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Making A Play House A Home

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

When I was young I had a tree house at the bottom of the garden. It had two small rooms, a little table and stool, and a window at both the front and the back. I used to love that tree house, and made it my den, eating meals there, playing games, and watching out of the back window at the road...

Making A Play House A Home

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

When I was young I had a tree house at the bottom of the garden. It had two small rooms, a little table and stool, and a window at both the front and the back. I used to love that tree house, and made it my den, eating meals there, playing games, and watching out of the back window at the road...

Toy Telephones And The Art Of Mimicry

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

It's always fascinating to watch small children pretend to be doing the same thing we adults do. A young child will happily pick up the television remote, hold it to their ear and hold a happy, but meaningless, conversation with some imaginary voice. Similarly, if given a cloth, most young...

Toy Telephones And The Art Of Mimicry

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

It's always fascinating to watch small children pretend to be doing the same thing we adults do. A young child will happily pick up the television remote, hold it to its ear and hold a happy, but meaningless, conversation with some imaginary voice. Similarly, if given a cloth, most young...

The Teddy Bear As A Psychotherapist

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

There can be no doubt at all of the importance to almost every child of teddy bears. Whether it is actually a bear, or some other creature, real or imaginary, every child needs some sort of private confidant that they know will always be there for him or here. They don't judge, they don't say...

The Teddy Bear As A Psychotherapist

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

There can be no doubt at all of the importance of teddy bears to almost every child. Whether it is actually a bear, or some other creature, real or imaginary, every child needs some sort of private confidant that they know will always be there for him or her. They don't judge, they don't say...

To Sail The World In A Cardboard Box

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

Here is a suggestion for you to consider: an old cardboard box is the best value for money when it comes to toys. You could be picky and point out that a cardboard box doesn't cost anything, and therefore can't provide any value for money since you haven't spent any on it, but I'm going to ignore...

To Sail The World In A Cardboard Box

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

Here is a suggestion for you to consider: an old cardboard box is the best value for money when it comes to toys. You could be picky and point out that a cardboard box doesn't cost anything, and therefore can't provide any value for money since you haven't spent any on it, but I'm going to ignore...

Why Is It Important to Spend Quality Time With Kids?

Author: Amy Nutt Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

There is more and more talk amongst parents about spending quality time with their kids. However, some parents believe that an hour of quality time is sufficient and that nothing more needs to be done. If the hour was a productive one such as going out to eat, watching TV. together, or going to...

The Secret Diary Of Your Child

Author: Victor Epand Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/05/2008

Many years ago it was considered quite usual for children, mainly older children, to keep diaries. Although the tradition of keeping regular diaries has dwindled amongst children in recent years, there has of late been an increase in the idea of similar ways of recording thoughts, feelings,...