With growing concerns over children and young people’s mental health being effected by lockdown and their prolonged absence from school, this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week (February 1-7) has a particular resonance. Here, former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education experts PlanBee has gathered together a week’s worth of fantastic FREE resources which parentsRead More →
Mainland Scotland is to go into lockdown from midnight tonight with a new legal requirement forbidding anyone from leaving their home except for essential purposes. Amongst the limited reasonable excuses to leave your home are provisions for caring, outdoor exercise and to go to work, but only if that workRead More →
The phrase, ‘I don’t how she does it’, could have been written for this lady. A former well-known face of primetime UK TV, five-time Emmy nominee for ‘Outstanding Host’ and BAFTA Award winner Cat Deeley is now one of the foremost television presenters in the US. From 2006 to 2019,Read More →
Fill the busy pre-Christmas period with food to fill you with serenity and joy. Creating these delicious winter warmers will make you slow down, spend time with loved ones and make your home and table feel truly festive… Lentil Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato A family classic, updated here withRead More →
Kindness can go a long way, especially at Christmas, and after a year in which we’ve seen some truly remarkable charitable acts it couldn’t hurt to introduce some kindness into your own home this festive season. From thoughtful crafts for loved ones, to charities you can support as a family,Read More →
Here we are, Christmas is upon us, and ‘tis the season for parents to worry about whether their kids will (or won’t) sleep come Christmas Eve so Santa can sneak those presents under the tree without getting caught red-handed. But no need to panic! Sleep expert James Wilson AKA TheRead More →
Old-fashioned, handmade, home-baked, and homespun are all words that describe Chris Myers’ perfect Christmas. In this modern, hectic but beautiful world of ours sometimes it is nice to take stock of what is important, especially at this special time of year. Setting a calm but magical scene for the festiveRead More →
By Amanda Ashy-Boyd Change is hard. Especially personal change because there is so much uncertainty around the outcome. When we feel uncertain, it can make us feel unsafe. Why? Because uncertainty drops us into our limbic brain, our emotional centre where we swirl around in the emotional waters of fear,Read More →
There is nothing sweeter than ending a wondrous winter walk with a delicious hot chocolate oozing over with marshmallows and cream. Make it extra special by creating a cute cosy cover-up for your favourite family mugs! Recipe for Cinnamon Hot Chocolate Serves 1 This sumptuous hot chocolate recipe is aRead More →
Snuggle up tight with a wondrous new winter tale… Age 3+ How To Be More Paddington: A Book of Kindness by Michael Bond, HB £12.99, published by Harper Collins Children’s Books A timely gift book of inspirational quotes from the late Michael Bond’s beloved Paddington, combined with Peggy Fortnum’s originalRead More →