children
-
How To Boost Your Child’s Imagination
Your child’s imagination is more important than you might think. It stimulates their curiosity, which aids learning, promotes innovation and creativity, and often ignites a certain passion. With this in mind, you might be wondering what you can do to boost your child’s imagination. Here are some tips from a senior school in London. Reading & Creative Writing Reading is an amazing way to spark your child’s imagination because it transports them to different times and places and encourages them to visualise characters and settings. As well as reading to your child when they’re young, you could also encourage them to try some creative writing of their own. Perhaps they…
-
How To Raise A Team Player
A team player is someone who is focussed on working towards a common goal, without being led by personal interests. They are someone who isn’t afraid to express their own opinions and ideas but does so whilst also supporting their peers. Being a good team player is a valuable skill for children to learn from a young age, so you may be wondering what you can do to help. I have teamed up with an independent school in Manchester to share some advice on how you can raise a team player. Help Them with their Social Skills Teamwork relies on good communication, so it’s important that your child is comfortable…
-
Have You Considered A Career In Teaching?
Whether you are a graduate at the start of your career journey, a student just about to embark on exams, or someone who is looking for a new career pathway, a teaching role is one that should be seriously considered. Before I became a mother, and a blogger/writer, I had a long and successful role as a teacher, one which I now look back fondly at, one which I enjoyed immensely. Teaching is a rewarding job, it demands hard work and commitment, but the rewards are immense – it truly is a job that can shape lives and young minds, a role where you know you are making a real…
-
8 Ways Optimism Improves Your Parenting
This post was developed via a partnership with BetterHelp. Maybe you consider this common knowledge, but many people are actually completely oblivious to how beneficial optimism can be to their lives as parents. Optimism places you in a mental state of hope and positive anticipation. It allows you to look forward to life with rose-tinted glasses, and this will promote love and hope in your home as well. Growing kids need a positive environment, and optimism contributes to that in so many ways. Check out this list of eight ways optimism improves your parenting. It Makes Your Home Happier Optimism brings you a certain happiness that nothing else can. Is…
-
Creating your child’s perfect bedroom
A question – do you have children? Yes? Another question – when was the last time you had a good night’s sleep? For many parents, a good night’s sleep is that elusive beast that is very much dependent on whether your child sleeps well. So many children find it difficult to sleep the night in their own bed, making their way into yours once, twice, sometimes three times in a night. What to do about it? A good way to help children stay in their own rooms is to create the perfect bedroom space. Making the bedroom somewhere where they want to spend their time is really important, and can…
