to 4 year old
Mark-making is one of the key building blocks in developing early writing – but why, and how? Click here to find out more.
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Communication tips - 3 to 4 year olds
Language is used to communicate with others, to share and express feelings, to give and obtain information, and to understand ideas and...
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Counting with your 3 to 4 year old
Your child is learning new things every day and they are surrounded by numbers: from simple counting in nursery rhymes to the numbers on...
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Reading with your 3 to 4 year old
Sharing a book with a child is fun – it’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together, and it can also give children a flying...
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Positive parenting
Balancing the various demands parents have to cope with isn't easy and all parents can come under pressure or stress from time to time....
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No more dummy!
If your baby is nearly one year old, or you have an older child who still uses a dummy, it is important to think about the use of their...
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Bilingualism
Is your child bilingual or multilingual? The BBC Tiny Happy People website has an excellent page covering a range of topics, including...
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Top tips for parents
Raising children can be a physical and emotional rollercoaster and mums and dads need all the support they can get! The Care for the...
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Words for life
There are lots of fun play and read activities for children from 0 - 12 years of age on the Words for Life website. Words for Life is...
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Toilet (potty) training
There is a wealth of advice online on toilet training. Get practical advice and top tips from CBeebies on how to start training your...
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Biting
Trying your best to understand the underlying cause of the biting will help you develop an effective response as children usually bite in...
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Helping your child to make friends
Some children seem to make friends easily. Others can find this tiring and overwhelming. Some children might be slower to warm up and...
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