You cannot put a price tag on friendships – especially quality friendships. Good friends provide a sense of safety and understanding needed for living an emotionally fulfilled life. But how do you go about making good friends? And more…
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Is your toddler still reliant on a dummy? Try not to worry as you’re not the only one! You can help them to ditch the dummy… it’s not an impossible task! A recent study revealed that almost two-thirds of…
4-12 year olds Early Years Education Parenting Primary
Mrs Mactivity: Educational Printables for Early Years and Primary
As a teacher, private tutor and parent, I often find myself reinventing the wheel. The Mrs Mactivity website is a timesaver for anyone involved in the education of children. Educational printables are something that all teachers, home educators and…
The new academic year is fast approaching, but it’s not too late to start your degree. Plenty of universities up and down the country will accept late submissions via clearing. So, if you’ve had a change of heart, you…
It can be tempting to open the curtains on a morning, see the rain, and cancel plans to go out. Why wait for the sun? Embrace the weather now and find something to do whatever is happening outside. Today…
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Children: How Often Do You Wash (or Encourage Them to Wash) Yours?
If you are on social media, it is impossible to have missed the recent debates linked to celebs’ revelations about their children being unwashed unless visibly dirty. So, how often should you wash your children? Ashton Kutcher and Mila…
As parents, our focus is often on our children, and so it should be. However, friendship outside of baby group circle is important, too, and we should think about ourselves as well. Last night, I sat in the garden…
For some parents, pushing their children to do well in school becomes a priority. They feel that the harder they work when they are young, the greater the rewards they will experience as adults. They’ll have access to more…
Something happens when you become a parent; you forget about yourself, and your baby becomes the centre of your attention. Your own self-care takes a backseat. This makes a lot of sense. After all, infants can’t fend for themselves,…
We had a power cut last week. Amidst the stormy weather and atrocious downpour of rain, the electricity went off, so it was back to basics when it came to entertainment in our household. It was partway through drying…