The Sick Day Survival Guide: What Actually Helps When Your Child Is Home From School
The first day of being unwell is rarely the hard one… The hard day is the one after that. The fever's gone, the worst of it has passed, but they're still not quite right, still not well enough for school, and suddenly they have opinions again. They're bored. They want to run around, or they want twelve different things in the space of an hour, and you're trying to hold down a job, or a business, or the rest of the household, around a child who is neither poorly enough to rest nor well enough to properly play.
10 Screen-Free Autumn Activities for Kids That Don't Need Much Setting Up
Late September - it's not quite cold enough for the heating to go on, it's dark by half past six, and somewhere between school pick-up and tea a small voice asks what they can do.
I spent a lot of years answering that question. What I learned is that the best autumn activities aren't the elaborate ones. They're the ones you can start in two minutes with what's already in the house — or already lying on the ground outside.
Here are ten that have always worked for me
How to Teach Beginning Sounds at Home (Without Worksheets)
There's something about feeding a creature that makes children forget it's practice entirely.
Surviving the Six-Week Summer Holidays: 5 Simple Tricks That Actually Work
Six weeks of summer holidays ahead? A former nursery nurse shares 5 simple, screen-free ways to keep little ones happy — without expensive days out.
50 Screen-Free Summer Activities for Kids That Actually Work (And Keep Them Busy)
50 genuinely fun screen-free summer activities for kids — outdoor play, crafts, reading challenges, and printable ideas that keep little ones busy all holiday.