Are parenting classes worth the time and money? Get Effective Parenting Skills Online The new and only slightly familiar world of parenthood can be understandably quite daunting for first-time parents. Even with the knowledge and experience from your own childhood years and how you were parented by your primary caregivers, raising your children is an […]
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A Parents Guide To Internet Safety For Kids
When I was a child, the Internet did not exist, but now internet safety for kids is essential and very important to get right. The Internet can be both an enjoyable and a dangerous place. Nowadays, there is practically no escaping it (unless you decide to become a hermit). Everyone has a smartphone, a tablet, […]
Our Top 5 Dinosaur Toys For Kids
We take a look at the top dinosaur toys for kids!! All kids love dinosaurs! When you start a conversation about dinosaurs with your dino-crazy son or daughter, make sure you have a lot of time to spare. T-rex talk can give you and your child many precious (and entertaining) minutes together, bonding over how […]
What Are The Best Books For a 1 Year Old
What are our best books for a 1 Year Old? Books are an excellent way to introduce language to your child, and reading together is an excellent avenue for parent and child bonding. Even young babies will benefit from parents reading to them, and this will help (hopefully) develop a lifelong love for reading in […]
3 Easy Homeschooling Tips
With homeschooling on a lot of parents’ minds nowadays, whether by choice or not, parents are scrambling to think of what activities their kids can do at home. Some schools are doing online classes or meetings, with homework being sent straight to the parents, while others are on an extended break. This “new normal” is […]
4 Easy Activities to Keep Your Toddler Busy
We know that toddlers have boundless energy and sometimes, this energy can drive us up the wall. As mums, we also know that we don’t want to always give in to parking them in front of the telly when we need a breather. When you want to keep the peace (and your sanity) intact, here […]
Should Nursery Practitioners Get Paid The Same As Teachers?
The UK government is being pressured to put early years and nursery practitioners on the par with teachers in not only status but with pay also. A report has found that poor pay and the ever-increasing workload and the low status of is pushing early years staff/ nursery practitioners out of the early years sector. […]
Should We Still Be Encouraging Our Kids To Go To University???
Through our early years in life, we are taught that you need to get good grades at school and then go on to university so you can go and get a good job and earn lots of money. However, academic achievement is excellent, and if you are wired that way, then fabulous go on and […]
A New Headteacher Introduces Saturday Detentions to Fight Poor Attendance and Parents Have to Attend Too
A new headteacher has sparked outrage after he introduced Saturday detention to try and combat poor attendance by the school’s pupils. Seamus Murphy told parents at Folkestone Academy in Kent that the pupils would attend 2-hour detention between 9 am until 11 am on Saturdays wearing full uniform and must be accompanied by their parents […]
Should Teachers Ban Christmas Cards To Be ‘Environmentally Friendly’?
A UK primary school teacher came under fire last week over his decision to ban Christmas cards. The teacher has argued that Christmas cards which have been exchanged at schools throughout the UK for over 170 years have a massive negative impact on the environment. A report by the Daily Mail, says that British teacher Jonathan Mason […]