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Tips on surviving your child's homework
By Fiona McKim on 23/12/2011 13:32:24
Five simple ideas to encourage learning at home
or another adult available nearby to offer assistance. Stick to the routine even if her teacher hasn’t set any homework by filling the time with reading or puzzles, thus ensuring your little creature of habit comes to expect study time on a daily basis
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Homework for Parents: Try our fun quiz to test your knowledge
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 15/09/2010 10:27:25
How much have you remembered from your school days? Find out with our general knowledge quiz…
Do you remember everything you learnt at school? Or do you struggle to help with homework as you find all the facts have simply dropped out of your head? A new series of books devoted to five subject areas – I Used To Know That: English, Maths
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VW camper van style bed
By Junior on 01/06/2010 00:00:00
There’s more to this ingeniously designed De Van than meets the eye
Inspired by the iconic VW camper van, there’s a bed at the top, a desk area that’s perfect for homework at the front of the ‘cab’ and a seating area behind. Available in pink or blue for £499 by Worlds Apart.
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Ten corny jokes to raise a giggle (or groan)
By Fiona McKim on 12/07/2012 15:54:03
Tickle your child's funnybone with these classic playground gags
1. What should you do if you find a monster in your bed?Sleep in the wardrobe!2. Knock, Knock. Who's there? Canoe. Canoe who?Canoe help me with my homework? I'm stuck!3.What did the Pink Panther say when he stepped on an ant?Dead ant, dead ant, dead
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Factfile: Hyper-parenting
By Fiona McKim on 07/12/2012 09:00:00
The transatlantic parenting trend that could be damaging your child
What is it? When a parent ensures their child has a busier schedule than David Cameron, fitting in hours of sports clubs, music lessons and any other hobbies you might care to think of, not to mention school, homework and the small matters of eating
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How to teach your child a second language
By Junior on 20/11/2012 10:24:00
The best ways to encourage a bilingual babe
's homeworkWhat to do when your child doesn't like school
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A day in the life of ilovegorgeous
By Kate Donoughue on 29/03/2011 10:55:01
The co-founders talk about their busy lives
a glass of wine involved to help me unwind. I put Rex to bed at eight but Io and Cy stay up to do homework or watch TV.10pm or 11pm We all head off to bed. Lucy Enfield6.45am Alarm goes off. Turf kids from bed (which has been easier since arrival
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A Father's True Confessions
By Philip Lerman on 12/04/2010 12:09:56
The author of Dadditude answers some common new-fatherhood questions…
are usually dealing with a crisis of a lost purse and the lost blue race car and the lost eye make-up and the lost green race car and the lost homework and the lost yellow race car). Mondays and Thursdays are out (the cleaning lady's here), and Wednesday
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12 skills every child needs when starting school
By Jennifer Beckles on 30/08/2012 16:21:00
Being independent and self-sufficient is key to your child's success and happiness at school. Here's how to brush up on the vital skills he needs
? How about a back-to-school health check? More education articles on Junior including how to teach your child a second language and tips on surviving your child's homework
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Top Ten Tips for School
By Charlie Taylor on 31/07/2008 13:58:36
Teacher Charlie Taylor offers his insider’s guide to get both you and your child to the top of the class
and she used to come in two or three times a week with a complaint. The work was either too hard or too easy; I had made Gemma tired during PE; one of her hairbands had disappeared; I wasn’t giving her enough homework... and so it went on. At the end
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