Social skills for tweens and teens to learn
Social skills for tweens and teens to learn to help them as they grow into adulthood
parenting
He knows about Father Christmas – spoiler if kids are reading!
The time has come, he knows about Father Christmas, but also knows to keep the magic for others (and hopefully himself)
Differences from primary to secondary school
Some of the differences from primary to secondary school, how it changes for parents who’re now further from the information and day to day
How to do the school run (without annoying others)
Tips on how to do the school run (by car) assuming you’re a new school parent. It’s only common sense
Becoming a high school mum
The move to becoming a high school mum, and how life changes when you’ve got children moving from primary to secondary school
Educational tv shows for kids (8-12 years)
Ideas for the best educational TV shows for kids age 8 to 12 years old, from children’s tv shows to suitable family programmes
Joining a football team as a tween
It’s taken til tween years to be interested in football, so here’s how it’s gone joining a football team
How to plan a mini break with children
Tips on how to plan a mini break for all the family, and ways to get your children involved before and during your adventures.
Tween boys wearing shorts in all weathers
Boys are strange creatures. This year, the last year of primary school, has seen the change with more boys wearing shorts in all weathers. And it seems to be a prevalent amongst many of the boys in N’s class, both…
You know you’re a primary school mum when
We’re in the last year of primary school this year. Year 6. The 6 and a bit years have flown by so fast, and generally they’ve been really good. Being a primary school mum is definite stage in our parenting…
The best things about being a mum (or parent)
I recently saw a thread on twitter from someone who was pregnant and wanted to know why people only ever warned her about how hard it was being a mum. All the bad things were shared, rather than the positives….