First and foremost if your toddler or young child isn’t playing with others, don’t panic! It’s completely okay. As parents I think we often have an idyllic idea in our minds about how play dates are going to be, with little ones playing nicely together but we need […]
Exciting news! As well as buying my first book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play’ you can NOW pre-order my second book ‘How to Boost Reading and Writing Through Play’ from any major online book shop, including Amazon here What’s it about? It’s my collection of […]
This post for Autism Acceptance Month is written by Dani Hunter. Dani Hunter is a secondary school teacher who is currently taking a career break to spend time with her young family. She has two children; a son aged 5 and a daughter aged 2. In 2021, her […]
I’ve been getting a few messages and emails asking if it’s possible to buy a signed copy of my book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play’ for themselves and for gifts for teachers, friends and family. The answer is now….YES! I’ve just launched my ‘special edition’* […]
We’ve had a couple of readers asking for advice on how to get their child to wear their glasses and keep wearing them. I’m a firm believer in not pretending to be an expert in areas that we are not, and I’ll be honest I have little experience […]
I was chatting to a good friend of mine over the weekend about parenting. In particular about our lack of ‘training’ as parents. She explained how when she bought a puppy she enrolled in puppy school and was taught every detail about how to raise her dog…but when […]
In my experience, raising, caring for and teaching children is absolutely wonderful but it is also incredibly hard work. Whilst children are navigating their understanding of the world, their own ability to communicate, their emotions and even hormones it takes a lot of patience as adults to stay […]
Sign Language is a way of communicating visually, using hand gestures, expressions and body language. British Sign Language (BSL) is a type of sign language that is used in the United Kingdom. In 2003, it was recognised by the government as a language in its own right. It […]
Last month we shared with you a fantastic Wall Clock (EasyRead Time Teacher Wall Clock) that is, in our opinion, a brilliant tool for teaching children how to tell the time. If you’ve not yet read our review of the The EasyRead Time Teacher Wall Clock then read it here. […]
This is the first book in FOUR years that I’ve read front to back in just a weekend…and trust me this is an achievement- as I have two kids under 5. And this isn’t me boasting about my speed of reading, this is me emphasising how much I’d […]
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