Latest articles

02/2025
4
 min read

20 Storytelling Techniques for Teachers and Parents

Be creative. Make reading fairy tales an unforgettable life experience.

02/2025
4
 min read

So that kids sleep tight

Luckily, there are ways to put your kids to sleep easily. We have prepared a few articles for you that should help provide a few useful tips to do just that.

02/2025
4
 min read

How to relax better before sleep

Recent psychological research has shown that regular practice of relaxation exercises has a significant positive effect on both the physical and mental health of children and adults.

02/2025
5
 min read

Why do kids read the same fairy tale again and again?

Does your child also want you to read the same fairy tale every night or the same book?

02/2025
3
 min read

Simple relaxation focused on the breath

Ask them to lie on their back and to put one hand on their stomach. Let them take a deep breath and watch their bellies...

02/2025
6
 min read

Achieving better sleep by perceiving your own body

The core of the relaxing exercise is to guide children so that they focus on individual parts of their body. First, ask them to lie on their backs, their hands resting loosely along their body.

02/2025
4
 min read

Kids' calendars - how to make planning fun

Have you ever thought about what it is like to have calendars with kids? Even with the smallest ones?

02/2025
4
 min read

How to get into the present using your senses

We will end our article series about helping children sleep tight with one final relaxation technique. We already know how to perceive our breath and body. Another way to get ourselves anchored to the present is to focus on our senses.

02/2025
4
 min read

How to get a first grader ready for school? 7 hacks for parents and children

What can we as parents do to prevent that great initial enthusiasm from turning into disappointment, and how do we make children who are worried about school look forward to it?

02/2025
4
 min read

Children and loss - when children grieve

What’s the best way of speaking to children about divorce? Or preparing them for moving house? Or explaining what death is? These are issues we’re often reluctant to consider ourselves, let alone discuss with children. They are associated with difficult situations that we adults don’t find easy to deal with ourselves.

02/2025
5
 min read

My child is bored again! Tips and tricks for coping with boredom

Have you ever thought about what boredom really is, or about why you get bored? Boredom is a signal that the activity you are engaged in is not, for whatever reason, currently satisfying you. Perhaps you find it uninteresting, or you’ve been doing it for too long, or you’re tired.

02/2025
3
 min read

Five (not so) traditional Advent calendar tips

It feels like the children only went back to school yesterday, and yet Christmas is already around the corner. Did you also used to get excited about Christmas approaching when you were little, and start counting-down the days?