Despite half (50%) of children aged between five and ten learning to code at school, only one in five (20%) parents know how to, making most parents ill-equipped to help their children with tech homework, according to a new coding report released today by consumer robotics and AI company, Anki, makers of the UK’s best-selling toy … Read more
As a parent whose child has just started university, it’s natural to feel emotional. These conflicting feelings are referred to as ‘empty nest syndrome’.
As parents, we try our best not to pass on our children’s bad habits. Start by teaching them good spending and saving habits.
Parents everywhere tend to buy lots of toys for their children regardless of the number of other toys the little ones no longer play with. There is nothing wrong with buying new toys as long as parents know how to choose age-appropriate ones. What’s more, children might not play with some age-appropriate toys, if they … Read more
Some people are quite happy to poddle through life taking each day as it comes and not really think about the why, when and where of matters in their life. Personally, I have always taken great interest in finding out more, more about myself, more about what makes me tick and how the things that … Read more
Many parents know that starting a family requires a lot of sacrifices. We sacrifice our time, hobbies, careers and finances in order to give our family the best start in life possible. However, this kind of sacrifices can seem overwhelming if it’s your first child. Leading up to and during the first year with your … Read more
The National Citizen Service (NCS) Summer Challenge is open to Year 11 students for a once in a lifetime opportunity. For two to four weeks during the Summer holidays teens will take part in team-building outdoor exercises and learn life skills in this community based project. Meet Will Teenagers tend to have a pretty bad … Read more
With the Easter Break almost upon us have you read the guidelines on how to be treatwise with your children.
Today we are on Snow Day number 2 and have just been told that our schools will be closed tomorrow too. Obviously, for the children this was met with many whoops of joy, for me it’s mixed emotions. I love the opportunity to spend more time with the children but working from home means that … Read more