Dealing With The Dreaded School Anxiety
Starting a new year can be an anxious time for children. There is a new teacher to meet, new work, old friends we don’t want to see and possibly new friends to make. The summer was great fun but now the thought of returning to school is filling some children ...
How to help your shy child get along with their peers
Despite your child being shy it is still very important that they are able to build and maintain positive peer relationships in and out of school. Having a shy child should not mean loneliness and it should not be a barrier to making friends. What it does mean is that ...
Making Decisions For My Child
This week I received a letter informing me that my youngest son had got into the school we had applied for. A relief I can tell you but thankfully he is a sibling and they get priority. I don't even know what I was worrying about. He is too young to ...
Pass on your passion to your children says the Kids Coach
Some parents find it hard to get their children to do their homework whether it is reading, maths, spellings etc. The child may just not be interested in the topic, may find it too challenging or would rather do something else. Most likely the latter. I have realised if we ...
The Reality of Children bringing back homework
Yesterday came too soon for The Kids Coach. My nearly six year old came home with homework and four pages of it. I knew it was coming but four pages? Luckily the first page is number sequences so could be done in five minutes. The other sheets are full of words ...
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