by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice
And we all do, at some time or another! You know, when your child has driven you to distraction with whining, moaning, disobedience or “wildness”. And you launch into screaming and shouting and perhaps smacking, in response. And then you are left with mingled feelings...
by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice, Tips
The Need For School Rules – And Why You, As A Parent, Should Follow Them… Aggravated by the St Martin’s School Rules? Think they are pernickety and petty? Some points to ponder: School Rules are designed to make a school run more effectively and...
by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice, Tips
This is always a hectic time of year – with all the festive furore. So much emphasis is placed on presents, the buying and receiving of them, with store windows full of tempting displays and Father Christmas “Ho! Ho! Ho-ing!” in October! Sometimes we lose sight...
by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice, Tips
One of the gifts that parents give their children is the gift of their time – and one of the easiest and most mutually satisfying ways in which to share this is through reading stories. And with such wonderful benefits too – reading to your child has a...
by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice
This is always a thorny issue – often filled with emotion and a highly developed sense of right and wrong. It should not be – it is normal for children between the ages of 4-6 to discover their bodies, and even to discover that bodies have pleasure places. It never...
by admin | Nov 4, 2021 | Advice, Tips
Retail Therapy is the opportunity to rejuvenate, restore and relax as you somewhat aimlessly wander around the shops. A time-out, self-indulgent exercise which is about personal re-grouping. This picture is shattered by the screams of someone else’s child cavorting...