Dad creates a perfect pony tail with a vacuum cleaner !
Something to make you smile !
Author: Sue Atkins
I was touched by this little boy’s compliment……
I was in a school today and I always put my reading glasses on my jumper as a habit, as I’m tooooo proud to get a reading chain that hangs around my neck, as I think that’s what old people do !! ( Vain woman that I am!) BUT what really struck me today was […]
Coping with a Breakup or Divorce – real help – good advice.
I have written many articles around handling divorce and break – up as I run a 6 week personal 1-2-1 coaching programme called “Separation – Putting Your Children First” because I always say that divorce is a process not an event, and having gone through this myself I know first hand how unsettling, terrifying and […]
Women will no longer be punished for looking after their children.
In a major change Mums who stay at home to raise their children will no longer receive smaller state pensions, under plans to be published by the UK Government this week. In what will be billed as the most radical shake-up of the state pension for a generation, ministers will outline proposals to introduce a […]
Kids Who Fidget and Move – And What To Do About It !
Well I know I’ve said it with a smile to kids in my class when I was a teacher ” Oooh have you got ants in your pants today?” Frequently children get into trouble at home and in school because they move too much. They fidget, fall off chairs, or leave their seats when they are […]
Clare Balding: ‘Playing sport has power to cut teenage pregnancy, obesity and female youth offending’
I thought Clare Balding was fantastic during the London Olympics – her knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm was infectious. In this interview in The Telegraph Clare says female sport should be given the TV coverage it deserves, as it has the power to reduce obesity, teen pregnancy and female youth offending. Emma Barnett talked to Britain’s newest […]
THIS is what you say when your daughter says she is fat
How do you handle it when your daughter suddenly says “I’m fat?” Here’s one Mum’s approach – what’s yours? http://www.ivillage.com.au/%E2%80%9Cmom-i%E2%80%99m-fat%E2%80%9D-one-mother%E2%80%99s-inspired-response-her-7-year-old/154381
No U-turn on child benefit, David Cameron says – your thoughts ?
David Cameron has said there will be no turning back on the decision to remove child benefit from better-off families. Speaking a day before the coalition publishes a review of its progress since 2010, the prime minister told the Sunday Telegraph the government had taken some “difficult” choices. What are your thoughts – how will […]
10 Predictions for Personalised Learning for 2013
Are you finding it difficult to adapt to all the new technology and the way your kids learn? Do you feel a bit lost and unsure about how your kids should be using their ipad and mobile devices? Here is an interesting article from Personalized Learning as the main change that will happen in teaching and […]
What are the top 5 things YOUR kids have taught you about life, love and having fun ?
I loved being a teacher as kids often said the most profound things as they often see what’s really important in life simply. This got me pondering as I read Five things your children can teach you on Yahoo. As we grow older, our ability to see wonders fades, and things start to look a bit… […]
Read Kirstie Allsopp’s view of the NCT and tell me what you think
I attended the National Childbirth Trust ante natal classes way back when I had my son Will – who is now 20 and I found them to be helpfuI. I also took the local ante natal classes recommended by my doctor. I enjoyed and learnt from both. Kirstie Allsopp is in the news today criticising […]
Using Facebook could help boost exam grades
I was surprised to read that students’ use of social networks like Facebook could help boost their exam grades, according to new research that I read about in The Telegraph today. I work with lots of parents (and teachers) who disapprove but it looks like time on Facebook may help rather than hinder students’ performance. […]
Life after Divorce.
As the clock slowly ticks towards a New Year and I look back at the last 12 months, & the last 21 years of my family memories – of bringing up my two wonderful children, fondly reminiscing about wrapping presents in front of the electric fire and putting talcum powder down as snow from Father […]
Punched & pushed teachers – is this the new norm?
I read with consternation the story in the news where a father angrily hit and pushed a female Headteacher as she disciplined his 8 year old son for racially abusing another child & for swearing – she had to exclude him for a day as it was his third act of anti social behaviour […]
The Generation Of Kids Who Constantly Think It’s OK To Answer You Back
I have been working in a school in Sussex this week, and while I know it’s Christmas and the kids are over excited, I just can’t get over how rude they are and how they think that it’s OK to answer me back as an adult, as a teacher and as a visitor in their […]