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Physical Development is one of the six areas of learning in early years education and covers moving and handling skills combined with health and self care skills.  We’re taking a look at Fine Motor Skills in this blog post (we’ll cover Gross Motor Skills in a separate post).  Fine motor skills is the coordination of the smaller muscle movements such as the hands, fingers, wrists, feet, toes, lips and tongue and eyeballs.  Hand eye coordination is vital for manual dexterity – the s …

With their attractive design and practical use of space, bunk beds are becoming ever more popular for families with more than one child or restrictions on bedroom space.From standard bunks to loft beds and everything in between, there are loads of options for families choosing a new bunk bed. To find out more, here’s our practical guide to all the different types of beds.The Bunk BedA standard bunk bed usually features the classic design of one bed over another with a connecting ladder prov …

Phobias in children are fairly common; you may be surprised to learn that young children have more fears and phobias than adults do and that they experience the emotion of fear much more intensely. Most of us have some sort of irrational fear or another and the correct definition of a phobia is “an intense and irrational fear of something that, in reality, poses little or no danger”. Small children will show many fears as they grow up and learn about the world around them and this is only natura …

Every year on August 12, National Middle Child Day is celebrated in countries around the world. This day honours middle children, who could often feel like their position has presented some challenges. The first born in the family is often the leader with a strong personality. The youngest child is considered the “baby” for most of its life, receiving a great deal of attention. It can be hard being a middle child for a number of reasons and presents the issues associated with ‘middle child syndr …

Most parents will appreciate how important it is to get a good night’s sleep, and that’s just the adults in the house!  We need all the energy we have sometimes just to deal with our little ones throughout the day and we all know how hard life can seem when we’ve had a disturbed night.  This is just as true of children, if not more so.  Sleep is such an important part of our daily lives that it’s recommended that we spend about a third of the hours in the day enjoying the benefits …