by Katie Edgar | Feb 5, 2021 | Family
Acknowledging Our Youngest But mummy, where are their masks? Whilst reading through a book together, my youngest child looked at the picture and enquired “but mummy, where are their masks?!”. The characters were in a supermarket and the book published...
by Katie Edgar | Jan 8, 2021 | Family
Home Schooling Some thoughts on homeschooling during lockdown (2). Happy New Year from Well Minds Listening! For many families this New Year brings with it the forced challenge of homeschooling. Digital platforms will soon be showcasing what other mums, dads and...
by Alice Gall | Aug 27, 2020 | Family
Back to School I remember at the start of my school summer holidays, many moons ago, lamenting the adverts that would prematurely appear in shop windows. “Back to School!” Who on earth wanted to think about buying a new uniform, pencil case and schoolbag in July?...
by Alice Gall | Jul 26, 2020 | Family
A summer staycation It sometimes feels as if no part of our lives has been left unchanged over the last few months. Balancing work with childcare has perhaps been the biggest challenge for many families, but I’ve been enjoying some of the little perks that come...
by Alice Gall | Jul 1, 2020 | Family
So much has changed over the last three months, it seems we need a whole new vocabulary to express ourselves. Shielding, social distancing, bubbles and … oh yes … homeschool. Of course, homeschooling was a conscious choice for many families pre-2020 but,...
by Alice Gall | Jun 7, 2020 | Family
Change – the only constant When my son was a baby we measured his time on the planet in weeks. “He’s four weeks old!” made perfect sense but by the time he reached 20 weeks my brain couldn’t handle the maths and we switched to months. Coronavirus, like a...
