It is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self – or so Donald Winnicott, the British pediatrician and psychoanalyst,...

Children learn differently. In the same way we all look different our brains are uniquely wired and created through an interplay of...

We do hope that this end-of-year catch-up finds you all safe and well. What a year it’s been, and a year I’m sure most of us will be glad...

The world feels a bit messy at the moment doesn't it? Did you know that Messy Play has different developmental stages ? Do you understand...

Last week as I lay on the operating table trying to breathe deeply and think positive thoughts, I had one of those profound life moments....

Pictures paint a thousand words, so we have commissioned an animation to show you in a very clear way, how we use the Developmental Play...

As the uncertainty of this pandemic continues to loom large in all of our lives, concern about the impact on a generation of children...

Lin Lin and Lockdown – seeing the pandemic through children’s eyes “Lin Lin is a four-year-old girl on lockdown. She doesn’t really know...

I didn’t think it could be done. It certainly wasn’t what I imagined. But drastic times need drastic action so I moved my therapy work...

Early in March, the CreateCATT team found itself busily working through the night to get the Stay at Home Play at Home resources online....

Many of you will be familiar with LEGO's plastic bricks and the toys they make. Perhaps like me you played with them as a child and your...

2020 has started for many with a lot of uncertainty, as the coronavirus impacts here in Asia travel is curtailed, extra- curricular...

The latest Developmental Training in Bangalore at the beginning of February was an inspiration to many of the participants and here we...

Caroline Essame (2020) Developmental Play: A new approach to understanding how all children learn through play, Childhood Education,...

2019 a year to celebrate It has been a really full year for CreateCATT with our 1st International Developmental Play Conference in...

In my last blog, I wrote about the neuroscience and physiology of nature and how the answer is in the trees, which led me to think about...

From Caroline Essame, CEO of CreateCATT at ARNEC in Vietnam One of the key themes at this year’s Asia-Pacific Regional Network on Early...

Maude Le Roux, Occupational Therapist explains what dyspraxia is and how children learn about their bodies through play.

This week we are sharing our radio interview with Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy. Originally from Finland

We can wire the brain throughout life, but the brain is much more susceptible and adaptable in the early years...