I’ve been a ‘puppy parent’ for three weeks and already it feels like Yumi has been here forever. This is exactly the same with human babies, but, for me, a three-week old baby was still mysterious and imprisoning whereas with a dog I feel like I’m getting the hang of it. (Clearly the door to […]
Baby-proofing your buy-to-let
The Benefits of Sports in Schools
Physical activity is a key ingredient to a healthy lifestyle as research shows that children who play sports are more likely to have improved health and experience a multitude of other benefits. Incorporating physical activity into the curriculum gives children opportunities to take part in sport and stay active throughout the day. To explore the […]
What are the Three Main Learning Styles for Children?
You may have already heard something about the different learning styles for children. The main styles are considered to be as follows – Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic There are other, less common styles but the above represent the most widely understood. It was in 1980 that Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist and educational researcher first […]
A year without signposts
In this year of strange, one of the most strange things has been the lack of ceremony. Normally we’re cartwheeled from New Year to Christmas via back to schools, end of terms, birthdays, annual thises and celebratory thats plus a host of other unavoidable calendar signposts. Without proper Halloween or the planning, packing, sunburn peeling […]