Collaborative Post¦ You may have seen a couple of months ago that I’ve been working on a campaign called Back to the Garden with Sudocrem during lockdown. Of course, many children have been out of school for weeks and that continues to be the case for many (including my daughter, Autumn). Back to the Garden encourages children to get out there (or stay indoors) planting seeds and growing various vegetables and plants. Not only is it a brilliant way to occupy them, it is educational. Both myself and Sudocrem previously ran competitions where you could be in with the chance to win a gardening kit. Unfortunately, these are now both closed. However, there are still lots of great ideas and a colouring print out over at Sudocrem’s website: https://www.sudocrem.co.uk/back-to-garden/
Parenting
Teaching Kids About Potential Health Problems
Collaborative Post¦ Your children need to know about the world around them, and how they fit into it. And one of the main things they need to know about how life works is that they may run into health problems one day – they may need to see a doctor, or experience some worrying symptoms, and they need to know what to do about these.
Even as young children, they need to be encouraged to set some healthy and happy habits to keep potential health problems at bay, and as their parent, it’s up to you to set the example!
So, if you’re wondering how you’re going to broach the subject around their health, we’ve collected together some points below that should be able to help you. It’s important to give kids everything they need to lead a long and happy life, and those efforts start right here!
Walking to Keep Kids Healthy
Collaborative Post¦ There’s a reason why physical education classes are part of the curriculum at school. Studies have shown that 30 minutes or more of exercise per day promotes better health and metabolism for kids. However, with schools being out and parents working from home, it may seem hard to remember to make daily exercise a priority. The only way to be sure it’s happening is if you as a parent participate as well. Here are a few ways to use walking as an approach to get involved in your kid’s exercise routine.
Lockdown Nursery Homeschool: Week 6
By some miracle, Autumn is still actually enjoying homeschool and eager to start each day. It works well for me as it provides us some structure and it gives me something to focus some of her seemingly endless energy on! We also have a lot of fun while she is learning. Obviously, it adds extra stress and pressure on me and it takes me ages to compile all the activities we’ll do over the course of a week. Honestly, I completely understand if some of you have tried to homeschool and given up on the idea. However, for me, I think it is worth it. I think being able to homeschool Autumn like I’ve always kind of wanted to do is definitely one of my silver linings of lockdown life!
Back to the Garden with Sudocrem
Collaborative Post¦ I’m delighted to be working with Sudocrem again this spring, this time on their new Back to the Garden campaign! I love spending time in the garden with Autumn (aged 3) – more so than ever during the UK lockdown! However, you don’t have to have an outdoor space to enjoy some gardening with children. Let’s take a look about what Back to the Garden is all about. (Psst, there’s also a giveaway!)