A big welcome to our iChild blog! With regular posts from both the iChild team and our specialist iChild bloggers on absolutely everything that matters to the parent, childminder, teacher or anybody who works with children aged 0 to 11.
Australia Day is this coming Sunday, 26th January. We've looked out some koala bear gifts and toys from our iChild Shop. Perfect presents, and also a great way to encourage children's interest in the amazing land of Australia. Of course, our thoughts are very much with Australia at the moment. We're also supporting WWF's Bush Fire Appeal.
Dr. Mark Winwood is the leading psychological expert at AXA PPP healthcare. He provides helpful advice to support dads and families who may be dealing with postnatal depression. We're grateful to him for sharing his article with iChild.
Next Best Thing to Mummy was a childminder for 14 years until her stroke. She has been employed as a preschool development worker and by the children’s centre as a support childminder. Here she shares her experience of being a school reading volunteer.
The Christmas holidays are upon us! If your child's thoughts are turning to presents of a literary nature ... we've selected some lovely toys from our iChild Shop. A quick and easy way to track down the perfect gift for your little bookworm!
Blogger, Next Best Thing to Mummy, worked as a childminder for 14 years, as a preschool development worker, then as support childminder for the children's center. In this blog, she looks back at her children's nativity shows. She's kindly sharing her blog with iChild - and we're sure her experiences will chime with many of us!
As Christmas comes closer, children's thoughts may just be turning to presents... So we've selected some lovely toys from our iChild Shop. A quick and easy way to track down the perfect gift!
As Christmas approaches, and children's excitement grows, we've selected a range of our favourite crafts from our iChild Shop. The perfect way to channel that excitement and help children get creative!
Blogger, Next Best Thing to Mummy, worked as a childminder for 14 years, as a preschool development worker, then as support childminder for the children's center. In this blog, she discusses her views on children and technology.
Do the gender stereotypes attached to certain hobbies effect children's choices? Skatehut conducted a survey, and we're grateful to them for sharing the results with iChild.
In light of recent research, revealing the pressure many parents feel from social media to be the 'perfect parent', Haliborange teamed up with Susie Verrill and Greg Rutherford on the 'Every Parent's a Winner' campaign. We're grateful for their offer of this excellent blog.
