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How to make a lockdown birthday special
With another potential ‘lockdown birthday’ coming up for my son (his birthday is the end of March) we are looking at things that we can do to make this lockdown birthday special for him. Turning 6 is a big deal after all. Cake, gifts, friends and family are all up there on the party checklist. However, the thing Benjamin would love more than anything in the world is to see his friends. We just can’t get him this gift in {Read More}

Understanding Your Child’s Curriculum
*collaborative post* It’s useful for parents to have a clear understanding of the curriculum so that you can be aware of challenges as they arise. This will enable you to fully support your child as they journey through the various stages of education. The National Curriculum in England is separated into 4 key stages and how your child fits into these stages will depend on their age. We don’t include the first year of most children’s education or Reception in {Read More}

Helping Your Child with their Social Skills
*collaborative post* When it comes to social skills, some children are naturals whilst others take a little longer to learn how to get along. It’s like anything – reading, writing or speaking – there are those who pick things up quickly and those that don’t. What matters most is that all children are treated as individuals as this private prep school in Surrey says, each child has his or her own needs which should be catered to. Children of all {Read More}

5 Ways You Can Support Your Older Pup
*collaborative post* Watching your dog grow old can be a difficult experience. However, even though they may have slowed down and gone grey around the muzzle, they are still the same dog you fell in love with all those years ago. Fortunately, there are many things that you can do to improve the quality of life for your senior dog. These small adjustments can help keep their mind and body young and healthy, so you can make more happy memories {Read More}
Competitions

If you are looking for a Christmas treat for a Horrible Histories fan, I’ve got the prefect competition for you! I’ve been lucky enough to be given a copy of Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas from Wicked Uncle to give away to one lucky reader. It’s filled with all the festive facts that every Horrible History reader would want to know and more! This book is the complete horrible history of Christmas with tales of the dark Puritan days where they {Read More}
Competitions

With two children now in school, buying school shoes can become really expensive. I’m really happy to have been given the opportunity to try Treads indestructible shoes this term and here’s why. When my daughter first started school, she would go through at least two pairs of a well-known children’s shoe brand (and they aren’t exactly cheap!). I wouldn’t mind if the shoes were the wrong size but when the shoe was too worn out, it did grate on me {Read More}
Competitions

Getting children outside and learning about their environment and how things grow is so important. Children need to learn about their world and how it works if we are going to get them interested in the environment and healthy living. My son’s pre-school have just been on a school trip as a part of their ‘growing’ topic. During their trip, they had the opportunity to get digging and planting different types of vegetable and flowers as well as look at {Read More}
Competitions

Did you know that September 26th is officially the most popular birthday in the UK? The number of babies born on this single day range from 1,800 to 2,000! That is a lot of babies. With all these births, comes some very joyful moments; however, 1 in 3 British mums admit to being unaware of Infant Colic. Infant Colic is a common medical condition which affects 1 in 5 newborn babies and can cause parents and babies a lot of {Read More}
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