Parenting is a constant balance between ‘holding on’ and giving in to our child’s intense needs for attachment and security from us and ‘letting go’, mindful that our ultimate goal is for them to become a confident individual, with good self-esteem, ready to fly in the world alone. As our children get older and start to reach for independence it can be tempting to over-protect them and become a ‘snowplough parent’ (a parent who clears the way of any obstacles), or a ‘helicopter parent’ (one who hovers and micromanages everything). Parents who fall into these styles are often nurturing and well-meaning, often following a gentle parenting style,...

This free printable apple counting game is a fun way to work on number recognition, counting, subitising and some bonus colour matching too! This is a great apple counting activity for preschoolers who will love rolling the dice and counting out the apples to add to the tree. Older children will have fun working on simple addition by using two dice, and with the bonus color dice or spinner you can add and extra color matching challenge too! The free printable apple math game has everything you need to print and play – just grab some dice and you are ready to go! This post contains affiliate...

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