Nits. The one word guaranteed to send you into a head-scratching frenzy. Even as I write this my head feels unbearably itchy just with the thought of them!
The 12 stages of dealing with headlice
categories: Family & Parenting
Tag: School
Starting School: Uniform Checklist
categories: Family & Parenting
Izzy starts school in 1 week. I can’t believe how quickly the summer holidays have gone and how unorganised I have been by not blogging about it! So here is my last-minute checklist of things you might need when your little one is starting or returning to school. And given that many kids have either already started or start on Monday, this is very last minute!
(Cue lots of panic-stricken Mums and Dads fighting over the last school jumper.) (more…)
Preparing children for school
categories: Family & Parenting
Nurseries not preparing children for school (BBC News Article)
Too many children lack basic skills that they are expected to have before they start school at age 4/5. Some are not toilet trained, can’t hold a pencil and struggle with language and communication. So who can we blame for this?
Let’s blame nurseries and pre-schools.