Do kids get too much homework?

do kids get too much homework

  It’s that time of year for the children to return to school and I know my secondary school age child is half looking forward yet half dreading her return as her night time socialising is going to have to be put on hold, yes the dreaded homework is to return. While I accept that [...]

A poem a mum wrote about her day as a mum …

Mother carrying baby  doing housework

A poem a mum wrote about her day as a mum …

The importance of reading with your child

Mother and daughter (5-6) in bedroom reading book  girl in bunny costume

One of the greatest challenges facing any baby is learning to speak their own language, whether they are English, Italian, Spanish or any other nationality.  From their first little babbles and baby sounds onwards, they are learning to speak, and at an astonishing rate. Our babes are having to learn not only what objects are, but the [...]

Should kids get homework?

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They are at school all day learning then come home and have to start doing even more school work. Yes I agree homework has its place, but every night?   Homework reinforces skills and knowledge learnt at school.   My 12 year old daughter comes home each day with her homework diary full. It is [...]