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Making beds isn’t difficult. It’s just one more job that needs to be done - and the earlier each day, the better. However, the simplicity of bed making renders it the type of activity that can help promote independence in a child and as such, is often the first ‘chore’ they will learn. The smallest achievements can mean a lot to a child, especially when they come with heaps of praise and a huge sense of pride as a result! Many children savour such attention and will jump at the chance of impressing their parents with a neatly made bed, while others may flatly refuse to have a go. S..

It's almost time to ditch those uniforms, abandon the school run and stop attempting to memorise hundreds of random dates on the monthly newsletter. Always a struggle that last one…   Yep, school is almost out and there are two young people in our house who simply couldn't be happier! So plans are now afoot as to what we might get up to during the long and lazy summer. Besides endless titivation of our playhouse and pavilion that is!     There has been talk of a trip to the West End to see a musical or perhaps a train ride to the Scottish Highlands. We have also toyed with t..