10 tips to make the back-to-school routine totally stress-free
Only a few days to go now, mamas
4 years ago
starting school
Junior infants starting school already know letters, but lack social skills, teachers warn
Not enough play. As parents, it is only natural that we want to help our children prepare for the big transition starting school is. However, teachers are now warning we might be focusing on the wrong things. According to a new study, many children starting junior infants are “over-prepared” in academic skills such as numeracy […]
4 years ago
Fewer children are starting school at the age of 4
Children legally have to start education by the time they’re 6. Fewer children are starting school at the age of 4. According to the Department of Education, parents are waiting until their children turn 5 to send them to ‘big school’. New figures released by the Department of Education confirmed that only around 17% of […]
4 years ago
Staying safe: 5 critical safety rules your child should know before they turn 5
Keeping our children safe and out of harm’s way is our most important job as parents. This is by far easiest to do when children are babies – and young enough for you to always have them either in your arms or in a buggy you are holding on to. But babies grow into toddlers […]
5 years ago
New Harvard study shows the danger of early school enrollment – and how it affects your child for life
Back when I started school in my native Norway, I was six years old. As was most of the other children in my class – they had either turned six that spring, or would turn six in the autumn, after the school year had commenced. There, you start according to the calendar year you are […]
5 years ago
The handy little gadget that might help your child learn how to write better
Kids today, it seems, are struggling more with pencil grip that previous generation, a change many expert put down to too much time spent on tech (iPads and touch screens) and not enough time spent holding pencils and trying to write or colour. In fact, according to Sally Payne, the head paediatric occupational therapist at […]
7 years ago