Articles Tagged: language
Terrible Twos: A bear by any other name
As you can probably imagine, having a two-year-old and a three-year-old, both of whom are utterly adored by family and friends, our house is full of toys.
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If someone told your baby to shut up would you be offended?
When someone recently told my 10 month-old baby to "shut up!", my reaction was outrage. It wasn't just anybody who said "shut up", either - would you believe, it was the leader of a story time session for under-fives.
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So my child swore, what's the big deal?
Mark Twain: "When angry count to four; when very angry, swear." Personally, I usually ignore the former and barge straight into the latter.
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One million school pupils do not speak English as their first language
Official figures have revealed that almost one million school pupils do not speak English as their first language.
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Teens v Toddlers: Which age is the most challenging?
Teens or Toddlers? Ever wondered which age is the most challenging for parents? Shona is mum to one just-teen and one ...
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It's official: 'Soft' A-levels DO damage chance of a place at top universities
Top universities will today issue guidance which officially admit for the first time that they favour students who study ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why you can't understand what they're saying
Teenagers have their own language. Even if you try to learn it, you're doomed, because all the words keep changing. (The ...
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Achtung Baby or Vat are you sinking about?
I have to share this with you. My German friends? They simply won't get it. Picture the scene if you will. I'm driving ...
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