If you’ve noticed your toddler isn’t talking as much as other children their age, or their speech doesn’t seem to be progressing the way you’d expect, it’s natural to feel worried. Speech development varies enormously between children, but there’s also a lot you can do at home to support your toddler’s language in a way… Continue reading Toddler Speech Delay Activities at Home: Simple Ways to Help Your Child
If your child is four years old and either just starting school or about to, phonics is probably already on your radar. It can feel a little daunting from the outside — there’s a lot of terminology, a lot of different approaches, and a lot of conflicting advice online. The good news is that supporting… Continue reading Phonics Activities for 4 Year Olds: Simple Ideas to Try at Home
Image credit Choosing the right education path for your child often starts long before they reach school age. Parents know their children best, and thankfully, these days, the choices for education are much more flexible than they once were. You’re not stuck to only sending your child to school if this isn’t the right choice… Continue reading Education Choices for Parents from 5 to 18
In an ideal world, messy play would always happen outside where the mess doesn’t matter and the garden absorbs everything. In reality, in the UK, it rains for what feels like most of the year and there are plenty of days when outside simply isn’t an option. The good news is that indoor messy play… Continue reading Indoor Messy Play Ideas: Messy Play When You Can’t Get Outside
Link Image – CC0 License What are your options after you have finished your GCSEs? Everyone is always talking about the fact that we all have options, but this isn’t very helpful if you don’t expand and start talking about what they actually are also. There are plenty of different paths that you can travel… Continue reading What Are Your Options After GCSE’s?
It’s obvious when we’ve entered holiday mode when you discover a half-eaten apple under the couch, a strange slime cap in the bathroom, or when your child asks for a snack with a snack in hand. Your home is much louder than usual, your day stretches on longer than ever before, and your brain runs… Continue reading Small Sanity Savers Parents Swear By During School Holidays
If you’ve recently discovered the world of tuff trays and aren’t quite sure where to start, you’re in the right place. Tuff trays — sometimes called tuff spots — have become a go-to for parents of young children, and once you get the hang of them, they’re genuinely brilliant. They contain the mess, they spark… Continue reading Tuff Tray Ideas for Preschool: 20+ Easy Play Setups Your Child Will Love
Location Credit – CC0 License Teaching is hard. Whether you’re homeschooling, tutoring, or whether you’re teaching in a school, it’s hard. A lot of the time, teachers are reporting that it’s actually getting harder to teach, as children are less engaged, and teachers are struggling to keep their attention. Not only this, but for those… Continue reading Teaching Is Hard, How Can You Make It Easier?
Image Location For the purpose of settling any debates, let’s start by understanding what we mean by these two terms. On the one hand you have private housing, which to me refers to any type of house or flat you pay to rent. The landlord lets you stay there and you’re responsible for everything. It’s… Continue reading Why Student Accommodation Is Better Than Private Housing During University
Homeschooling can bring a lot of satisfaction and joy, but it’s not always easy. In fact, there are times when it feels like ‘homeschooling’ and ‘easy’ should never appear in the same sentence. Happily, those moments are the exception, not the rule. By and large, the homeschool experience is one of those this is hard… Continue reading Homeschooling? 4 Tips to Thrive
