Ways to help your teen make friends in a new school
Being a parent is hard (but rewarding) work. And let’s face it, we wouldn’t change it for the world. But when your children start blossoming into teenagers, it can be difficult for them to adjust to a new school and make new friends. Here are some helpful ways to assist them in this transition without being too overbearing or strict. Monkey Business Images – Shutterstock Help them feel more adult This is more...
A Guide to Finding Your Kid the Best Back-to-School Outfit
It is never too early to start thinking about the perfect back-to-school outfits. Of course, your kid wants to look stylish and impress the other kids. But they also want to fit in just like we do. There are a few general guidelines that you can follow to make sure your kid looks smart and chic when they go back to class. unspash Purchase a Classic or Two There are a few articles of clothing that will never go out of style. If...
Teen Backpacks cool for School Sept 2020 – Our Top Ten
School’s out for summer! Well that’s how the song goes, however in reality this year school has been out for way longer than that! But finally it seems the light may be at the end of the tunnel and our children will hopefully be heading back into the classroom this September. But as usual when kids go back to school they have got to have all the right gear, and we are not just talking uniform and calculators here. Oh no....
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Sadly Toota are no longer trading – but the below all remains relevant; private tuition is an incredibly beneficial tool in your parenting arsenal when trying to help your teens boss exam season, even if it’s just a few odd sessions. Reading this purely because you’re hunting for FREE online maths tuition? You have my sympathy. Home educating isn’t easy, is it?! Come on – how many of us can still remember...
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I have found as I navigate my way through parenting four kids to adulthood is that things definitely do NOT get easier as they get older. Oh, sure, there’s definitely less sleeping/eating worries, and much less cleaning of bodily fluids. But other big stuff comes along and completely knocks your I’ve-got-this parenting confidence sideways. One of those is the exams. I swear it isn’t THAT long since I took my own exams...
5 Essential Tips for Reluctant Readers (or ‘how do I get my child to love reading and books?!’)
While some children devour every novel they can get their hands on, you’ve somehow found yourself with a child who pushes books away as though reading were a chore – or worse, a bore. Unless it’s on the screen in their Minecraft game or in an action-packed comic book, they don’t want to know. Sound familiar? Don’t fret – help is at hand; we’ve talked with HarperCollins, and they’ve given us some...