Mar 31, 2020 | Motor skills
We all know play is one of the most powerful tools we have in educating our children and helping them learn new skills. So it’s time to get creative with some helpful pics from @owen_xplores! First get your little one to prepare their kit, its basically...
May 31, 2019 | Cooking with children, Family Mealtimes, Guest blogs, Healthy eating, Motor skills, Tips, Toddler
Try this fab recipe from our guest blogger, Amy Cowley, @Mommy_And_Mabel_ Loaded Veggie Mac & Cheese In our house, we like to add vegetables to anything we possibly can and, more often than not, we find that most recipes taste all the better for the healthy...
May 1, 2019 | Baby, Family Mealtimes, General, Healthy eating, Motor skills, Tips, Toddler, Weaning
By Claire Burgess, Family Consultant, Bespoke Family Ltd (www.bespokefamily.co.uk) Very often when we start to introduce our babies to food we think that it must be bland, basic and not very much fun! That is absolutely not the case as we want to show our babies the...
May 1, 2019 | General, Guest blogs, Healthy eating, Motor skills, Tips, Toddler, Weaning
When it came time to wean my first born son, it was one of the most exciting and scary times of my life. We chose the baby led weaning method very early on and he took to it like a duck to water. It’s one of the best parenting decisions I’ve made and...
Apr 18, 2019 | Education, General, Guest blogs, Motor skills, News, Tips, Toddler
Learning through play is one of the best ways to help your children develop their cognitive skills. It not only encourages them to explore new activities and use their imaginations but it also helps to develop those all important fine motoring skills. By helping your...
Oct 17, 2017 | Baby, Motor skills, Tips
Babies and toddlers learn and develop everyday through play by experiencing new textures, sounds, colours, patterns and tasks. You don’t need to buy expensive toys in order to encourage their development. There are tonnes of fun games and activities you can play with...
Sep 27, 2017 | Baby, Cooking with children, Education, Healthy eating, Motor skills, Weaning
Well it may not have been the hot summer we had all hoped for, but here at Doddl HQ we have had a summer sizzler! Whilst we had thought we may take some time to enjoy the summer sun, we made the most of the bad weather...
Jun 14, 2017 | Baby, Motor skills, Tips
Help, I have a toddler! Did you wake up one morning and think…OMG where did this toddler come from? Were you caught up in the blur of feeding routines and nappy changes that before you knew it, a game-changing toddler appeared? We are not for a second trying to...
Nov 22, 2016 | Education, General, Motor skills
In the run up to silly season, life as a parent can already be hectic enough. The school plays, parties, shopping and all of those social arrangements, and that’s just the kids! With the prospect of rushing around like a headless chicken (or maybe that should be...