by adminDmWP2 | Sep 18, 2015 | Blog
….and like any muscle it needs exercise. Just as our limbs would wither if we didn’t use them so it is with our imagination. Before imagination, in very small children there is first imitation, tiny children imitate everything around them, not just the ‘doing’...
by adminDmWP2 | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog
Once upon a time there was a little girl called Pippa. She had curly blond hair and a big broad smile. Pippa’s favourite colour was ?…… Her favourite song was ?…….. and her favourite food was?…….. her favourite animal...
by adminDmWP2 | Sep 9, 2015 | Blog
In January 2005 my daughter was approaching three and a half. During the last six to eight months I had begun to slip into power struggles with her, finding myself getting angry and frustrated with her. I was also negotiating by withholding; if you don’t do this, we...
by adminDmWP2 | Sep 9, 2015 | Blog
This is an article I wrote in 2005 as one mother’s thoughts and experience with setting boundaries for her 3 year old daughter. Many people have written to say how much they benefited from my comments that I thought I would re-blog it now…. Would love...
by adminDmWP2 | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog
Danyah’s top tips for storytelling with children appeared in The Guardian on Monday 6th October 2014 to mark School Libraries Celebration Day 1. Storytelling is very important for our children today, they need it more than ever. Stories feed our sense of self, wonder,...