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We all need some holiday cheer and so we've compiled a bunch of fun Christmas Facts to impress your friends and family with over the holidays!    1. Santa originally only had 8 reindeer helpers Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder, and Blixem made their debut appearance in Clement Moore's “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” (more commonly known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas"), in 1823.   2. Wait, who are Dunder & Blixem? “Dunder" and "Blixem” mean “thunder” and “lightning” in German. In 1837, publisher Charles Fenno Hoffman printed a version of “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” which...

What is child development? As children get older, they develop in various different ways which cover physical, intellectual, social and emotional changes. It's the process that every child goes through and includes everything from physical skills such as sitting and standing, to social and emotional skills such as smiling or forming relationships with others. How your child behaves, thinks, moves, and speaks are big clues about his development. Every child progresses at their own pace but there are certain skills they should each by a certain age, and these are known as developmental milestones. The early years are the most important time to start building a...

Fine motor skills are the coordination of the small muscles and the eyes. They mostly refer to the small muscles in the hands and fingers. With the development of fine motor skills, children will be able to achieve functions across a range of skills including: Academic - writing, drawing, scribbling, cutting with scissors, etc Self-care - brushing teeth and hair, tying shoelaces, get dressed, using a zipper and buttons, using silverware for eating Play - building blocks, threading a bead, grasping small objects,   Best activities and toys for fine motor skill development There are many ways we can help encourage the development of fine...

Let's look at the main developmental milestones for 8 to 12-month-olds.  Developmental Milestones: 8 - 12 month olds Now that your baby is becoming super mobile, it's time to watch out!  From around 8 - 12 months, these are the milestones you should expect to see: They’re on the move as they crawl or scoot on their bottom or creep around on their tummy. Time to be careful, as that means they can now reach and grab objects and put them in their mouth! You might see them rocking back and forth on all fours – that’s them building their muscles...

Areas of Child Development: Social and Emotional (Socioemotional) Skills These refer to a child's ability to interact with others, and to understand and manage his feelings and emotions. Examples of socioemotional skills are empathy, sympathy, recognizing and expressing feelings, and the ability to relate to others. These skills begin in early childhood – from birth, as they interact with their caregivers and form emotional attachments - and will continue growing throughout adulthood. Babies show signs of socioemotional growth by smiling at you when he sees you, waving goodbye when someone leaves, sharing his toys with his sibling, even showing anxiety around strangers...