Famous Fridays: Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali is known as ‘The Greatest’ for his domination of men’s boxing in the 1960s and 1970s. But did you know that he struggled with dyslexia as a child? He struggled to read throughout his education, graduating high school with a D-minus average grade. He even...
read moreHealthy Snacks for Hungry Kids
Children tend to come out of school ravenous and thirsty. And it’s just so easy for them to reach for the biscuit tin and the sugary drinks. But pretty soon that sugar high will be replaced by an even deeper low and they’ll be whining for more biscuits. Then tea...
read moreFactoid Friday: The problem with the ‘ough’ sound
It's Factoid Friday time! Did you know that the combination “ough” can be pronounced in nine different ways? The following sentence contains them all: “A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a...
read moreMaking education fit the child
There is a slow, seismic shift happening in the education world that is long overdue. The past can be summed up by this great cartoon: In the old days some people were successful in school, but others failed, despite great potential. You were then referred to as being...
read moreFinding Tutors
There are times when a good tutor can make a big difference to a child. If there is something the child does not quite understand, a few minutes with a tutor can potentially change that. But how do you find one? Here is a site that has been set up to help with that:...
read moreShould I Let My Child Win?
Here is an interesting article bringing up the issue of how to play with your child: http://www.education.com/magazine/article/9-reasons-let-your-kids-lose/ I agree with some of what they are saying, but not all! For years you can only play with your child by holding...
read moreFamous Fridays: Whoopi Goldberg
Did you know that the famous actress and comedienne Whoopi Goldberg is dyslexic? Whoopi is one of only ten people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar AND Tony Award, and yet as a child she was taunted for her difficulty in school, called ‘stupid’ by her peers. She struggled...
read moreCritical Food Supplements For Your Child
There is clearly no better option than a perfectly balanced diet. But frankly, who has that? The reality is that a modern diet will often have deficiencies for a whole host of possible reasons, such as farming techniques, soil deficiencies, food processing...
read moreHow To Praise Your Child Effectively
I have come to think that this is perhaps the most critical part of all parenting. Get this right and much of the rest will fall into place. Get it wrong and you can permanently damage your child’s life prospects. And I don’t write that lightly. Praise is clearly an...
read moreFactoid Fridays
Happy Friday! In England, a long bank holiday weekend is upon us. Let's wish the rain away and be happy that it's May... Did you know: There are two words in the English language that use all of the vowels, in the correct order, and end in the letter Y: abstemiously...
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