Thoughts from the cove

As parents, we have experienced tantrums, meltdowns and outbursts from our toddlers and preschoolers at least once a day. It could surface from a lack of attention, or overstimulation, but they are definitely not naughty. Tantrums are signs that our child has not learnt how to manage his emotions yet. In order to understand why young children throw tantrums, we must first understand the science of the brain.  Dr Dan Siegel and Dr Tina Payne Bryson have a concept in their book "The Whole-Brain Child" that helps us understand the brain in a simple way. When we understand what's happening in the...

When it comes to choosing toys, play kitchen ranks amongst the top when it comes to open-ended and pretend-play because of the immense amount of benefits for a child's development. However, your children's play kitchen and cart trolley are only complete when you have a sufficient amount of pretend play food toys.      Wooden toys are getting all the attention and rave these days and plastic toys are significantly cheaper, so why choose felt toys instead of plastic toys or wooden toys when it comes to food for kitchen play?  All our felt food toys are handcrafted by our team of artisans....

A classic symbol of childhood, the rocking horse has a history of more than 500 years. The rocking horse in its current form dates back to the 17th Century when wooden rocking horses first appeared in Europe. Popular amongst the upper class and wealthy European families, the rocking horse was used in these household to prepare young children to gallop in the real world. There were also others who believed that the rocking horse was created so that young children could mimic their fathers involved in wars or were in the wild to hunt.      What are the benefits in owning...

Kathy's Cove was featured on another Christmas Gift Guide is Christmas, this time on Vanilla Luxury's Xmas Gift Guide: Christmas Gifts for Kids and Babies in Singapore!   This is what they said about us:  Kathy's Cove Need just the piece to spruce up your child’s room and imagination? Beautiful and practical, Kathy's Cove was born out of the desire to create sustainable and environmentally-friendly furniture and children's toys using the versatile and hardy rattan as the key material in all pieces. Designed in-house in sunny Singapore, each piece is delicately and professionally handcrafted by dedicated craftsmen. Their inaugural collection NOEL, was designed for...