Starting nursery - a big milestone
I wonder what I made of my first couple of days at nursery school? It was more than three decades ago, I had just turned 3, and it was the first time I had been left in the care of anyone outside my...
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Any real choice in primary school applications process?
It's the time of year when mums and dads are filling in school admissions forms which will shape the educational future of their son or daughter for years to come. There's no right or wrong option, but...
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Baking with kids... for a good cause
Try not to let the words ‘baking with kids’ fill you with terror. Along with experimenting with pots of brightly-coloured paint, tubes of glue and tubs of glitter, and maybe a set of felt-tip pens...
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Fun activities to fill the festive break
Keeping children occupied during any school holiday can be tough and the weather, at this time of year, doesn’t help. Short, chilly or sub-zero days, can make it difficult to venture outside for long,...
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Delicate balancing act of being a parent
I’m not easily swayed by what the media has to say about parenting, but it’s hard not to read a survey or watch a report and not compare the findings to your own situation. And if there’s evidence to...
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Put your best foot forward on the school run
Did you know that May is National Walking Month? Living Streets – the national charity which stands up for pedestrians - together with Walk England are urging people to walk more often, and to more...
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Getting out and about over half-term
The half-term break at the end of May has to be the best school holiday of the year – it’s not too long and the weather has finally warmed up. There are no guarantees of sunshine, of course, but that’s...
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