Category featuring articles about children’s education. Including school and home educational activities, ideas and techniques.
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Supporting Your Child’s Education with TuitionWorks
Read moreI’m looking at ways to help my son catch up on learning he’s missed after the school closures and home-schooling of this year. It’s scary to think how far behind some children have become, particularly those in their final secondary and college years.
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Advantages for Reading with Children
Read moreI’ve read with my son every night for the last nine years since he was a few months old. It’s being recognised that there’s so many benefits to reading with children, from improving their reading, writing, emotional intelligence and in strengthening your bond together.
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Raising Confident Children (and Book Giveaway)
Read moreLow confidence can be the root cause of so many issues in adulthood, and it can start from childhood. I’m always analysing my son’s behaviours and have noticed he’s not as confident as I feel he deserves to be.
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Signs My Child Needs Support With Their Mental Health
Read moreIt’s Children’s Mental Health Week 2021 and the theme this year is EXPRESS YOURSELF, to encourage young people to find ways to share their feelings. Life is harder than usual at the moment, and it’s easy to forget how children can also be affected mentally by current circumstances
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Giveaway: 4 Copies of Daniel’s Dreams- Monster Mountain, a Children’s Book about Mental Health
Read moreA brand new book that talks about mental health in a child-friendly way, Daniel’s Dream*, is one of my current favourites during this difficult time. If you’ve read my recent suggestions for indoor activities with kids to beat the boredom, you will have seen this book is featured.
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Indoor Activities with Kids: Ideas to Beat Boredom
Read moreDays indoors with the kids can be tough at anytime, but now we’re inside waiting for this pandemic to pass, it’s harder. Last time we had sunshine with plenty of garden play alongside our daily walks, but this time it’s cold and rainy!
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Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids
Read moreYes it’s that time of year again, so I’ve been hunting for gifts for my son and the various children in my network and as usual it’s not easy! Regardless of the year we’re having I always buy online where I can, so here’s some of my favourite finds so far!
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How To Grow Vegetables In Your Garden, Without Losing Other Uses of the Space
Read moreFor 3 years I had an allotment and it was amazing for both my mental and physical health. Since moving house I had to sadly give up the plot and within months I noticed a huge decline in my mental health. I no longer had my sanctuary to escape to that was just me and…
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Ways To Support Your Child Returning to School After Lockdown
Read moreChildren across this country, and the world, have had their lives changed dramatically for the last six months and it’s about to change again. In just a couple of weeks children will be back to school after being home educated for more than four months.
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Review of Mysteries In Time Educational Subscription Box & Giveaway
Read moreHomeschooling my 8 year old for four months was tough- I’m not trained in how to make learning fun like a teacher is. Schools are supposed to reopen next month, but I’m creating back-up plans by getting better resources together just in case.