A little twitch. A blink here and there. A cheeky squint. Was Harry struggling with his eyesight or just an…
Surviving the Start of School – From Head to Parent
Guest post written for the amazing team at Move Laugh Learn. Check them out for activities to get your little…
AD – Wild by Anette Demetriou and Dawn White
Growing up is tricky. Friendships are hard. Navigating social situations is a minefield. Especially when you’re three. Three year olds…
Just Another Phase?
Terrible Twos? Threenager? What more does the developmental continuum have to throw at us? Just when I thought I had…
Review: My Name Is Covid by Tammy Brandon
A Children’s Guide to Understanding the Coronavirus I’ve spent my twenty year career trying to break down concepts to children,…
Review: AGE OF DINOSAURS by Christiane Engel
At night-times we like stories. We like calm, gentle tales to lull us in to a sleepy state. In the…
The Ripples of Lockdown
Resilience is the frequent adjective I’ve used to describe children throughout covid. “They’ll bounce back!” “They’ll jump back in to…
Wide Awake Wolf by Georgiana Deutsch and Megan Tadden – A Review
“Why is sleep good?” You never know with three year olds; is this a shameless attempt to prolong bedtime or…
It Is What It Is – The Year of Non-adventure
This was two years ago. This was one of our daily adventures. A central line trip in to town and…
You Win Some…
Another day in lockdown… another twelve hours to kill with a preschooler. Another twelve hours of trying to entice him…
