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Family Life & parenting

Our adventure with Jumanji: The Next Level #AD

If ever there was a time to enjoy sitting down to enjoy a film with your family, it’s now. Not only is it the Easter break, but we’re all looking for ways to stay entertained while socially distanced. If you are looking for a film to keep you entertained, Jumanji The Next Level is now

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Dadbloguk Q&A

Dr Elizabeth Kilbey and Hungry Little Minds

Here’s a worrying fact for you. A quarter of children in England are failing to achieve the levels of communication, language and literacy they need to thrive by the time they finish their Reception Year at school. This can have a major impact on an individual’s life. Those with poor vocabulary at the age of

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Covid-19

Coronavirus baby boom? It won’t happen.

The first news reports of a Coronavirus baby boom emerged from China. As the virus spread to Europe, similar news reports of a mass, socially distanced shagfest have appeared over here. I can’t be alone in thinking this is a ridiculous idea.

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Covid-19

Homeschooling and social distancing: How we’re doing so far

If I cast my mind back just seven days, I was lamenting the fact my kids’ school was closing indefinitely because of the Covid-19 threat. Over the past week I’ve been homeschooling and the closure itself seems like a lifetime ago. Here are a few observations I’ve made about the present situation as we homeschool

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Covid-19

Tips for educating at home from Oxford HomeSchooling

Home educating is IN this season, albeit unexpectedly and so suddenly us mums and dads have had no time to prepare for taking on the role of teacher. With this in mind I approached Oxford Homeschooling, an organisation with a long history of helping home ed parents, what tips it had for parents and carers

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