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But we are proud to say that Holly Benn contributed 10 entries already.
A hand touches my face. I’m asleep but I’m sure I can feel it. There it is again. “Is she stroking me or hitting me?” I think as I try to will myself awake. Then I feel a sharp kick somewhere you never want to be kicked and suddenly I’m wide awake. Ahh. Of course. […]
I hope everyone has had a lovely, albeit very different Easter this year? Ours was very chilled in comparison to other years, but we still managed to make it feel very special. Despite not going out much, we seems to have an extraordinary amount of leftover chocolate. I guess Mama was feeling a bit sorry […]
Dreading home time! Around a year ago I started to really struggle with my (then 5) child’s behaviour after school. He was on the pathway for diagnosis for autism and I was fairly sure he had some processing and sensory issues (he does!) He was just 5 and had not long started reception. Progressively he […]
Painting at home with my kids used to scare the hell out of me! I used to be so uptight about mess and convinced my furniture would be ruined. My journey as a Little Learners Franchisee, as well as a mama of a kid who looooves Messy Play, has led me to the conclusion that […]
Do you have an anxious child? Maybe you have a child on the autistic spectrum? Perhaps one with attachment or sensory disorders? Well this blog might just help you with one tricky aspect of parenting a child with additional needs: change and transitions. I wanted to share with you something I have devised as a […]
What on earth is a tough tray? They go by a few names.. tough tray, tough spot, cement tray. Ultimately it’s a large octagonal tray that you can put things in. The beauty of them is that they contain the products, yet they’re shallow enough that babies can crawl in and out of them. They’re […]
We’ve had a pretty busy afternoon in our house! My children LOVE painting but they get bored easily of painting the same thing. To combat this, I always make sure I have 4 or 5 different activities to do in any one painting session. If not, 20 minutes of setting it all up is wasted […]
Ok, so I think I’ve done pretty well to be 4 years into motherhood and to have not been mum – shamed! I have not annoyed someone else SO much that they have ever felt the need to tell me, to my face, what an awful parent I am. But all good things must come […]
I’m always on the look out for new mark making tools and toys to improve my classes and keep my activities up to date, so I was really excited to try out some new play dough and painting tools in my last few classes and at home with my own children too. I got the […]
I’ll never forget the midwife asking me how I was doing a few days after returning home from hospital with my first child. I wobbled a little and said “oh I’m fine, just a bit tired,” and I gritted my teeth. I was clearly very convincing as she didn’t ask again and got straight down […]
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