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    Understanding The New Food Guidelines for ECE
    Toddler/Preschool

Understanding The New Food Guidelines for ECE

The Ministry of Health recently released new guidelines on what food is allowed to be served at early learning service. Find out what can and can't be part of your preschoolers meals and snacks and also what your provider needs to ensure happens while they eat.

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    Why Routine And Structure Benefits Your Toddler
    Toddler/Preschool

Why Routine And Structure Benefits Your Toddler

Research suggests that toddlers cope better when they have defined structure in their day - helping to establish boundaries, good habits and making them feel comfortable and secure.

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    Valerie Adams is Barbie’s New Role Model
    Kidspot, Toddler/Preschool

Valerie Adams is Barbie’s New Role Model

Barbie™ has revealed the official 2020 role model for New Zealand as Dame Valerie Adams - a model of empowerment for girls.

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    What to Expect From a Play Date
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

What to Expect From a Play Date

Socialising with other children is a vital part of a child's development. Children need to interact in a social setting and learn skills like sharing. Help make your child's next play date a success with these tips.

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    50 Play Ideas from Kiwi Parents
    Toddler/Preschool

50 Play Ideas from Kiwi Parents

To inspire your little one's play time, we've collaborated with Little Tikes and Planet Fun to ask Kiwi mums and dads to share how their little ones love to play.

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    Encourage Your Toddler’s Development Through Play
    Toddler/Preschool

Encourage Your Toddler’s Development Through Play

Being a toddler is hard work as this is a time of rapid changes and development. Find out how you can support their physical, emotional and cognitive development through play.

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    How to spend special creative moments with your toddler
    Advertorial, Toddler/Preschool

How to spend special creative moments with your toddler

Our lives can get really busy so being able to spend precious moments with your toddler as they play not only enhances their experience, it also is an important time that allows you both to connect in a happy, fun and creative way.

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    Mum, Come and Play!
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

Mum, Come and Play!

Playing with your child is important for their development and also to aid in building strong bonds between you.

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    Kidz Kingdom by Rainbow’s End – Pure fun for under 8’s
    Advertorial, Family Time, Toddler/Preschool

Kidz Kingdom by Rainbow’s End – Pure fun for under 8’s

If you are looking for a great way to keep the preschoolers entertained, Rainbow's End has the perfect solution with half price Thursdays at Kidz Kingdom where all the attractions are undercover or inside, making it the perfect place to play, rain or shine.

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    Keeping pre-schoolers safe around water
    Toddler/Preschool

Keeping pre-schoolers safe around water

A new partnership between YMCA Auckland, Plunket Auckland, and Auckland Council is offering half price swimming lessons for preschoolers at eight Council owned and operated pools.

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    How to Deal With Cringe-worthy Kid Moments
    Toddler/Preschool

How to Deal With Cringe-worthy Kid Moments

Every parent has cringe-worthy kid moments, but parenting author Nigel Latta offers some tips to ease those embarrassing moments.

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    The Benefits of Movement for Babies
    Baby, Toddler/Preschool

The Benefits of Movement for Babies

Scientific studies have shown that your child's future development is highly dependent upon the way they use their senses in the early months of life. Grab some tips on how you can help your newborn, baby and toddler get moving.

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    Is My Toddler Getting Enough Exercise?
    Toddler/Preschool

Is My Toddler Getting Enough Exercise?

Toddlers need a minimum of three hours exercise a day, while school-aged children should have at least an hour. Get tips on how you can help keep your toddler active.

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    6 Ways to Unleash Your Child’s Creativity
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

6 Ways to Unleash Your Child’s Creativity

Your child may require a bit of guidance when it comes to choosing something they are passionate about. Here are some of the things you can do to unleash your child’s creativity.

  • Weleda Kids 2 in 1
    Natural bath time fun for big kids and personality types
    Toddler/Preschool

Natural bath time fun for big kids and personality types

Kids will love the new convenient Weleda Kids 2in1 Shampoo & Body Wash that gently cleanses skin and hair while being mild on the eyes.

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    What a Serve of Food Means for a Toddler
    Toddler/Preschool

What a Serve of Food Means for a Toddler

Grab our free printable below to see precisely what a serve of food means for a toddler.

  • naps
    Do Kids Over 2 Years Old Need Naps?
    Toddler/Preschool

Do Kids Over 2 Years Old Need Naps?

Recent research suggests that children over two years old not only do not require a nap during the day, but it may actually cause them to suffer from poorer sleep quality.

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    10 tips for keeping families water-safe this summer
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

10 tips for keeping families water-safe this summer

Summer is here and making a splash - but is your family water-safe? YMCA Swim School shares ten tips for swimming safe this summer.

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    7 tools that will get your child to listen to you
    Toddler/Preschool

7 tools that will get your child to listen to you

Parenting coach, Heather Lindsay, shares seven language keys to help influence children to listen better and cooperate.

  • bike
    Learning to ride a bike
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

Learning to ride a bike

Learning to ride a bike can be difficult, painful and sometimes bloody! Learn tips and tricks for helping kids learn how to ride.

  • routines
    How routines change families for the better
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

How routines change families for the better

Dr Justin Coulson explores how routines work for all types of family situations and can lead to a happier family life in general.

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    6 surefire ways to create calm household routines
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

6 surefire ways to create calm household routines

Having a family routine is fundamental to family organisation and providing your kids with routine and structure which they find comforting. Here are five tips to keep in mind.

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    What The Parenting Books Don’t Tell You
    Baby, Toddler/Preschool

What The Parenting Books Don’t Tell You

Sometimes, it's what they leave OUT of the parenting books that you really need to know.

  • toddler
    The Four Ps of Parenting
    Toddler/Preschool

The Four Ps of Parenting

Mother of four kids under four, Zoe from the parenting blog Blessed in Doubles, discusses the four Ps of parenting: planning, preparation, peace and play.

  • anxiety
    Separation anxiety
    Baby, Toddler/Preschool

Separation anxiety

Separation anxiety can vary from child to child depending on your child’s temperament and how you respond to their anxiety.

  • changes
    Helping kids cope with change
    School Age, Toddler/Preschool

Helping kids cope with change

Tips, advice and information to help kids cope with change. Practical help when children face change through moving house, schools, divorce or death.

  • sharing
    Encouraging children to share
    Toddler/Preschool

Encouraging children to share

Sharing is behaviour that needs to be learned and gently encouraged, writes Karen Fontaine with these tips for parents of toddlers and preschoolers.

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    How to bring up compassionate kids
    Toddler/Preschool

How to bring up compassionate kids

Worried that your child is lacking in compassion and empathy? Find out how to bring up your kids so they are compassionate and caring kids.

  • father and child
    Dads do matter
    Toddler/Preschool

Dads do matter

Toddlers need their dads ... and research convincingly shows that they need them for more than the 30 minutes a day that some studies show they spend.

  • Lego Duplo
    Tips to maximise your child’s learning potential
    Toddler/Preschool

Tips to maximise your child’s learning potential

Dr Sarah Alexander, Chief Executive of Child Forum, has shared her tips for parents and carers to maximise their kids learning potential, getting them more ready for school.

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