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Tired signs in babies and toddlers
Tired signs: why they’re important Babies and toddlers show they’re tired through changes in behaviour. For example, when your child gets tired, they might be irritable, overactive or demanding. It’s important to look for your child’s ‘tired signs’. These signs let you know when it’s time to reduce stimulation and start settling your child for sleep. If your child gets overtired, it can be hard for them to settle to sleep.
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Homemade toys and free activities for children
Homemade toys and activities help children learn and develop, because they can stimulate curiosity, creativity and imagination. They’re also great for building your relationship with your child, and they’re a lot of fun.
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Child Development
Singing activity for children: songs in a second language
Singing is a fun way to help your child learn and remember words and sentence structure in a second language. When your child sings songs with repeated words or choruses, they get a lot of practice with new words and sentence structures. This helps your child remember these new words. Songs with a cultural or personal significance – for example, songs passed down in your family – can have extra meaning for your child.
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Positive attention and your child
From birth, children need experiences and relationships that show them they’re valued, capable human beings who make other people happy. Positive attention, reactions and responses from familiar and trusted grown-ups help children build a picture of how valued they are.
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Overstimulation: babies and children
Overstimulation happens when children are overwhelmed by more experiences, sensations, noise and activity than they can cope with.
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Child Development
Toddlers making friends
At 1-2 years, children generally play with other children around them, rather than choosing a ‘best’ friend. Many of your child’s playmates will be the children of people you know – for example, friends, family or parents you meet at playgroup.
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Child Development
Self-regulation: children and teenagers
What is self-regulation? Self-regulation is the ability to understand and manage your: behaviour reactions to your own emotions reactions to what’s happening around you.
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Why is play important?
Play is central to your child’s learning and development. When your child plays, it gives them many ways and times to learn.
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