Add a personal touch this Mother’s day and replace a shop bought gift with something thoughtful and handmade that can be treasured forever. Looking for some inspiration? Room to Grow have put together a selection of our favourite ideas to get the children crafty, but most importantly there’s sure to be a gift to make every […]
Being a parent in today’s society should qualify each parent for the highest possible academic qualification, the top military honours and a gong at every award show going because to be a successful parent means juggling a set of priorities that is more complicated than anything else I can think of. Advertising creates a demand […]
Being able to take a trip abroad and being able to ask for things in a different language is a great feeling and one we should all aspire to enjoy but did you know that language learning can also boost your brain power and make you better at music? Multiple language learning for children has […]
This is the week when kids across the UK go back to school for the beginning of a whole new school year. Many little ones will be going to school for the very first time, with parents shedding a tear whilst taking photos of their little darlings in their fresh new school uniforms for the […]
World sleep day highlights the negative effects of sleep not only for adults & parents but for children too. It’s bad enough waking up after too little sleep as an adult. Scratchy eyes, feeling irritable, and just wanting to crawl back into a nice warm bed. For young children the experience of having too little […]
The was a decade of big changes social, politically, and economically. These changes also impacted the toy market. We saw the introduction of video games, and more complex toys toys that challenged our imagination, required us to think, and developed manual dexterity. The 1970s was also a decade of new products and discoveries two […]
According to the National Sleep Foundation, 1% of pre-school aged children and 2% of school-aged children walk in their sleep at least a few nights per week. As it is something that is more common amongst children it is important that parents have some knowledge around sleepwalking and the reasons behind it. There is often […]
So many children these days seem to suffer from allergies and one of the most common allergies is hayfever during the summer, whilst the common cold is apparent during the winter months. Although research suggests that hayfever doesn’t usually affect children until they’re about seven years of age, it can start earlier and can have […]
We all know that having a baby is a pretty expensive undertaking, especially when it’s the first baby in the family and you have no hand-me downs and need to get everything brand new. Of course, friends and family usually want to chip in and buy a present for your new addition to the family […]
If you’re a parent living in a small home and you’re struggling to find ways to maximise storage space in your child’s bedroom, high sleeper storage might be just the solution you need! Space is often especially tight in children’s bedrooms, which often need to double as a study area or a playroom. This can be even […]