Courtney Bates, dietitian & owner of Healthy Bods Nutrition @healthybodsnutrition Did you know that children are only expected to sit in a high chair or at the table for 2-4 minutes for each year of their life? Therefore, your busy 2-year-old may only reasonably sit at the table for 4-8 minutes! Taking meals and snacks outside onto a playmat keeps them happy and can reduce fussy eating. Grab your jnr.life playmat and some delicious Bouchée snacks, head outside, and enjoy a fun and tasty summer!

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play is absolutely essential for your toddler’s healthy development, but it can be time consuming if you need to facilitate the play yourself! encouraging your toddler to play independently can be a struggle, and some are just more keen to do it than others. we spoke with our dear friend dr.golly to talk all things independent play – especially as he has now just launched a toddler tool kit program with a team of experts. and we are a little obsessed.

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play based learning has also integrated its way into early years learning programs such as kindergarten, preschool and school programs. due to the importance of play for a child’s development across all areas of development including cognitive, social, emotional regulation and motor performance. the jnr.life shapes provide children with the opportunity to play in various forms. follow along for tips and ideas how you can support your child to engage and play all day.

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Let’s talk about why it takes a village to raise a child... In traditional cultures around the world, support is provided to new families by others in their community or ‘village’ to ensure that they not only survive, but thrive. 

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The earliest years are less about “activities” and all about exploring! kristy nicola from today our children elaborates on how babies explore their bodies and world around them.

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Rhiannon Taylor is a lifestyle photographer and the editor-in-chief of travel website, In Bed With. Her images have appeared in magazines such as TIME, Conde Nast Traveller and Harpers Bazaar UK. She spoke to our resident writer, Carli Phillips in April 2020 about motherhood, travel and life with a ‘lockdown baby.’

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dr.golly explains that it is through play that children also develop stronger social skills and form the foundation of problem solving, negotiation, compromise and cognitive processing. The physicality of play fortifies their strength, balance and spatial awareness.

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Do you find children seem to amp things up a notch just when it’s time to wind down? More often than not, children will begin to experience a subconscious separation anxiety as the day draws to an end. kristy nicola from today our children elaborates on all things end-of-day-play with junior life.

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Got a playtime dilemma? We learnt a whole lot of amazing tricks from Gro-To play expert Tara Lent during a recent collab. She's a paediatric occupational therapist, and a mum of two, and she’s full of magnificent suggestions to make playtime easier and less stressful. (And none of them involve bribing your children with lollies.)

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Planning for life with a baby is a lot and when it comes to all the things you need, it can be difficult to know where to start. We speak to our clever friends Phoebe Simmonds and Kate Casey from the memo for their tips on everything you need for a happy life with a baby.

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