I think we’ve all found 2020 difficult. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected so many areas of our lives that it’s hard not to have felt the impact somewhere. For single parents, the loss of social contact has been particularly hard. Whether it’s the support of family, the all-important occasional night out with friends, or the …
Creative writing can help your child on both an academic and personal level and will teach them skills that may even come in handy when they embark on a career path. Children naturally have wonderful imaginations and it’s a good idea for bot parents and teachers to cultivate this ability through creative writing challenges. There …
Some parents consider school trips to be a waste of time, but they actually come with many benefits and act as a crucial part of your child’s learning journey. Simply put, school trips allow youngsters to develop a stronger insight into the world around them, from environmental to political viewpoints. Schools tend to place an …
It goes without saying that parents want the best for their children as far as their education goes. As they reach their teenage years, they will be given more independence when it comes to the subjects they’ll study at school, and the career route they take thereafter. Although it ultimately comes down to their choice, …
Social skills are crucial if we want to communicate successfully with others and build healthy relationships. Good social skills can help improve a child’s confidence so that they are able to make friends both in and outside of school. They can even help them with career opportunities when they are old enough, and it’s important …
One of the things that really frustrates me about motherhood is all the pressures we put ourselves! Whether it’s trying to keep up with all the other Mums in the school playground or just wanting to make sure our little cherubs have the very best of the best, it can be exhausting! If we’re not …
As a family, we love to create our own things. From creating our own Christmas cards to making personalised gifts for our family and friends, we really do love to get crafty. One thing we’ve recently been looking into is creating our own clothes. I love the idea that we would be wearing something that …
Well, what a strange few months it has been! It’s also been a pretty tough time for many of us and 2020 certainly hasn’t turned out the way any of us would have ever imagined. If you’d have told me this time last year that we would have spent months unable to leave the house …
I have three children and I’m happy to admit that some days are a struggle. I know I’m not alone in this. Having children isn’t easy and some days we just need a little reassurance that we’re doing OK. Other days, we could really benefit from getting a little insight into how other Mums do …
One of the big things to think about when you’re planning to have kids is how you’re going to afford them. Children are expensive! But is there ever a right time financially to have kids? The simple answer to this is nope! Having children is something that many of us plan to do, but finances …