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How toys can help your child practise calm and focus

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s more important than ever for children to develop mindfulness skills that help them stay calm, focused and centred. Toys play a crucial role in helping kids practise mindfulness. Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the moment, and has been proven to reduce anxiety, improve focus and enhance emotional […]

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Why are newborns soothed by being contained and touched?

What can be more relaxing than a body massage, heavy workout at the gym, sitting in a hot tub or falling asleep in a moving car (being the passenger, of course)? All these experiences result from stimuli to our senses of touch and of body position. This is referred to as proprioception. When we receive

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