What’s in these pages?
We have resources and ideas to help you to support young children’s development from birth to when they go to school
Everything on this site has been compiled or identified and checked by specialist professionals in the Highlands.
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Ideas for playful learning at home
Ways to support children’s development
Some play ideas to try out!
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Try it on!
Most families have some clothes they never wear at the back of the cupboard. It might be an old coat, a hat, or a jumper. Children love dressing up and trying things on. Especially things that don’t fit well (a huge hat can keep them laughing all morning), or that help them imagine. You don’t…
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Touch and feel!
Think of all the different surfaces and textures you encounter every day There is the cold, smooth feel of a saucepan; Or the hard but also giving feel of a packet of pasta. Or the way different temperatures of water feel, or frozen peas, or the squidge of a cushion You’d be amazed how long your…
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Being choosy!
Every day we make hundreds of choices without even noticing – getting out of bed, having another cup of coffee, or deciding the potatoes are probably done What adults forget is that children need to learn to choose. Otherwise we get stuck, or flit about, or feel out of control So today’s post is all about…
bumps to bairns 