by brightadmin | Jun 23, 2022 | Little Bodies
Ticks. Yuck. Summer in Manitoba is gorgeous. The sunshine! The breezes! That unmistakable perfume of grass! We want our little ones to be outside as much as they can be during the summer… but we need to keep an eye out for ticks. Ticks spread illnesses including...
by brightadmin | Mar 1, 2022 | Little Bodies
For the first time in many years, last month the United States Centers for Disease Control updated its child developmental milestones.These changes aren’t due to a change in the way children are developing: rather, the CDC has changed the way it presents...
by brightadmin | Feb 1, 2022 | Little Bodies
This is NOT a post about how you shouldn’t let your kids use screens. For many families, screens are part of the way we learn, the way we relax, and increasingly, the way we socialize and keep in touch with loved ones. This IS a post about minimizing the...
by brightadmin | Dec 3, 2021 | Little Bodies
With COVID-19 vaccinations now being made available to children as young as 5 in Manitoba, there’s a lot of talk about needles. And while most parents see this vaccination as a long-awaited safeguard against a deadly illness… to the kids now preparing to...
by brightadmin | Oct 7, 2021 | Little Bodies
Every parent knows children become more inquisitive and independent as they grow. And as this development happens, they sometimes need to understand WHY they should do the things we want them to do… like washing their hands. At Brightling Academy and in all our...
by brightadmin | Aug 3, 2021 | Little Bodies
We’ve made all our posts this month about bees – because honestly, there are so many cool things to learn about bees that we can’t see a reason not to! One of the most amazing, we think, is the way bees use a special dance to communicate with one...
