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Child playing with wooden open-ended toys on a wooden floor - Tiny Tree Toys South Africa

Why Play Doesn't Need Rules

— Ezette Potgieter
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The Power of Open-Ended Play and Why Your Child Keeps Getting Bored with Their Toys Picture this: it's a Saturday morning, the playroom is overflowing with toys, and your child...
toddler biting an Occupational Therapist perspective

"My child is biting” What it really means and what to do about it.

— Ezette Potgieter
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Is your child biting at school or at home? Paediatric OT Ezette Fourie breaks down the real sensory and developmental reasons behind toddler biting, and gives parents five practical steps to take when it happens.