Ahead of the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford MBE explains how adults can replicate a child’s bedtime routine and why sleep matters. Greg’s bedtime routine includes at least 45 minutes of ‘no screen time’, a…
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Isolation boredom may seem inevitable for our little darlings who are lucky to escape the painful side effects of contracting the Covid-19 virus. However, there are things to put in place to prevent it, and if that’s too late…
“Knowing my luck” is something I say far more often than I feel comfortable doing so. It shows an unhealthy amount of pessimism, and I don’t want that in my life. I suppose I’m Alanis Morrisette’s song, Ironic, personified…
As I’m writing this, I’m finding it challenging to accept that my 2021 has already been and gone. Sometimes, I still feel as though the millennium has only just happened, and I’m still a teenager. Dear 2021, What can…
A decluttering expert has revealed the best space-saving tips for parents, including getting rid of toys one at a time, involving kids in the process of donating – and a tidy up before bedtime. Kate Ibbotson has created a…
Millions of British families will find themselves arguing this Christmas Day – over whether to watch the Queen’s speech, who should sit where at the dinner table, and who cheated at a board game. A poll of 2,000 adults…
If your children grow up without seeing any other corners of the world, it can be hard to say that they’ve had a great education. Telling them about the rest of the world is one thing, but letting them see…
Learning is something we do every day, and there’s never a limit to the things that we can learn, but for children, learning is something that needs to happen sooner rather than later. There’s a lot to learn about…
Millions of children have never had an eye test, with parents more likely to get their child’s shoe size checked than their eyesight. A study of 2,000 parents found a quarter of children don’t get regular eye examinations, with…
You already know that learning isn’t something that is just limited to classrooms, and there are so many things that you could be doing to help your children to learn in new ways. Learning happens all the time and…