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.
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
Getting your pre-schooler ready for school
In September as many young children excitedly start their journey into school-life, Beanie Boy will be heading to a new pre-school for his third year as he is a September baby who has just missed out on starting school by a matter of weeks. In some ways I think it’s good that he will have … Read more
Our Weekend In Pictures – 07/07/14 – #OWIP
Our weekend began very well with a Baby Sale which Karin and I organised, it was the first time we had done anything like this but we did ok. There was definitely room for improvement and we know how we would do things differently next time (and there WILL be a next time). During the … Read more
So much Little Tikes to choose from at Asda
If you don’t have young children yourself but you do have children to buy for, it can be daunting knowing what to buy them but with Little Tikes you can’t go wrong. Little Tikes toys are all about learning through fun and they are built to withstand the not-so-gentle nature of their audience. Little Tikes … Read more