The award-winning TV series, The Queen’s Gambit, has led to the resurgence in the classical strategy game of chess. It’s now cool to play chess whatever your age. While it used to be the game for adult nerds and [...]
Play is essential for reading, writing and maths, as it develops the perceptual skills which underpin both numeracy and literacy. This learning doesn't happen in a vacuum, and these perceptual skills are acquired and refined over many years. It [...]
I attended a hybrid convention in Cape Town in April and I chose to drive and not fly. I decided to do this for one very simple reason: to provide my brain with lots of new imagery to play [...]
Nikki Bush discusses the topic of suicide sensitivity with psychologist, Claire Newton. It’s the secrete S-word that no one wants to discuss and yet it’s part of our reality, particularly in the Covid-19 pandemic. For more information visit www.clairenewton.co.za or www.nikkibush.com . THE [...]
We can get so overwhelmed by life (whether in pandemic times or not) that we can feel like we have lost control. We can get stuck in the past, thinking about what has happened, what didn't work out, or [...]
Toy Talk® with Nikki Bush showcases and endorses educational games and toys every child should have during their formative years as well as games for family fun and connection. Nikki Bush, Human Potential and Parenting [...]
Future-proofing yourself to win at work and life is both an attitude and a broad set of skills and behaviours. More than anything, it is about accepting that change is going to happen and we have to learn how [...]
This is traditionally the time of year when parents are saying, “I can’t wait for everyone to get back to school and into routine!” or “The kids really need some routine and structure, they’ve become unplayable!” That routine, of [...]
Human beings need stability but they also love, and thrive on, novelty. It's one of the paradoxes of being human. The stability of a regular, daily routine provides sanity and creates feelings of safety and security, precisely because it [...]
December is a time of reflection as we come to the end of another calendar year, and 2020 has been a year unlike any other for all of us. We are human beings in search of meaning. We are [...]