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  • GRADE 11s: Invest in your academics now

    GRADE 11s: Invest in your academics now

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    Parents often consider Matric to be ‘the big one’ in terms of their academic journey, but Grade 11 is a…

  • How to help your child develop fine motor skills

    How to help your child develop fine motor skills

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    Read on to learn more about the many ways you can help to improve your child's fine motor skills with…

  • Headaches and migraines in children and teens

    Headaches and migraines in children and teens

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    Like adults, children can develop different types of headaches, including migraines or stress-related (tension) headaches.

  • How gardening can develop your child's sensory inputs

    How gardening can develop your child’s sensory inputs

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    Children gain the most knowledge from participating in hands-on activities, and sensory gardens provide them with this opportunity.

  • Help your child build a house out of popsicle sticks

    Help your child build a house out of popsicle sticks

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    Popsicle sticks are such an easy, affordable craft material to work with. Read on to find out how to make…

  • Pinecone animals: How to make them

    Pinecone animals: How to make them

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    There are plenty of animals you can make from pinecones, depending on the shape of pinecone you find. The instructions…

  • Busting the myth: Sugar rushes in children aren't real

    Busting the myth: Sugar rushes in children aren’t real

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    Sugar has no link to hyperactivity, and study after study has shown that sugar rushes in children are a myth.

  • How to cope with an unexpected pregnancy

    How to cope with an unexpected pregnancy

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    Every pregnancy brings a rush of expected emotions, but an unplanned pregnancy may make you feel a flood of unexpected…

  • All about dyslexia in children

    All about dyslexia in children

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    Read on to learn more about dyslexia, how children are tested for it, and the most common symptoms of this…

  • Could your child have high-functioning anxiety?

    Could your child have high-functioning anxiety?

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    The telltale signs of high-functioning anxiety in children range from ambition and perfectionism to insomnia and extreme fear of failure.

  • Why do babies love playing with cardboard boxes?

    Why do babies love playing with cardboard boxes?

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    Sensory play with cardboard boxes helps babies develop gross and fine motor skills, cognitive and language skills, and emotional skills.

  • Help: My child bites!

    Help: My child bites!

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    While biting is fairly common in children under the age of three or four, it can be embarrassing, frustrating and…

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