Top Tips to Upkeep Your Family Home
Once you have renovated and decorated your family home, it can be difficult to remember (or to have time) to constantly upkeep it. However, there is no point in pouring money into your family home if you are not going…
Helping Your Child Transition from Nursery to Big School
Big school – it’s such an alarming phrase isn’t it? Conjuring up images of lessons and bustling playgrounds. When your child is barely out of toddlerhood, it can be overwhelming to think about them transitioning to a new, bigger environment.…
How to Boost Your Child’s Creativity
Children are naturally creative when they’re small. They embrace all forms of creativity, painting, drawing, modelling, acting and singing and they do it without self-consciousness. Without any hint of shyness or self-judgement. As they grow and become more self-aware, they…
Review of the AquaPlanet Waterproof Backpack
Days at the beach are great, but wet bathing suits are a nuisance! I’m trying to use less plastic so opt for canvas bags, but putting wet clothes into these is obviously an issue. Thankfully there is a solution. The…
Advice for Preparing Your Child For Nursery
Your child’s now old enough to go to nursery! Making new friends, learning how to speak more often, interacting with teachers and exploring a heap of different ways to learn can be a daunting prospect for some children and parents…
Exploring dental probiotics with Luvbiotics
When you’re pregnant, and often long after you give birth, there are some unexpected side effects. Did you know your hair stops falling out when you’re pregnant? Then loads of it comes out after you give birth! It’s weird, but…
How to Raise an Environmentally Conscious Child
As the impact we make on the planet is only becoming more important, children should be prepared to learn about how the environment in their local area can be improved for the sake of the world. In fact, new government…
The Benefits of Arts & Crafts For Children
Making time for your children to have an opportunity to play is the cornerstone of where your child learns to grow as a person. Arts and craft activities help with this greatly in allowing children to discover what they enjoy…
Making STEM fun with Marty the Robot
I’m a huge supporter of broadening the appeal of and accessibility to STEM subjects. And, as a mum to a wonderful daughter, I’m very aware of the gender imbalance in the STEM sector. I also believe in making STEM fun!…
How to Raise a Resilient Child
Resilience helps children to withstand and recover quickly from difficult situations. Children who are raised to have a resilient attitude will not only feel more confident, but they will also be better equipped to face future challenges. So how can…
10 lockdown activities to inspire creativity
Lockdown may be easing, but for our family some of the new habits and skills we have developed will definitely be here to stay. From baking to crafting, gardening to colouring, we’ve had fun exploring activities that you can easily…
Exploring STEM Subjects with Your Child
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. These four subjects are incredibly beneficial to your child because they help to build up a strong set of skills for their future. Here are a few examples from an independent school…
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