So Curly Headed Boy started in reception last September. I expected it to be a bit tricky, but by the end of the first term he was no happier and it was really affecting him at home. So I’ve been posting about the 7 steps (See the category ‘starting reception‘) that I took to try […]
So I mentioned a while back that Curly Headed boy wasn’t happy at school and had lost confidence. I’m going to summarise all the steps I took to help him out next week. But first I want to talk about the final option in a bit more detail. Now I’m not a ‘pushy’ mum, as […]
I’ve been sharing my tips for helping your kids when they aren’t happy at school, as Curly headed boy was struggling (he has just started reception). Here is another one of my tips, which has worked surprisingly well, and might be useful if you have kiddies not keen on returning to school after the half […]
I’ve done a few posts about Curly Headed Boy’s struggles at reception, and the good news is that things definitely seem to be improving. This morning we had a chat, and it appears that his improved confidence is really affecting his confidence in the class room as well, and he is mixing a lot more […]
So I have mentioned in a post a few weeks back that Curly Headed Boy wasn’t very happy in reception (first year of school). Last week I explained how I had tackled one of the problems, which is that he often feels overly criticised by the children in his class. So, I thought I would […]
I’ve mentioned in a previous post that Curly Headed Boy is struggling with his first year at school a little, but we have a plan in place to work on it, and I promised to mention the different things I try, so here is one of them: He happens to be on a table with […]
We are a bit like plants, and our children are too. Some environments help us to blossom, and some are more of a struggle. Put us in the right soil, with exactly the right amount of cold, heat, and water, and we’ll take off like a tree and blossom amazingly. Put us in a place […]
It’s against everything we’ve ever been told not to do, and everything that a Mother feels is right. But there we all are, handing our children over to someone we’ve hardly met. The only reason I have met Curly Headed Boy’s new primary school teacher is because her son was at his nursery in a […]
I cried the last morning morning I dropped curly headed boy at nursery 8 weeks ago. I cried when I picked him up. I cried when I bought his school uniform 3 weeks ago. I cried when I cuddled him last night. And I cried when I dropped him off this morning at primary school. […]