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Teaching children languages; important or a luxury?

I’m ultra keen that my two children will speak at least two languages. There’s a certain irony to this statement as my own language skills are appalling. I can speak English and string a few words together in French, but that’s my limit. There’s an international element to my family. One side of it is

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The impact of museums on a young, impresionable mind

Just after Christmas I took my five year old daughter into London to visit the Natural History Museum and Buckingham Palace,. It would have been nice if the rest of the family could have joined us but our baby had chickenpox and my wife drew the short straw and stayed at home to look after

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Daddy does hair care Part 2

After an entire school term of getting my reception-aged daughter’s hair ready each morning, a tough decision has been made. My wife and I have agonised over the issue, but we’ve concluded that Helen’s beautiful long hair is going to be cut, probably into a bob, before the start of the next term. The little

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My first term as a school gate dad

With the Christmas holidays having begun, my first term as a school gate dad is over. More importantly, it concludes my daughter’s first few months in the school system. During this time Helen has learned all manner of new skills and developed skills she already had. Helen’s reading and writing have come on massively and

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Swimming for beginners

Some years ago an eight year old boy was called to front of the entire school at his weekly assembly to receive an award. What should have been a moment of celebration was one of complete humiliation for him. The headmaster congratulated the young boy and gave him the award; a sew-on badge destined for

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