Healthy diets are important for all of us, but students certainly need it if they hope to achieve academic success. Generally, a good diet teamed with regular exercise helps us maintain a healthy weight and reduces the risk of chronic diseases. However, there are other benefits to eating healthily, especially for students. St Chris, a […]
Educational Activities During School Holidays
Kids need to be entertained during the school holidays, whether they’re nursery aged or teenagers. This doesn’t mean they should play video games or scroll through social media 24/7; there are plenty of other things they could do to stimulate their brains. To avoid them falling behind with their school work, parents can introduce educational […]
How a Single Sex School Can Benefit Your Child
There is an abundance of research out there that suggests single-sex learning environments are highly beneficial for students, including higher levels of achievement in many cases. This is true particularly of female students. Though it is difficult to generalise about all schools, I have teamed up with a Catholic girls’ school in Twickenham to explore […]
A Mothers Wish-List – The Short Version
Until I was 30 I had absolutely zero intentions of starting a family. I was happy as Larry, trotting around with my head firmly inserted into my own rectum, enjoying a tidy house, regular nights out and going on far-flung holidays, during which I got to actually lay by the pool, still like broccoli – […]
Why The School You Choose Is So Important
If your child is going from primary school to secondary school in September, then you’ll probably be going through the sorting process at the minute. In your catchment area, there will probably be a few school that you are able to choose from, but not all of them will be the best for your child. […]
Waiting For A School Decision
The average human pregnancy is shorter than the wait to find out what school our kids will go to – we applied over nine whole months ago and tomorrow is the day we finally find out. We chose three schools within a reasonable distance to our house – I know people who did the school […]
I’ve Been Quiet For A While – Here’s An Update
You might have noticed that it’s been quite some time since I’ve written anything at all. In fact I don’t think I’ve strung sentences containing more than four words together this year because I’m perpetually KNACKERED. Here’s a few of the things we’ve been enjoying so far in 2018… Bobbi Took To Biting Herself For […]
5 Reasons Why You’re Not A Shit Mum
I just read a post about a friend feeling like a shit Mum for being tired and tetchy so I needed to say something – Mate – it’s normal. It’s normal to feel like crap ALL OF THE TIME when you’re not sleeping properly. It’s normal to lose your shit sometimes. It’s so bloody normal […]
5 Reasons I Don’t Want to Pierce My Daughter’s Ears
As the Mother of two girls, the topic of ear piercing has came up a few times so far. Some people like it on babies and young kids – some people don’t – here in the U.K. it’s a massive bone of contention, while in some cultures the piercing is just done as a matter […]
The Closest Thing To A Universal Parenting Guide
All children are different. You know it, I know it, and every article you’ve read has stated that a million times. But that statement doesn’t help you much, does it? Whether your child is 3 or 13, you might still be having trouble coming to understand them and knowing whether you’re doing all you could be doing as […]