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Inspiration for Childcare Workers and Family Day Care Educators #1 Looking at the artistic element in the preserving of fruits and vegetables like this display I saw many years ago at a country show reminded me of all the things we can learn about preserving the artistic goodness in our homes. I am doing a talk a few…
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Image via Creative Commons, with thanks. Consequences for kids. The critical difference between a ‘punishment’ and a ‘consequence’ There is one little bit in my book where I write about ‘punishments‘. Oooh, that was a difficult word to include in a creative parenting book. But let me give you a bit of back story. I ran a survey in…
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My Five Top Simple Tips for Capturing Kids By Friday’s Guest, Rachel Easley. I like to regularly ignite the creative flame that’s within me but as a busy working mum of two lively boys, that hasn’t always been an easy thing to do. When there is always something going on, someone to be fed or bathed, or homework to be completed, it’s…
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“A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down“ Last week, it was raining when Ned and I arrived at preschool. This meant that instead of beginning outside and playing in his beloved sandpit, the class began inside. What greeted the children was a table full of tiny puddles of flour, one in front of each child’s seat. But these were not…
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I just had an email from Katie (thank you) and have been in contemplation all day about the joys and challenges of raising little boys. Having my own son has been the catalyst for me to really SEE (with open eyes-oh my gosh, I’m shocked!) the difference in how boys and girls play. It really got me thinking again about…