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Healthy tip of the week is about the right cup for the right stages.

During early cup drinking your little ones are laying down important skills like jaw stability, lip, tongue and cheek movement which all helps on the road to talking. This can be encouraged from 6 months and bottles are not recommended after 12 months.

Open cups and straws are recommended for the best oral development and can be introduced early, you can start on open cups by letting them have a drink from your cup when having some water just be prepared for big gulps and lots of spillages.

As your baby gets bigger think about the cup have will it have handles, grips. Will they have a straw or is the 360 degree top the way to go.

REMEMBER Water is the best drink for children to be drinking, there are lots of benefits see our photo

Not just for the children but for the parents and staff too, this weeks healthy tip shows foods to help keep a healthy mind

Some of the fun sensorial activities the toddlers have gotten up to the last month, We also have been trying new foods every week as part of our my 5 senses curriculum. Some have gone down great some not so well! 😂 Lots of fun was had in August in the toddler room. 🤗

It's that time again when we know so many of our children are starting school after being with us since they were babies but we know they are ready and hope they had a great day on their first day of school

We are so lucky to have settled all our new preschoolers in over the summer so we can hit the ground running this September. We started our "All about me" curriculum today the children drew their own faces using mirrors to see what they look like and told us how they felt to tie into their emotions

Well it's back to school and first day of school for lots of our little friends this week so we thought we would share a healthy packed lunch as our healthy tip of the week. With snacks in playschool and preschool it will give some ideas too

Might be of interest to some of our older children, being part of a team is a great way to build confidence. Lots if our children talk about the fun they have at Trinity Gaels GAA Club

Today in Preschool we had the big job of making today's tea, we made yummy oaty bars from scratch for everyone in creche. The best way to get the children to try new foods is by getting them involved in making them. The boys and girls really enjoyed making them together and enjoyed eating them even more. 😁😁

It's still all about Oral health care this week, it's one for our preschoolers. Your child can learn how to brush their own teeth by about 3 years of age and should be brushing his or her own teeth morning and night by age 4. Parents should supervise and check for proper cleaning. By 8 years of age, your child will probably no longer need your help. Don't forget to visit your dentist regularly

Sticking with our theme of healthy teeth, we have some top tips for younger children this week

As part of our Healthy Ireland Smart start programme we will be sharing a healthy tip with parents each week here on our page