Summer term tiredness – How to survive the holidays
Summer term tiredness is our latest topic in our Google Hangout series. It is now the end of summer term and my kids are shattered!! It has been a …
School tips
How do us parents REALLY feel when they go back to school?
So they have been back at school for some for a week or so now. On the first few days of term, this was circulating the old Facebook timeline-y thang…. …
How to encourage reading and writing in four and five year olds
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. This quote by Benjamin Franklin is one of my favourites and certainly one, …
Parenting tales from the sofa: Teasing at school
Teasing at school among young children is every parent’s fear. After having nurtured them at home in the pre-school years and being there for them when incidents happen at parent …
Pre-schooling for your toddler: 5 things you should know
Photo Credit: Pregnancy and Baby – Preparing your child for preschool or daycare The pre-schooling transition may be something big for your child; it was perhaps less so for mine …
Reducing your homework stress
We have another hangout for you today. Beckie Whitehouse from Be Confident Coaching is joining us to help reduce your homework stress. But what do I mean by that. Simple. …
School anxiety: Top three tips to help your kids
Last week, I spoke to Kate Barlow from The Parent Consultancy and asked her what her top tips were on helping your kids when they experience school anxiety, and are …
Back to School: 20 tips to prepare young children for starting school and beyond
Parents play a very important part in introducing their children to the big world of school and normalizing the back-to-school transition to young children. Priming (mentally preparing) a child’s behavior, …
What’s one of the Key Lessons for kids from School Sports Day?
Not wanting to blow my own trumpet, but finally after decades of waiting I won a third sticker in the Mums skipping race on the School Sports Day – whoop …
Parents in the classroom: Why is it good for us to go into their schools
A week or so ago, there was an open afternoon at school. Parents are invited in the classroom to see their children in their classes doing what they do on …