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Sand, snot and sewing?! 41 things no one tells you when your little one starts daycare
There are so many parts of this parenthood game that no one warns you about. Breastfeeding – ‘whyyy is this so hard?’ Sex after baby… WTF! And then along comes daycare. Sure, making the decision to send your little one to daycare is a big deal and finding someone you trust to care for your precious bub is always going to be a big decision. But making the decision on which childcare to choose is...
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Building courage in kids: How to help our little ones to be brave
We often think of holidays as being relaxing and fun, but they are often so much more than that. They are also a chance to step out of our comfort zone and try new things – but even this takes courage. Especially for our little ones. Whether it’s an activity they’d never try at home, tasting a new food or the courage to make a new friend… There is something about being in a new...
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Hygiene & Keeping Clean
What to do every morning before sending your little one off to daycare
You counted down nine long months to meet them, you woke up countless times night after night to feed, change and soothe them. You watched them take their first step and your heart melted when they finally dropped that very first ‘mama’ or ‘dada’. So it’s only natural that you both might struggle with separation and saying goodbye when it’s time for daycare dropoff. Not to mention the hectic morning hustle that it takes just...
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Stressed about Christmas shopping? Jellystone is to the rescue!
With Christmas mere weeks (!) away, you might be frantically trying to cross things off of your seemingly never ending holiday “to do” list. From picking the perfect tree, sending holiday cards, catching up with family and friends and everything in between, the dreaded task of Christmas shopping can feel like a marathon you haven’t done the training for! Well, good news if you are a parent of a toddler or are looking for the...
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These simple steps can help keep playtime fresh for your kids – and parents
Something changes when kids become grownups. We lose that adventure itch and that longing for wacky and unrestrained creativity. Life can start to feel smaller, like we’re locked in with limitations. We run that course for a long while before, suddenly, our spunky little ones yank us back to our free-spirited roots. Finding your playtime groove in this transition isn’t always easy. It can feel awkward, stiff, and sometimes just downright boring (you love them...
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Simple tips for teaching toddlers patience (without losing yours)
Ah, patience – the virtue that’s easy to admire from a distance but notoriously hard to instil in our pint-sized progeny. We parents have enough on our plates, from negotiating peace treaties over toys to answering endless questions like “Why is the sky blue?” So how on Earth can we teach our kids patience when we’re barely holding onto ours? Before you throw your arms up in the air and declare the whole situation wash,...
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Planting the seed: here’s how to teach recycling through play
Let’s face it, knowing which crumpled piece of rubbish goes in which bin colour is tricky, even for adults. Most of us can use the golden copout of “still learning,” thanks to many years of winging it when recycling was still fresh on the scene. But we want our kids to feel confident from the get-go. Because the world that they’re growing up in is going to look pretty different from ours, so we want...
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From playroom to classroom: Preparing toddlers for school through real-world play
Sending our kids off to school is often marked with feelings of pride that our little humans are taking on a new challenge, sadness that they are growing up way too fast and, if we are super honest, a little bit of relief too that we survived the toddler and preschooler years! It’s not uncommon for the day our kids start school or even daycare to arrive in a way that feels unannounced, and for...
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Give the gift of building skills this Christmas with LEGO® DUPLO®
Ho, ho, ho! It’s that time of year again…cue record scratch and a panicked internal scream as you realise that you are once again less than prepared for the holiday season. Yep, between figuring out how to make the perfect pav, which side of the family you’ll be spending Christmas day with and how you can prevent your older child from telling his younger sibling that the big guy with the white beard isn’t real...
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