Last year I attended a local parenting course in Wandsworth to prepare myself for the challenges of bringing up a teenager. We discussed ways to reward a child for good behaviour and/or excellent performance at school.
It is important to motivate children and reward them when they do something right or when they display emotional intelligence through a particularly sympathetic behaviour towards…
If walking was an official sport, I would probably be an Olympic champion. I fought for a school which was at walking distance and my son and I have been enjoying the walk to school routine every day throughout the primary school years. Since he started secondary school he has been happily walking to school. It is obvious that walking is highly beneficial to both the physical and mental…
Now that my son has become a teenager, I look around and see things differently. So much so that I often feel that I live in the screenagers era, in a a world of screens – the tv is constantly humming away in the background, we work on our computers, and we scroll through our phones and ipads. So getting away from our screens – and importantly, getting kids away from them is important.
Being a single parent can be challenging at times, and for some mums, this can mean putting your love life on the back burner until the kids get older. There is no right or wrong time to start dating in terms of how long to wait after a separation, or how old your kids should be;it is all about whether you feel ready.
If you have been off the dating scene for some time, then you might not be…
A few weeks ago I attended a very interesting conference on teenage wellbeing run by the CCMH (the Centre for child mental health). My favourite presentation by CCMH founder Dr Margot Sunderland who covered all important elements of what teenagers need to know to live well.
She shed some light into the teenage brain and provided clear guidelines for teachers and parents on how to…
When you become a parent, priorities change and often even the personal interests. I know a lot of mums who have re-trained after maternity leave and changed career altogether. If you are looking into further education to enhance your skill set and achieve more, read on to discover more about your training options.
There is no denying that there are so many different types of courses…
While any money saving tip is well-appreciated by mums everywhere, it gets even better when those tips help to save the environment at the same time. Have you ever stopped to think of all the waste you are producing on a yearly basis that perhaps you could avoid, at least in part?
Here are a few tips that will help you stretch that tight budget you are probably raising a family on while doing your…
Here are tips on types of cleaning you can do yourself and ones you can’t.
When your rental period comes to an end, it is important to get your rent deposit back. The money can help you relocate to your new house.
But for a refund to be made, you have to clean the house before you move out. Many property owners and agents are very strict on this before they give the refund.
Well, if…
As parents, we often build our idea of what stage of life our kids are at by the milestones that they hit. The first time they roll over, the first time they crawl, first words, first steps, all of these are signs that your child is developing and growing up and they can be some of the most exciting times of your child’s life. However, as your child gets older, it’s easy to feel like a…
We usually teach our children road safety, beach safety and how to dress during winter, but do we pay attention to Internet safety? For me, the online space is like an amusement park, where there are all these beautiful machines to ride, but you must follow the safety precautions if you want to come from the other end in one piece.
There is no way to keep your kids off the Internet space…