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Stories and insights that we hope will help you parent with ease.
Bluey, Parenting & Play
Why we've fallen in love with a cartoon dog As a parent, I consider myself lucky. We missed the Pepper Pig craze (thank goodness!); we skirted past Teletubbies; Cocomelon hasn’t graced our screens, and, apart from a brief fling with Paw Patrol (dogs again), T.V. shows...
Building Brains
How SensoBaby class can give your child a head start. If you haven’t been to a SensoBaby class before, you may wonder what it’s all about. We like to think of our business as ‘building brains’. We want to support you to give your child solid foundations which will...
World Prematurity Day:
Small Actions; Big Impact This world prematurity day, we are thinking of all the tiny warriors who fight to come into this world and the families who support them. A baby is considered premature if they were born before 37 weeks gestation. The earlier a baby is born,...
Happy Father’s Day: Celebrating our Dads
Happy Father's Day from SensoBaby! Baby Massage at SensoBaby When we talk about a baby being born, so is a mother and so is a father. A hugely significant time in everyone's life and it can be really overwhelming. Whilst support for mothers is still sometimes lacking,...
Reading for Resilience: The Wellbeing Benefits of Reading to Your Child
WORLD BOOK DAY 2021 UNESCO have dedicated World Book Day as a celebration of reading, authors, illustrators and books. Launched in 1995, World Book Day has brought the pleasure of reading to families in over 100 countries across the world. Many schools are celebrating...
SensoSafari: Why Parenting is a Trip in the Park
Like the rest of the world, at SensoBaby we couldn’t predict the tears, triumphs and challenges that 2020 would bring. After a successful solo start in Term 1, the Global Pandemic hit and all my plans were swiftly shelved. Lockdown made space for time to reflect,...
World Prematurity Day: 8 Things I Wish I Had Known
Across the world, 15 million babies are born preterm every year. That’s around 1 in 10 families who will have to navigate the births, deaths, disabilities and medical conditions that they could never have predicted.On 17th November each year, awareness is raised about...
Tummy Time: Supporting Infant Development through Play
Cheralize Scholtz has been attending SensoBaby with her children for the last four years. As an Early Years Educator, she saw the benefit in providing sensory play for her children and the benefits that come with being part of a supportive community for those early...
Bee Playful, Bee Happy!
World Bee Day World Bee Day is celebrated on 20th May every year and recognised by the United Nations as an important day in raising awareness about bees, the threat they are under and the essential role they play throughout the world. Inspiring children to love bees...
Why SensoBaby?
No, I don’t want to tell you why you should come to one of our classes or make a list of the benefits. I want to tell you why I truly believe in SensoBaby. Lockdown has given us all some time to reflect and consider our priorities. It’s highlighted to us the...
Back to School with SensoBaby
Our Blog Stories and insights that we hope will help you parent with ease.
Why Every New Mom Should Consult A Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
At SensoBaby we are always keen to connect with professionals helping mothers. We recently met up with Arifa, a physiotherapist who specialises in Pelvic Health. We asked her a few questions to find out more. Why do you think pelvic floor physio is important?...
Hygge: Finding Joy this Winter Term
Winter in Botswana is characterised by clear blue skies and warm sunny days, with cold nights and frosty mornings. It’s a far cry from the images of winter we see in films and in the Western media of grey days, snow and ice. But it can still be a challenge to adjust...
Community Stories: Kuda
SensoBaby was born because our three directors had one common goal: to build a community. To be specific, we wanted to create the kind of community we yearned for when our first children were born. We missed the opportunity to connect with other parents, meet new...
The Wonderful World of Baby Massage
SensoBaby have been lucky enough to host Gayle Berry, founder of Blossom and Berry and international expert in Baby Massage and Yoga. Last month, Gayle flew in from the UK to deliver training to sixteen professionals in Botswana who are making an impact on the...
Is Your Child Lining Up Or Wrapping His Toys?
We were delighted to see so many happy faces for our first classes of term. Our sessions are full and we are excited to see your little ones thrive! My heart swells when I see the second generation of babies following in the footsteps of their brothers and sisters and...
Patterns of Play: The Trajectory Schema
SensoBaby classes are designed by experts with your child’s development in mind. This year we are demonstrating some of the theory that lies behind our activities. Term 1 will focus on the common schemas you find during early childhood development. What is a...
Learn Through Play Classes For Term 1 2019
Welcome to SensoBaby 2019! The new term of Learn-Through-Play classes begins on Monday 21 January. SensoBaby classes are more than just a ‘nice thing to do’ with your baby or toddler. The curriculum has been designed by professionals to support your child’s...
Thrive: The SensoBaby Mission for 2019
Every year SensoBaby has a focus word. A word to summarise the goals, actions and impact the organisation will make that year. For 2019, our word is ‘Thrive’. Last year we focused on ‘Connection’: how we connect with our children, connect with other local businesses...
Mental Health Matters
World Mental Health Day has been marked internationally for the last 23 years and raises awareness around mental health issues and the surrounding stigma. Mental health is an issue that affects everyone. 1 in 4 people in the world will face challenges with their...