How to add some creative and dramatic flair to your stay-at-home schooling bag of tricks. So you are stuck. At home. With your kids. And like Frodo and his Ring, you are resisting the pull of the digital screen to save you from the monsters of isolation. Let’s...
What makes the brain so incredible and complex is its potential to make connections through creativity! If you weren’t aware, the 1990’s were dubbed (perhaps more famously in the scientific community) as the decade of the brain. The brain is the most complex organism...
Screen time is almost as hot a topic as the weather at the moment. Apple have added an app letting you know how much time you actually spend on your screens, and people are becoming shocked. This isn’t just about phones. Screens are everywhere: the computer, the iPad,...
Stepping into a modern classroom is an assault on the senses. Children are subjected to a learning space constantly aglow with screens. The humble chalkboard has bitten the dust and been replaced with whiteboard-sized interactive screens. As if this isn’t enough, gone...
‘I’m bored’. These words to a parent are like a sting. Sometimes you hear your child say these words and your heart might ache. Afterall, everyone has experienced it and no one likes it. But sometimes it chews you up with frustration – how many toys, books, art...
There is nothing wrong with being shy. It is completely natural, especially in children and teens, and can present itself in varying degrees. All children are different and react to their social environments with a range of temperaments. When you throw a child in...