I was brought up hearing my father speak ill of Black people, homosexuals and denigrating women. Books like these may have speeded up my education.
As a Nan is it my right to make the rules when I am there or is it my job to follow the parents’ rules?
Using online educational tools can have a hidden consequence.
The boys are now using their tablets on a regular basis. Duncan has to do a lot of his school work on a laptop. Slowly and steadily they are moving…
A school day is simply not designed for its ‘customers’, the students. The school day timings work for teachers, caretakers, parents, employers but not 12-19 year olds.
Battles are inevitable between children but rebuilding friendships can need parents help.
Home schooling was not something we had ever considered. There is a nearby homeschooling room for families to gather. We do have a friend who has very successfully homeschooled both…
Elliot loves screen time…who doesn’t? If we adults leave the virtual door open to a world beyond the content can travel into territory we would never leave open in the real world. Its more about content than time.
My grandson asked for a Nan story. With Covid-19 top of my thoughts the story of Brian the Big Bad Bug emerged….. Duncan lived in a very tall building. Each…