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Despite being a late convert, I rarely leave home without my mobile phone. To be frank, I feel somewhat uneasy without it. Rationally I cannot imagine why my four adult children or my husband would...
View ArticleBack to School
Throughout the summer I indulged in the smug happiness of having a place at a great local school for our daughter. Visions of our little one happily skipping into school, progressing well and making...
View ArticleBaby Reading
Three months old, learning to roll over and working out what the big people are saying seem quite enough to occupy most babies. However, according to recognised American child development expert, Dr....
View ArticleCommunity Values
The word community is banded about very freely, often meaning particular interest groups as in “the artistic community”, “the rural community” and in many cases, “the school community”. The...
View ArticlePlayground Mafia
Sarah Tucker explores the gossiping world of the playground mafia working under cover in our children’s playgrounds. Having spent most of the past ten years at some time of the day in a playground...
View ArticleTiger Mother
This season Lynne Taylor-Gooby takes a look at your child’s ability and attitude towards music lessons and homework Including their long-term achievement and career success, and whether this influence...
View ArticleFreedom to Learn
With the unprecedented population surge in recent years, the grassroots home education movement is simply thriving in Britain. Home schooling is fast becoming a viable alternative for many parents...
View ArticleSummer Loving
This season, Lynne Taylor-Gooby talks summer family adventures; washing-up liquid on the garden slide, getting lost in the garden and those dreaded long-haul flights with the brood! Welcome to the...
View ArticlePrimary Concern
As a new year of reception children start school, Lianne Kolirin asks whether five – or in many cases four – is too young to start in formal education. A child’s first day at school is a momentous...
View ArticleA Fresh Start
For some, this autumn may bring about a new chapter in their lives: starting school. And it’s one big world out there, so let’s allow our children to embrace it. My husband and I have recently had the...
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