My children are now eleven and four, and for the past few years, there have been numerous discussions, particularly between parents at my older boy’s school, about when the right time to tell the truth about Christmas is. A few…
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Trick-or-treating is a controversial subject. I’m all about Halloween I absolutely love dressing up and decorating the house and sharing treats with guests. There is however a huge stigma around children and trick-or-treating so what’s my view? Is it a…
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For readers, writers and book-lovers, some people’s lack of interest in literature can be perplexing. Bookworms find it hard to understand why some wouldn’t want to escape into a fantasy land where anything is possible or delve into some of…
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I can’t quite believe that next month my little Henry Bug turns 10! It feels like only yesterday he was starting primary school! Over the past few weeks, I have been fielding questions from people about what he might like…
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Over the past few weeks, children across England and Wales returned to school after a long lockdown period of homeschooling. Here are a few things that have happened since then that I didn’t anticipate – can you relate? It Wasn’t…
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