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Supporting Your Child Through Exam Period
Exams are a challenging and pressurised time for anyone, no matter how confident your child feels. Here are some tips for supporting your child through the exam period.
How to Encourage your Child to be Respectful
Children aren’t born with an innate urge to respect others; this is something that needs to be taught and nurtured throughout their lives. They will look to you, as their parents, for social cues on how to behave towards others,…
Personalised gifts for the whole family from CushionPop
I regularly share on my blog how much I love personalised gifts and homewares. I think they offer an extra special touch to presents and items. They are great for children too, who love having their name on things! When…
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!…
