Reading is an integral part of how a child learns and it allows them to use their imagination, which is a crucial part of developing. Therefore, when World Book Day comes along, it’s important that they are encouraged to embrace it, recognise it and indulge in some of their favourite books. What Makes World Book
Dogs, babies, young children and safety is the first in the series of Rosecroft Health & Safety’s “Health and Safety at Home” series. Pregnant with a dog at home you need to prepare for your new arrival? Do you have babies or small children at home and thinking of getting a dog? Here we speak
Yes, you heard right, thirteen-year-old. We all know that when a young person is looking for part-time or full-time work, they are told they need a CV (curriculum vitae, which is Latin for “Course of Life”). This is a document highlighting their academic history and skills. Did you know that is just as important to
Concentration DEFINE focus and concentration – primary aged children need to feel things in their body to help their brain properly understand the meaning. To help your child FEEL concentration, ask them to balance a book on their head! After the book has stopped falling off, the giggling has ended and you see that they are focussed, TELL them that
Choking in the under-5s is more common than many of us realise. Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something or swallowing something dangerous (The Child Accident Prevention Trust). Would you recognise the signs of choking or know what to do to help? My child choked on a grape aged
You have two options if you want to foster: you either foster for your local authority (LA), or you join an independent fostering agency (IFA). Local authority fostering services are the fostering teams within your local council. For example, we are the fostering service at Brent Council in the London Borough of Brent. We are
“Scratch or Python?” “Should I be worried that my child is not using Scratch yet at school?” “Should I be concerned that my children’s school does not teach them Python at all?” …and many more questions parents often ask about the coding their children are or should be learning. Unlike other traditional subjects, programming (the
As this is a challenging situation for so many parents – here are some tips for helping you order and manage what could be a longer time of ‘home education’… This has been thrust upon everyone! Home schooling is a lifestyle choice so what you are doing is not exactly ‘home schooling’ but schooling at
I thought that I was a great parent until my children started getting older and I faced challenges that I did not know how to deal with. Then I came across Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and started to use it in my day to day life and, in particular, in dealing with my children. The
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