Category: Pre-School (3-5)
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Do as I say, not as I do!
I work in education as an IT consultant so I’m all too aware of the importance of e-safety when it comes to kids and the internet. Personally, I’m at the adage that I’d rather teach them how to deal with uncomfortable content or experiences rather than closeting them to it. Basically, teaching them what to…
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Stranger Danger!
I’m not one for giving unsolicited parenting advice, as parenting is not my forte, but I genuinely believe this is very good advice. My daughter is only 4; she knows our house number but not the name of the street, she can count to 30 and back but would never be able to recite my…
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iPad Apps for Kids: Fun Felt
A friend of mine, with the technical ability, would like to develop an app for kids so I’ve been trying to help him come up with an idea. The other day, after spotting my daughters Fuzzy Felts, I thought they would be a great idea for an app. However, by the time I text him…
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Don’t fancy letting your kids at your iPad?
My daughter has been flying around my iphone since she was about 2. It’s loaded up with tons of fantastic educational games for her. However, there are times when I need to use my phone for work, but I also need her to be quiet in the background when I’m trying to make calls which…
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iPad Apps for Kids: Park Math HD
I was looking for an iPad app for my daughter that introduced basic addition and subtraction using picture stories and came across Park Math HD (£1.49) by Duck Duck Moose. I’ve come across their apps before and liked them. I do like this one as well; there are activities for counting, adding, subtracting and sorting…