Play & Activities
Below are our 10 articles in the 'play & activities' category:

The benefits of play for babies and children are myriad. This article offers parents basic information on how play helps babies and children explore the world around them, formulate an idea of their ...

Each type of play in which a child engages will help enhance his/her physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills. This article offers parents basic information about enhancing their children’s ...

Play dates are a relatively modern phenomenon, one that has developed as a result of increasingly busy and structured schedules. This article offers answers to parents’ frequently asked questions ...

Play groups are common features of most UK communities. This article offers basic information to parents about how play groups help encourage a child’s social, emotional and cognitive development as ...

Children who are working through emotional issues or dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events are often encouraged to engage in play therapy as a means of expressing themselves. Children who ...

Most children prefer different types of play at different ages and stages. This article offers basic information on the types of play generally preferred by infants, toddlers, pre-school children ...

Suitable activities for children will not only be enjoyable and interesting but will also allow the children to learn about the world and practice the many skills that they are slowly but surely ...

Children between the ages of three and seven years usually enjoy a wide variety of activities. This article offers parents basic information on sports, arts and crafts projects and hobbies suitable ...

Activities suitable for children aged eight years old and above will differ greatly according to an individual child’s interests and abilities. This article offers parents basic information on ...

You often hear the phrase “child’s play” bandied about when something is deemed easy or unimportant. In reality true child’s play is anything but. Play is the means by which children explore their ...