Unlock The Secrets To Playful Days At Home
Quit searching Instagram and Pinterest for ideas to entertain your littlies and stop combing the internet for parenting 'hacks.' These are short-term fixes and you need a long-term solution.
Hi there! I’m Sian. I help families understand the value of real play in the early years so that they can live their lives with less overwhelm and more joy & connection.
I'm here to show you just how much simpler the early years can become when you have an understanding of how children really learn, grow and develop.
Without this knowledge you'll find yourself in a cycle:
- Your child just doesn’t care about the pretty activity you copied from Instagram and immediately walks away, leaving you feeling like something is wrong. You go back to Instagram to find more ideas. The cycle continues.
- The expensive wooden toy you bought after seeing it on an influencer’s page has been left abandoned in the corner. You then go back and spend more money on the ‘must have’ toys of the season. The cycle continues.
- Your child won’t leave you alone for even a few minutes of peace and so you do more and more activities to ‘entertain’ them. They become even more dependent on you. The cycle continues.
Three ways I can help you take the steps towards a simpler, playful life at home:
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I post playful parenting advice and activity ideas regularly both on Instagram and Pinterest.
Grab my Free Guide
Begin your playful parenting journey by signing up to my email list and downloading the free guide, '5 Playful Parenting Secrets.'
Buy The Toolkit
Learn all about the Playfully P.R.E.S.E.N.T. method by purchasing the Playful Days at Home Toolkit.
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