Posted on Jun 2, 2015

Once upon a time every child fell asleep to the comforting and soothing sound of a parent reading to him. Story time is precious time spent with a young child- quality time that is worth its weight in gold. But is this still relevant in today’s...

Article By: Sue Paterson

Posted on May 7, 2015

I am rather concerned about the number of “treats” young children get these days. Many children are so over-indulged and spoilt, that the word treat has completely lost its meaning. It really is not supposed to be an every day event. For...

Article By: Sue Paterson

Posted on Apr 14, 2015

Isn’t it amazing, that as each little baby is born, he is the most beautiful baby in the world? Each new mother, and father, falls head over heels in love with the cute little face of their newborn. In retrospect, and objectively, some of them...

Article By: Sue Paterson

Posted on Mar 30, 2015

When it comes to babies, it sometimes seems that whatever activity we choose, they lose interest after about 5 minutes. A day is made up of so many 5-minute periods, so how can we engage our babies and toddlers for longer, and turn those 5 minutes...

Article By: Sue Paterson

Posted on Mar 9, 2015

I recently reread one of my favourite books, The Quilt Makers Gift, by Jeff Brumbeau and Gail de Marcken. This beautifully written and illustrated book relates the story of a quilt maker who teaches a greedy king how to share his many earthly...

Article By: Sue Paterson