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…
Industry expert gives the inside scoop on how to get kids back in the Maths charts. I am a former teacher and creator of education app Maths Rockx and would like to share my advice on how to get kids to love learning again and improve their maths’ skills.
Remember your school years? Let me guess your favourite subject – drama, music, art? Children are naturally drawn towards visual and…
I come to the rescue with my top beauty essentials for the party season. Lots of my friends have asked me so I hope you’ll find my list useful.
I spent the best part of Summer outside on the beach. Unfortunately, soaking up sunshine and chlorine damages our skin and shows in your complexion in the autumn and winter months. For mature skin (like mine), the sun leaves behind uneven…
As a journalist I get sent lots of studies every day but only a few make me smile or think about it. There’s one in particular which caught my eyes and made me realise how children these days are often insensitive and egoistic. According to a recent conducted with kids’ TV series The Clangers for Kindness campaign (they are, after all, known for their kindness!), over 95% of parents of…