How to help kids deal with back to school stress
Today’s guest post is by blogger and parenting author Becky Goddard-Hill. Becky blogs at Emotionally Healthy Kids and has published 3 books with Harper Collins on emotional wellbeing for kids. Becky is a member of the National Council of Psychotherapists, holds a masters in Social Work and a postgraduate diploma in Psychotherapy. Her brand new book Create Your Own Calm is published September 17th. By iordani Shutterstock...
How to Look Your Best for a Pictorial
Many of us look at a photograph of a model and admire the flawless beauty captured on camera. We wonder how it’s done and how someone can look so perfect. We may even have friends who look better in pictures than they do in person. If you imagine that you are not photogenic, think again. Everyone has that perfect angle, the one we should favour when we have our pictures taken. If you want to look your best for a pictorial, you can...
Jennifer Niven’s BREATHLESS review – ye gods, you MUST read.
Quite by accident I was flicking through my Netgalley offerings a few weeks ago, and selected a random handful of YA coming of age titles I’d not heard of. Jennifer Niven’s BREATHLESS review is here because of that happenstance.I’m not sure I can convey how much I love this book. Except to say that I never wanted it to end. And I love that it didn’t.Remember Judy Blume’s Forever? How, for an entire...
Teen Backpacks cool for School Sept 2020 – Our Top Ten
School’s out for summer! Well that’s how the song goes, however in reality this year school has been out for way longer than that! But finally it seems the light may be at the end of the tunnel and our children will hopefully be heading back into the classroom this September. But as usual when kids go back to school they have got to have all the right gear, and we are not just talking uniform and calculators here. Oh no....
5 of the Coolest Lamps for a Teenager’s Bedroom
Redecorating your teen’s bedroom slowly becomes a priority as they move from 12 to 14. We know – we’ve just re-done our 15yr old’s. It wasn’t that long ago that he was thrilled at a floor-to-ceiling Marvel Avengers mural. Now? Not so much.And you know how it is – while you’re decorating, you always have an eye to the fact that they’re going to change tastes again pretty quickly in the...
Hamilton Gifts – Our Top 20 for the Musical Superfan
Love Hamilton or know someone near and dear who does? Did you know that tomorrow the 3rd July 2020 is official Hamilton Launch day on Disney? Oh yes it is, if you are a fan you are in for a real treat because Disney are releasing the original Broadway production and streaming exclusively on Disney+ check out the official trailer here – So have you seen the musical, hearted the soundtrack on Spoitify, know all the words off by...