I have a new Art love – let me show you Desenio Posters
Being married to a photographer, you can’t help but end up living your life surrounded by images. Strangely though, the only ones of his we have up on the wall are the personal family ones – the gallery up the stairs of goofy family photos, and the bigger ones scattered around the walls of the artistic shots of beautiful children who’ve grown into grumpy teens that won’t pose (they’re mostly there just to...
The London Dungeon with a 9yr old? | Merlin Annual Pass
Way back when our gurt big hulking teens were just little boys, we were on holiday camping in Yorkshire. We planned to spend a day exploring in York, and while there we had the grand plan to visit the York Dungeons – I mean, how scary could it really be? I had roughty-toughty-non-scarable boys, it’d be fun. Hmmmm. Within ten minutes (after ignoring the dubious warnings at the ticket desk) I had to beat...
Building A Home Schooling Curriculum: What Parents Of Teens Should Know
Deciding to homeschool your teenager is a monumental decision that carries its own unique set of challenges and opportunities. The linchpin of this alternative educational path is unquestionably the curriculum you choose to follow. Unlike traditional educational settings where the curriculum is predetermined and standardised, homeschooling gives parents the latitude to select from a vast array of subjects, styles, and pedagogical...
How DO Home Educated Kids do GCSEs?
If you’re Home Educating your kids, at some point the question of exams inevitably comes up. Probably even more than the perennial ‘how do they socialise’ question, I get the “But how DO home educated kids do GCSEs”? When it comes time to prepare for these exams, many parents and students turn to services like UKWritings.com to help write an essay or understand complex topics, ensuring that...
Young people and seasonal affective disorder …
Winter … it’s almost here! And along with it are the dark nights. It’s well known that the onset of autumn and winter can affect individual moods, and the government have previously recommended taking a vitamin D supplement, which can help with healthy cell and bone growth and vitality and energy. Read more about seasonal affective disorder (SAD)… SAD teenager By Novikov Alex | Shutterstock What is seasonal...
Best vintage kitchen touches for the modern home
The kitchen is a significant room in any home – it’s simply where you spend a lot of time. Not just cooking, but chatting and generally hanging out. If you are the parent of a teenager, it is also where you will spend time cleaning up their food spillages and find them searching for snacks! We had a new kitchen 14 years ago and it’s definitely showing its age; raising four kids through the heart of the home shows the wear...