Why Your Child Should Learn A Second Language
It is well known that children at a young age can better understand and learn languages. Especially children up to the age of 6 are particularly receptive to languages. In most cases in the UK, they only come in contact with foreign language from aged 11, when they are slowly introduced to the Spanish and […]
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Learn photography skills with Sharp Shots Photo Club
I love taking photos. Being able to learn photography skills is something I enjoy. If you follow me or us on social media, you will know this. I also have children who love to take photos and use cameras. For my special birthday (ahem, age is not a number) I was given a proper DSLR […]
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Helping your kitten or cat cope with changes…
Helping a cat a cat or kitten cope with change in their homes, routines or lives can be a bit tricky. Moving house, introducing a new baby, or even a puppy, like we are thinking of, needs a bit of thought and planning to keep things as stress free as possible. We thought sharing this […]
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I am ok with my mental health diagnosis, I need you to be too.
It’s World Mental Health Day and there are going to be lots of people sharing about mental health, campaigning for better care, support, understanding, and about what it’s like to live with a mental health diagnosis and the struggles people face, and how people live life with mental health issues. I am not going to […]
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Are we ready for SATs?
I am feeling rather old tonight, as I write this, and I remember doing my own exams when I was the age that my now Tween is. I remember being under a lot of pressure, because I did what was called “the Common Entrance” and in order to get into the school we wanted me […]
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My Sunday Photo
Actually, this isn’t MY Sunday Photo, it’s actually The Tween’s Sunday Photo. We were very lucky to attend a photography session in London, yesterday, where we both learned to use our cameras a bit better, and some new skills. She chose this photo, to share today. I think she did well! This isn’t edited or […]
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Shaken Udder Milk shakes make milkshakes a treat
*we were very kindly sent some products to try. All opinions are our own* The tween and I love milkshakes, but we don’t make them very often, at home, because the husband and the small boy have a cows milk allergy (not life threatening, but enough that they avoid all cows milk products) and so […]
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If you are young enough that I could have given birth to you…
Then you probably need to take my advice. Yees, you. You’re young enough that I actually could have given birth to you. When you were in nappies, I was already changing them. When you were at school I was taking kids to school. When you were at university I’d already had a baby. You’ve got […]
READ MOREDaily snippets 09/05/18 – do I need to watch the news?
I keep meaning to do these daily snippets and then life gets in the way. But they’re back, for now, because I like to offload the contents of my own head, and what better place to do it than my own blog? I asked social media today, this question: is it wisdom or ignorance to […]
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999 – we have a drama llama
Ah, the tween years. Leading into the teenage years. When I had smaller children, who were toddlers who threw spectacular tantrums and were prone to dramatic fits over irrational things like not being allowed to wear their wellies to bed, and having their sandwiches cut up into the wrong shapes, and being made to sit […]
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