Parenta Blog
How to make the most of your outdoor space
Spring is here and it’s time to shake off the winter woollies and explore the great outdoors! Not everyone has some outside space in their setting, but if you are lucky enough to have even the smallest space, make sure you are making the most of it and inviting the...
Food Allergy Awareness Week
What is a food allergy? A food allergy is when “the body’s immune system reacts unusually to specific foods.” Usually, it occurs when a person has eaten the food they are allergic too, but in some cases, it can occur if the food is merely touched or smelled....
Fundraising for your setting
Let’s face it, who doesn’t need some extra money for their setting? Fundraising is an option that many nurseries use, and there are tried and tested ways to do this. We’ve put together a list of some old favourites as well as some new ideas to help you expand your...
Mental Health Awareness Week
We cover mental health a lot in the Parenta magazine, since it is something that has a profound effect on how we live our lives. Good mental health is needed to maintain health, hold down a job, make ends meet, and ultimately, give us a reason for living. Poor...
Guest Authors
Have fun, move and build their confidence
Having fun while moving is the best way to develop your little one’s self-confidence. The cornerstone of building self-confidence is to make activities fun. Remember the pleasure of being able to achieve something you really enjoyed for the first time and then...
Connecting through rhythm and repetition
Tap tap, he hits the cushion with the palm of his hand, tap tap, I copy his rhythm hitting a cushion near me. His eyes light up and a grin widens on his face. We go on tapping the cushions, laughing and grinning at each other, and then as toddlers do, his attention...
How well is your being?
Everyone is talking about well-being. It’s a lovely, floaty word that hovers around settings, wafts its way through earnest leadership meetings and flutters its fairy wings on the cheeks of dishevelled childcare workers who are mired knee-deep in sensory play,...
