Welcome to Busy Books Australia, the revolutionary new way to learn!
Welcome to Busy Books Australia, the revolutionary new way to learn!
“Christmas, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Except for toddlers. Christmas can be a really dysregulating and overwhelming time of the year for many small people. This year will probably be even more so for many of our little ones who have spent the majority of the last 12 months in lockdown.” advices […]
What are Life Skills? – Skills You Need Our Busy Books are more than just an activity book, they teach a range of amazing fundamental life skills and have a wide range of special features. Lets check them out: Fundamental Life Skills: As your little one is playing and learning with their Busy Book they […]
Our Busy Books have been made with all our beautiful children in mind. Too often a toddler or child’s focus is lost when pages of books are too busy, becoming a visual overload for some. Our non overly stimulating design, with gentle repetition throughout the book is beneficial for children who have sensory processing difficulties. […]
Jacks Mum Amy received our Busy Books back in October 2020. Her eldest son James loved them and spent hours playing with them. The dedicated Mum that Amy is, she also spent a lot of quality time observing and encouraging James as he worked his way through the Busy Books. James is now 5 and […]
Ways to Help Children Identify and Express their Emotions Often children who act out through biting or hitting or what society calls misbehaving, are often a call for help as the child lacks the ability to communicate their needs and emotions. Teaching your child the skills to express their emotions and communicate their needs is […]
What is emotion regulation and how do we do it? THIS. IS. A. BIG. TOPIC! So I’m going to break it down into a few sections. Lets start with Emotional Regulation in ADULTS. Why? Because I think it’s a good place to start, looking at ourselves. How we handle our emotions, what triggers us, and […]
Understanding Emotional Development: Children & Teenagers Between the ages of two to five years old there will be lots of changes as your child moves away from babyhood to being able to manage a lot more on their own. Your child may be spending a lot more of their time with other people, at play […]
Just like Motor Development, Cognitive Development is another big subject. It can include: Attention span Memory skills Problem solving Spatial development These are some of the topics we are going to touch on as we expand our knowledge on our toddlers cognitive development. I know that a lot of parents feel concern over some of […]
Childhood development experts generally say that a reasonable attention span to expect of a child is two to three minutes per year of their age. That’s the period of time for which a typical child can maintain focus on a given task. Average attention spans work out like this: 2 years old: four to six […]
We encounter problems on a daily basis at work or at home, but it is second nature to us to resolve these issues and move forward. However, for a child this is an important life skill they will need to develop so they are able to make healthy decisions for themselves. If a child is […]
Gross Motor Development and Delays in Childhood We use gross motor skills to do everyday things that involve our large muscles, from exercising to mowing the lawn. Most people use these skills easily and automatically. But gross motor skills are more complex than you might think. These skills involve the coordination of the muscles and […]
Fine Motor Development – Kid Sense Child Development Fine motor development involve the small muscles of the body that provide movements in areas such as the hands, fingers and eyes. Fine motor skills are also responsible for the coordination between these areas i.e. hand and eye coordination. Fine motor skills enable activities such as eating, […]
