I am not sure if I have had to make a tougher decision as a parent than whether to send my reception children back to school when they (possibly) reopen on the 1st June. Corona virus has changed so very much for all of us and for those of us who are parents perhaps the […]
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The end of the school year facts
As the end of the school year approaches there are certain facts that are inevitable in our household. I wonder is it just us who has this strange things begin to occur at the end of the school year? Fact One: The disappearing socks Towards the end of the school year a strange phenomenon becomes […]
13 things parents need to know about children starting school
I now have two children in school with two more starting nursery this year so I have been a reception mum twice and tearfully watched my lovely littles head into school for the first time whilst simultaneously doing an internal happy dance. Your child starting school is like a smorgasbord of conflicting emotions and mum […]
9 Easy Morning Routine Hacks for moms
Morning Routine Hacks to help moms out As I may have mentioned I hate the school run! It is not so much the act of getting to school that irks me it is the whole morning routine. I am sure that many of you have it down pat, but in our house the clock almost […]
Year 2 SATS – Is there too much pressure on our children?
This week my eldest will complete the end of key stage one tests otherwise known as the Year 2 SATS. Over recent weeks and months I have seen loads of blog posts from mothers worried about the stress placed on their children; some as young as 6 years old and some poor children seemingly so […]
Entertaining kids during summer holidays
So it’s July, the summer holidays are here and the dreaded school run military operation is at an end for a while, but here’s the rub your new job is entertaining the kids during the summer holidays. How? We are only a few days in and I am already struggling with entertaining the kids during […]