Parenting
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A Quick Guide to Planning a Baby Shower Party*
Baby showers are celebration times. But before you get to the fun of the party, you need to plan to ensure that it is a success. Here is a quick guide to guarantee a fun and festive time for everyone at the shower: Choose a date and time If it is not a surprise baby shower, you can consult with the expectant mom on when they feel will be the most appropriate. The mom-to-be might be tired the weeks before the baby arrives and may not be in the best mood for a party. Ensure that the date to agree upon is at a time when the expectant mom is…
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Exploring Gratitude With Your Child *
Gratitude helps us to recognise and cherish all the little reasons to be happy that we might otherwise overlook. It takes a little practice and mindfulness to make gratitude a habit, but the benefits for our mental well-being are undeniable. To help your child explore gratitude, take a look at the following advice from an independent school in London. Take Time To Reflect Our lives sometimes seem to move at a million miles an hour and we don’t often take time out to really consider all the wonderful things we experience along the way. Our children’s lives are no exception to this, with school, clubs, homework and family time, they…
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5 Outdoor Learning Activities to Try With Your Child*
The summer holidays are a great time for families, full of outdoor adventures out and about in the sunshine. Once your children go back to school and the nights begin to draw in, you may be sad to see your outdoor family time come to a halt. To help you keep up with the outdoor lifestyle your family has grown to love through the summer months, an independent school in Wirral has shared 5 educational activities you can try in any season. Nature Walk Encourage your children to take note of their surroundings and talk to you about the things they spot along the way. Look out for squirrels foraging…
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Helping Your Child Develop Their Fine Motor Skills*
Fine motor skills involve the use of the smaller muscles in our bodies, such as those in our hands and feet. Holding a pencil, clicking our fingers and doing up a button are all actions that require fine motor skills. Young children need a lot of practice to develop these skills, and mastering them from an early age is important to aid things such as writing and some self care tasks. Children who develop fine motor skills earlier in life have a bit of head start when they get to school as they’ll already be confident holding a pen or pencil. For tips on helping your child develop their fine…
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How To Raise An Optimistic Child*
You may have an idea of an optimist being a perpetually happy, non-stop smiley individual who never seems to have an off day, and that’s just simply not the case. Optimists still get sad, they still have to deal with adversity, they still have moments when they don’t feel their best. The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that the optimist will always try to remain hopeful about the future, even when life is giving them lemons. Some people are born optimists, and for others it takes a little practice, but everyone can become more optimistic over time with a little bit of effort. To help your child…
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The Pros and Cons of Student Loans*
The last two weeks saw both A Level and GCSE students getting their results. It’s now over half my life since I got my GCSE results, and almost half my life since I got those A Level results that helped me decide which course my future was going to take. I went on to do a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies and while I have so many regrets about my choice of degree (it’s pretty useless and I can honestly say I barely mention it these days when it comes to jobs and qualifications), I have no regrets about going to university. I grew up in a small town…
