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Helping Your Child Make New Friends

acodeza 10/09/2019 06:04:00 PM Education and Parenting , 0 Comments

Starting a new school and making new friends is always a challenging time for children. Some children are naturally sociable and soon pair up with classmates, while others suffer from shyness and take slightly longer to form friendships.

If you are concerned that your child is finding it hard to make friends, here is some helpful advice from Cokethorpe School on how to help your child develop their social skills…

Is My Child in the Right Maths Set?

acodeza 10/09/2019 06:00:00 PM Education and Parenting , 0 Comments

In primary school, children are split into small maths groups or ‘sets’ according to their ability. This is usually done within the same classroom and taught by one teacher, but each set has to complete different maths tasks based on their academic ability.

Being put in the wrong maths set can be demotivating for children, especially if they’re put in a set lower than they were expecting. However, the majority of primary schools try to disguise set levels by using group names such as red, yellow and green, instead of top, middle or bottom groups. This avoids unhelpful comparisons between children and parents.

To Take A Pram Or Not On A Family Holiday

acodeza 10/09/2019 06:42:00 AM Lifestyle and Travel , 0 Comments

Like most parents, you may not want to travel with your new baby. Since newborns need lots of attention, most moms prefer staying at home with them to ensure they’re well taken care of. Traveling long distances or going on holiday can be difficult to manage with a newborn. However, with proper planning, you can still make the travel enjoyable.

It’s not possible to take the entire nursery with you, but you can carry a few essentials that will make parenting smooth during the trip. But when we talk about necessary baby items to take on a holiday, is a pram one of them?

Your baby will be sleeping for the better part of the time, and carrying them around while they’re asleep is tiresome. You, therefore, need something to relieve you of the burden. A pram, in this case, would be ideal. With it, you can comfortably carry your sleeping baby wherever you go. However, before you settle on taking one with you, you need to weigh the possibilities depending on the means of travel and the nature of the trip.

Here are some things to consider before taking a pram with you.