Real Healthy Kids : Natural First Aid Workshop

Event: THE NATURAL FIRST AID KIT FOR YOUR CHILD : Supporting Your Child’s Health Naturally
Date: Saturday July 2nd
Time: 9.30am – 12 noon
Cost: $50 (small classes only)
Contact: Sally Gray ND 0433 542 189 Child Health Specialist - Naturopath – Nutritionist – Educator – Author

You will learn:
• The Natural First Aid kit – including herbs, homeopathics and nutrition
• 12 month plan for child health maintenance naturally
• Natural remedies to use for common acute and chronic conditions
• How to support your child’s immunity
• Including immune boosting foods into everyday life

Precious Playtime for Better Baby Brains

^{Image by Francis Vachon}

Watching a baby at play is an amazing, beautiful thing. Journalist and doting parent Francis Vachon has shared with us his time lapse recording of baby Edward’s 4hrs of playtime, compressed into two and a half minutes. Apart from being very cute(!) the footage helps us understand the enormous value of play. Vachon explains the power of babies’ brains:

Here’s the thing about babies. When we’re born, we get the brain cells we need, but the connections between cells haven’t formed yet. In those first few years as we explore the world, the cells begin to link up at a dizzying pace, forming tens of thousands, even millions of new links. When you watch Edward you can almost feel it happening.

You can read more here.