When I was a careers adviser, I did a course on careers education where we were set an exercise to try and fit careers education into the curriculum alongside all of the other statutory stuff schools have to teach. It really made me realise how little time schools have to fit in the practical life […]
Older Children
What to do When the Kids are Bored
Bored kids are no fun to be around. They whinge and whine and flop themselves about the house. Their aim is to get you to provide some kind of exciting entertainment, usually one that involves you spending a fortune and them eating a lot of sugar. If you’d rather avoid that then I have some […]
Getting Primary School Homework Done Without Tears
As regular readers will know, our son was a summer baby and started school shortly after he turned 4. This has meant that school has been a struggle for him and homework is no exception to that. In the early primary years, and the start of juniors in particular, homework would result in tears almost […]
At What Age Can a Child Walk to School Alone?
While you may have walked to school from a very young age, children these days are often walked or driven to school until they are well into their teens. This may leave you questioning what age your child can walk to school by themselves. This is tricky because the law doesn’t specify an age when […]
The Only 6 Toys Your 5-10 Year Old Needs
If you thought your younger child only played with a limited amount of their toys, wait until they reach school age. Don’t get me wrong, they still beg for latest thing they’ve seen on a TV ad, the novelty when they get it just seems to last even less time. My children are 7 and […]