To work hard and sustain their efforts, children need to feel confident of their success. They need to be able to manage their anxieties, frustrations and feelings of discouragement or anger. If they cannot, they will give up trying to succeed.
Children need to be encouraged and inspired. They need to see the relevance of learning. If they are criticised for lack of effort, it is likely they will…
Is there such a thing as Ski Fashion for mums and kids? Well, of course there is. No matter where I go, I love wearing good looking clothes that are flattering for my not perfect, round figure and I also want my son to feel comfortable while doing sport.
It’s been a couple of years since my last skiing holiday so now it’s time to get my heads round to prepare the right equipment and…
I have caught up with Dr Carol Cooper to find out her top money saving tips for new mums.
1. Having everything ready for when your new-born arrives can be expensive what are your top money saving tips when buying baby essentials?
CC: You don’t have to buy everything before your baby arrives. It’s better to wait before you invest in masses of clothing, for instance, because new-borns…
Today it’s National Handwriting Day and I have started wondering whether handwriting has a future or not in our times where the use of computers and tablets is widely spread in schools.
Is handwriting dead? If not, should we parents be worried?
Every week, my 10 year old son Diego comes home with a list of words to learn for a weekly spelling test. He is very good at learning the words but…
Imagine how you would feel if your child suddenly went rigid, became totally unresponsive and started to twitch in front of you. Febrile convulsions are the most common kind of seizure and can be incredibly frightening. They occur most frequently in babies and young children who are unwell and have a rising body temperature, which results in them fitting. They are remarkably common, affecting 2-5%…
This feature explains six simple steps to teach your child to read.
1. Read to your child
It is through hearing stories that children are introduced to a wide range of words, which helps them build their own understanding of the world. They are exposed to a wide range of words, improving their vocabulary and at the same time stimulating their imagination. Most importantly this instills in them a…
While welcoming in the New Year, you may unfortunately have found yourself with a probate property on your Hands. To reduce stress and to help you through this difficult time, we have put together a short guide on how you can sell a probate property.
Definition of terms
In the UK Probate is the description used to define the financial processes and legalities of dealing with the assets of…
In this blog I am providing ten tips on how to feel good today. Darker days and cold winter weather are certainly causing what’s now called the January blues. We all live very busy lives and it is difficult not to be overwhelmed by stress. With constant time pressures, inability to lead a healthy work-life balance and working over 40 hour weeks it’s no wonder many are feeling the January…
Thousands of new childcare places for working parents around the country are being created thanks to a £50 million grant scheme that has been recently announced by the Education Secretary Justine Greening. London parents can be delighted to know that the Capital alone will receive £8,681,038, spread across 32 projects. The confirmed projects will create almost 9,000 free places for eligible…
Coping with exam stress is this week’s theme for my guest blog for London Mums.
Exams and tests can cause anxiety and stress for families; even younger children sitting SATs tests can suffer from nerves and worry about them. There are many small ways you can help reduce this stress.
Here are my top four tips to help you and your child deal with the stress of tests and…