I’ve been asked to say a few words at The Nursery World Show the leading, most-established show for everyone in the early years community. The Nursery World Show is dedicated to the early years focusing & combining professional seminars, expert-led masterclasses, a free live theatre talks. Here are my thoughts about why parent partnerships build […]
How to prepare yourself (and your child) for Nursery, From the moment you play peek-a-boo with your baby, you are preparing them for the process of moving away from you and learning about independence. Separation can be a difficult emotion not only for you as a parent but also for your child. As your child […]
As a former Deputy Head teacher I read with interest this research in Slate showing how teaching kids more and more, at ever-younger ages, may backfire. I was recently in a Primary School running my Confidence Classes for Kids Workshop ( tell your school about them as I’ll happily pop along ) where they had decided […]
Today I read an interesting blog on a qualified carer and educator blog called Auntie Annie’s Childcare on Playing with guns. As a teacher it was always a difficult one – as a Mum it was an easy one – I didn’t let my son Will make guns or play with guns or play any video […]
