Articles Tagged: back to school
The guessing game of school ability groups: Is your child a cheetah or a snail?
"He was a jellyfish last year but now he's a triangle. I'm a rectangle but sometimes I'm also purple," said my six-year-old. I couldn't resist the temptation. I'm afraid I had to ask, "so who else is purple and a rectangle then?"
Continue reading >
Healthy packed lunches: BritMums confess
BritMums have 'fessed up to their packed lunch trials and triumphs in this video. What are yours?
Continue reading >
Children need at least 9 hours sleep a night. But how to get them to sleep? asks one exasperated dad
How many hours sleep do your children get each night? I’m not talking about how many hours between bedtime and breakfast when they’re in their bedrooms chatting, or playing, or sneaking a look at their Nintendos under the covers.
Continue reading >
Boy returns to school as a girl - 10-year-old 'came out' over summer
A little boy has returned to school after the summer holidays in a dress after 'coming out' as a girl.
Continue reading >
Back to school 'advice' for helicopter parents
Yes, the children have gone back to school. Yes, many are going for the first time and yes, it is exciting and perhaps a little tear jerking. But if I have to read one more 'I just don't know how I'm going to cope on my own' Facebook status or tweet from competitive parents vying to be the winner of the prestigious Most Suffocating Parent of the Year award, I will scream.
Continue reading >
Childline's new game to help children make friends
The new school year is here, and chances are, with new schools, sets and classes for September, your star pupil might make new friends.
Continue reading >
Do you send your ill child to school?
Do you send your children to school when they're ill? If you do, then you are most definitely not alone - a survey has found that four out of ten working mums makes the decision to send our youngsters to school as usual even if they are complaining of being poorly.
Continue reading >
Cycling to school: Top tips for an active school run
Loathing the school run already and it’s only just the start of the new school year? Ditch the car and get cycling. Olympian Sir Chris Hoy show us how…
Continue reading >
