Essential tips for preparing your child for starting primary school: a parent’s guide
Advice on preparing your child to transition from nursery to primary school, including what skills to aim for and top tips for getting there.
preschoolers
Effective Strategies for Handling Preschooler Tantrums
No parent likes when their child throws tantrums, yet this is common, especially with preschoolers. Keep reading to learn more about effective strategies for handling preschooler tantrums.
Supporting Early Printing Skills
Children pass through developmental stages as they learn to write. Initially, toddlers may wrap all their fingers around a writing utensil like a crayon. Their early printing skills and initial markings are scribbles as they experiment with writing and colouring. They may show a preference for writing with a certain hand, although hand dominance is … Read more
4 Amazing Benefits of Daycare for Young Children
When it comes to sending their kids to daycare, you need to learn about the benefits of these decisions, so here are aspects you should pay attention to the most.
7 Tips To Choosing The Perfect Homeschooling Curriculum For Your Kindergartner
All children learn differently. Here are some useful tips to help you choose the perfect homeschooling curriculum for your kindergartner.
So pleased to have my boy back! #problemswithpoop
These past few weeks have been more stressful than I can begin to explain. I always look forward to the beginning of December, getting the decorations up and doing Christmas activities with the Beans after school. Unfortunately things haven’t gone quite to plan this year, as December began I was home alone with the Beans … Read more
The end of an era – goodbye Sunflower Seed Preschool
Back in 2010 when I needed to find a preschool for Little Bean I assumed I would just be able to walk in to the preschool nearest our home and book her in. How foolish I was to assume that. When I visited and was told “we are fully booked” I didn’t know where to … Read more
Jelly Bean’s First Sports Day
This morning was the last of our little family’s ‘firsts’ when it comes to Preschool Sports Days as Jelly Bean took part in his preschool sports day. For the past year he has been attending the same preschool that his big sister and brother attended before him but from September he will be moving to … Read more
It’s oh-so-quiet . . . Picnic date with my boy
I’m kind of going to be blogging a little bit backwards over the next week or so as I’ve been having internet problems (damn you BT) which has made me fall behind with posts about our activities over the Easter Holidays and they were all so good that I have to make sure that they get … Read more