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How to Celebrate St Valentine’s Day as a family
Did you know that there are different types types of love? I am sure the way you love your parents is different to how you love hot chocolate, right? The ancient Greeks gave a name to each type. Here are…
Celebrating World Book Day
World Book Day is Awesome! Children from around the world are dressing up as their favourite book characters and celebrating literature. World Book Day has been running for over 20 years. It was founded by Baroness Gail Rebuck. She wanted…
Managing your toddler at Christmas
Christmas is an exciting time of year, and no one can get excited quite like a toddler. Perhaps a little too excited at times. How do you help them regulate these big emotions to prevent a full-on meltdown on Christmas…
10 Ways to Pay It Forward during the holidays
Christmas is a time of giving. Everyone knows this. We work hard to teach our children that Christmas is about giving more than receiving, and then we give them heaps of Christmas presents. One way to remind our children that…
Returning to School in 2024
The summer holidays are coming to a close. The shops are displaying school uniforms and stationery. Are you wondering what you will pack in your child’s lunch box every day? Are you worried about how they will manage in their…
What Next, After Secondary School?
You have a number of options after secondary school including Apprenticeships, A Levels and T Levels. You could have the option to resit some of your exams if needed. In addition, there are specialist courses for those interested in the…
How to Encourage Your Only Child to Play Independently
Your child wants your full attention all the time. As much as you would love to give it, you need to do some work sometimes, and your child needs to learn how to play independently. If your child masters the…
Back to School Essentials
Whether your child is starting school for the first time or about to sit their exams they will need these essentials. Your child’s school will give you a list of items you will need. Sops is in the latter years…
Imaginary Friends
Do you have any imaginary friends? If so, it shows you are very intelligent. Your imagination is so awesome it has created a whole new person for you to play with. Or in Sops’ case, several people to play with. You…
Help! My Child is a Tik Tok Addict
Have you ever sat at the dinner table with your family and all of a sudden your child jumps up and does a random jig for no apparent reason? Have you walked around the supermarket and they sing to themselves…
