Dr. Amen’s Eight Essential Rules for Kids: Raising Mentally Strong ChildrenAdapted from Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Daniel G. Amen, MD, and Charles Fay, PhD, coming March 2024 Parenting in today’s fast-paced world can be overwhelming, but having clear rules and...
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The benefits of Lego!
As parents and grandparents, we all know the pain of Lego (especially when you step on it with bare feet)! However, let’s look at some of the benefits! 1. Teamwork and Social Skills One of the main aspects of Lego that children work collaboratively in a small...
Routines: why they’re good
From the desk of Miss Chrissy... Daily routines help family life run smoothly. With a routine, everyone in the family knows who should do what, when, in what order and how often. Routines are also good for children’s health, development and wellbeing. That’s because...
Growing Emotionally Intelligent Children
by Simone Herring (chaplain, counsellor, pastor) Emotions are the first language we learn. Long before a baby can talk, it can express and communicate its feelings of pain, frustration and contentment. But not all people grow up to be emotionally intelligent and some...
Positive behaviour for children & teens
Positive behaviour is about acting, speaking and responding in ways that help with getting along with others, staying safe and developing well. Positive behaviour usually includes things like speaking kindly, cooperating, resolving conflict effectively, and following...
The Magic of Nature Play: Nurturing Child Development Through Outdoor Exploration
Check out our new playground at OSHC The Well! Wearthy has done an amazing job of bringing the vision of our children and educators to life! The kids love the open ended play opportunities and challenge that this space presents. In today's fast-paced digital world,...
Unlocking Precious Moments: Spending Quality Time with Your Child
We understand that choosing the right childcare centre is a significant decision for parents, and it's important to know how we can create a nurturing environment for your child. One of our key goals is to help you and your child make the most of every moment...
Emotional Regulation
Babies cry and toddlers throw tantrums. These children in our care provide such joy, but parenting is so stressful too. Teaching our children to deal with their emotions in a healthy way is key to helping them learn to cope with the challenges in life. The problem is...
Parenting with the End in View
Parenting can often be overwhelming. Each child is a unique mystery that we unwrap one surprise after another. With each stage of our child’s development we are presented with a new parenting challenge to navigate. In the day-to-day busyness of feeding, cleaning,...
Uh Oh…
Uh oh… My child has been unwell... Should they still go to Kindy? How long do I need to keep them home for? This is a dilemma for all of us as parents! Should they still go to Kindy or must I somehow talk to my boss and tell him that I need...