Parenta Blog
Allergy Awareness Week
As spring dawns, are you kicking up your heels in delight, rushing out into the garden, gloves on and secateurs in hand? Or are you one of the millions of people who are instead, reaching for the tissues and the antihistamines, staring out longingly from behind...
Celebrating Easter around the world
On April 4th, many countries and communities around the world will celebrate Easter Sunday, a day which serves as a reminder of the Christian belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ nearly 2000 years ago. The date of Easter changes each year as it is...
International Day of Happiness
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” - Dale Carnegie Do you know what makes you happy? Is it your family and friends? Your new phone or your garden? Perhaps it’s pampering your pets, creating a culinary masterpiece or simply seeing...
National Old Stuff Day
Tuesday 2nd March is National Old Stuff Day, a great opportunity to educate your little ones on how to be greener, more energy conscious and reduce the amount of waste that we generate. It’s not really known how Old Stuff Day started, but it’s been on the calendar...
Guest Authors
Celebrating difference and neurodivergence – We are different on the outside
This article is the first article in a series of six from Sensory Engagement and Inclusion Specialist, Joanna Grace, the activities described in each article build up to form a toolkit for celebrating difference and neurodivergence within your setting in a way that...
The development of responsibility in the early years
All too often we see responsibility as something children will automatically acquire as soon as they are old enough. However, responsibility is a complex process. It is not simply about being old enough or independent enough. Responsibility is built on a series of...
6 ways to support children to step into being their best self
Here are 6 things that I believe children need to learn in order to step into being their best self… 1. To accept imperfections and failure Failure is a part of success and imperfect moments give us an opportunity to learn and grow. People who have phenomenal...
