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Connecting and communicating 0-6 months
This short video shows a new mum connecting and communicating with her baby.
Playing with babies 3-12 months
Suitable for 3-12 months Play is essential for your baby’s overall development, learning and wellbeing. When it comes to play, follow your baby’s interests. The key thing is interacting with your baby. Baby play ideas include playing peekaboo, making noise or music, singing nursery rhymes, reading and talking
Playing with newborns
Suitable for 0-3 months Play is important for overall newborn development, learning, wellbeing and bonding. Playing with your newborn is about interacting with your baby. Newborn play ideas include smiling at your baby, blowing raspberries and having tummy time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8hwOs4cGtw&feature=youtu.be
Rough-and-tumble play: tips for dads
This short video is about rough-and-tumble play like chasing and wrestling. As well as being good exercise, rough play helps children learn how strong they are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O_xb6HOGns&feature=youtu.be
Free time to play: why it’s important for children
This short video is about playtime and play spaces for children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_h6a1SjZg&feature=youtu.be
Low cost play ideas
Children’s play doesn’t have to cost a lot. Watch this video for ideas for open-ended materials that are great for children of all ages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36QJxLdssDU&feature=youtu.be
Playing outside in all weather
This short video talks about why it’s important for children to be outside in all weather.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3EAQo7Z6Q&feature=youtu.be
How boredom helps children’s play and development
Boredom is fantastic for children’s play. This short video talks about how boredom helps child development.
Outdoor play
Outdoor play is good for your child’s physical health, development and self-confidence. It’s great fun too!
Emotions and play: Toddlers
Along with empathy and pride, children start feeling frustrated when they reach the toddler years. In fact, frustration is an emotion you’ll probably see a lot of at this age.
Thinking and play: preschoolers
Play is the natural way young children learn. Even when it looks like preschoolers are just playing, their brains are hard at work putting together vital knowledge about the world.
Homemade toys
Young children don’t need special or expensive toys for learning and development. In fact, with a little imagination, you can turn ordinary things around the house into homemade toys and free activities for kids.
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