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Month: June 2016

  • How stories can help comfort your child before bed

    How stories can help comfort your child before bed

    June 28, 2016

    Bedtime stories have long been known to cultivate parent-child bonds and prepare children for sleep. This nighttime ritual has other valuable repercussions that researchers say will improve the wellbeing and brain development of your little ones “Neural research shows that when parents and caregivers interact verbally with children — which includes reading to them —
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  • Family matters – face to face play and toys that reinforce socialization (a top 10 toy industry trend)

    Family matters – face to face play and toys that reinforce socialization (a top 10 toy industry trend)

    June 24, 2016

    Playtime is more than just running around; it’s actually a time in a child’s day that can influence the prefrontal cortex that helps develop the brain in areas of emotions, making plans and solving problems. “Play helps build pro-social brains, social brains that know how to interact with others in positive ways,” said Jaak Panksepp,
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  • Bedtime stories 101 – how to tell a great bedtime story and why it’s good to both read and tell stories to your child

    Bedtime stories 101 – how to tell a great bedtime story and why it’s good to both read and tell stories to your child

    June 23, 2016

    Bedtime can be a daunting time in a household with young kids. “Read me a story” is something you’ll hear at the twilight hours and for some parents that means grabbing a storybook and get reading. Others like to tell a story that they make up. Either way you prefer to share a bedtime story
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  • Open play and what it means to your child (a top 10 toy Industry trend)

    Open play and what it means to your child (a top 10 toy Industry trend)

    June 22, 2016

    The Toy Industry Association (TIA) continues to see a strong focus of new toys entering the market developed with the “open-play” concept in mind. These are toys and games that allow kids (and the entire family) to build, customize, create, and develop important skills through play. Since 2015 toy manufacturers have been updating existing toys
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  • New studies on technology and kids – why electronic games and apps can be good for kids

    New studies on technology and kids – why electronic games and apps can be good for kids

    June 21, 2016

    Young people using and engaged in technology has reached an all-time high and the age in which they start engaging with technology is at an all-time low, or should we say young. Children 2 and older are getting exposed to technology – smartphones, iPads and APPS on a daily basis. In today’s world, technology is
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  • How to interpret your kid’s dreams

    How to interpret your kid’s dreams

    June 20, 2016

    Did you know that a child’s dream may have significant meanings? It’s true, and as parents we need to pay attention to their dreams. The International Association for the Study of Dreams (asdreams.org) have interpreted dreams – for example: dreams like flying without an airplane can show they have strong creative abilities. Nightmares with children
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  • What’s in a Zoonicorn – how these four specific characters help kids relate and grow

    What’s in a Zoonicorn – how these four specific characters help kids relate and grow

    June 17, 2016

    Valeo, Aliel, Ene, and Promithea are Zoonicorns. They are a magical cross between two of kids’ favorites, a zebra and a unicorn. Together, they share fantastic and encouraging adventures while teaching cherished animal friends important lessons in problem solving, working with others, and being a good friend. What makes these four fantastic Zoonicorns so special?
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  • Bringing back the oldies but goodies – the resurgence of retro toys

    Bringing back the oldies but goodies – the resurgence of retro toys

    June 13, 2016

    If you’ve had the opportunity to walk down a toy aisle lately (in person or virtually), you might feel more like it’s a walk down memory lane. Thanks to a growing trend with Millennial parents and their desire for the toys of their childhood– and perhaps to a time when life was more carefree and
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