How to Raise a Compassionate Child Compassion is an important core value that you can teach your child from a young age. It means that your child can understand how to react to different things that happen in front of them. It also teaches your child how to be kind, understanding and caring – essential for your child’s development in being a moral citizen. To raise a compassionate child, here are some words of wisdom as recommended by this nursery […]
Teaching Your Child to Respect the School Rules School rules are important to allow children to not only understand the concept of respect, but also to retain order. It’s important that your child learns how to heed the rules of the school they’re in, as there are going to be varying guidelines to follow. Nurseries will also have a range of rules children should follow. This Nursery in Redhill for instance has a range of rules that help to protect […]
5 Screen Free Activities for Children To get your child away from the temptations of lots of screen time, we recommend incorporating lots of screen free activities to help your child develop their skills in different ways. Here are 5 activities you could try that will get your child away from the TV or smart device. 1. Cooking or baking Making a meal or cake together can be a good way to strengthen your bond between each other, as well […]
Supporting Your Child with their Critical Thinking Skills Critical thinking skills are going to be key for your child’s development, with a lot of these skills built in schools (like this boys school in London) and in activity clubs. We as parents can also help our children develop their ability to think for themselves and make key decisions. Here are some top tips you could try. Give your child a lot of different problems to solve Having your child manage […]
Snowdonia Cheese Company Christmas Hampers! I love cheese! I mean I realise this is a rather lame statement because who doesn’t like cheese but it really does encompass the whole thing because I love cheese whether it’s a Mini Babybel, but I also love cheese when it’s cave-aged, unctuous, super special and oozing with sophistication. And at Christmas there is no better time to push the boat out when it comes to cheese; although I do have a rather brilliant […]
La Di Da Sweet Treats Chocolate Covered Oreo Advent Calendar! Not familiar with La Di Da Sweet Treats? It began in 2012 as a kitchen table cupcake business to plug the gap in corporate gifting and has grown to the business it is today, not just cupcakes anymore but sweet treats in general, supplying the likes of Selfridges and Harrods no less so when you buy from them you’re in very good company indeed! Now they deliver nation wide and […]
Daisyboo_Beads! You know I love a little entrepreneur! Florence started making pocket money by making bracelets (which she still does) and has moved on to doing face glitter and hair braiding at parties which children love and funds her surfing lessons. I adore the fact that she’s got the gumption to do have started something to try and earn a bit of money and this week another little girl sent me a very sweet card explaining why she too is […]
Baby Ballet Norfolk! We were recently invited to try the new Baby Ballet Classes for Central Norfolk and we loved them so much we’ve signed up for this next term too! Posie began the tinies class which is for babies aged 18 months to 3 years but there are classes for tots (6m-18m), movers (3y-4y) and Groovers (4.5y-6y). The classes run in various locations and are active every single day of the week with the exception of Sundays. We’ve been […]
George Clothing X Peppa Pig! Posie was recently asked to be a member of the #OMGeorge club where she gets to be the first to model some of the clothing ranges at one of our faves George from Asda. We love George clothes as they wash well, last ages and the quality never diminishes. I even have clothing she wears which has been passed down from her big siblings that they have all worn proving just how long lasting the […]
Elfland – The Lost Wish! Christmas is a time for traditions old, and new and while it’s lovely to embrace all of the magic, realistically we do have to pick a few which work for us and stick to them because choosing everything can be a little overwhelming. We do have elves who come to stay every December and I’m so pleased that we chose to do that (although they are not elves that anyone else has as ours cannot […]
