Disclosure: This is a paid collaboration with Night Zookeeper. We’re a couple of weeks into the new lockdown restrictions so are getting used to home learning again. I’ve been really impressed by how much the school is doing to keep everything going. As well as providing regular live lessons and offline tasks, teachers have encouraged us …
Month: January 2021
A couple of years ago, I wrote a post discussing when it was sensible for kids to get their first phone. I concluded that starting secondary school was a good marker. Cut to the present day and oldest is in year six. And, yes, we just gave in and got him his first phone ahead …
We’re only two days into the latest Covid-induced lockdown and I’m already exhausted by homeschooling. On the face of it, things should be pretty straightforward. We’ve been through it all before and, as I’m currently between jobs, I’m able to do more to help too. But there are a couple of key differences. First of …
First things first, Happy New Year. I hope 2021 will be a vast improvement on its predecessor for all of us. This time last year, I wrote a post explaining why I wasn’t making any new year’s resolutions. This year, I am making one, albeit with a caveat. More on that shortly. Looking back 12 …