The developers behind the BAFTA nominated phonics game, Teach Your Monster To Read have launched a brand-new ground-breaking game that aims to turn fussy eaters into adventurous eaters and gets kids excited about fruit and vegetables!
Teach Your Monster is a non-profit organisation funded by the charity, The Usborne Foundation to deliver educational learning games for kids, and it’s latest…
Skin-to-skin contact is a beautiful and intimate way for new parents to bond with their babies. It involves holding the newborn baby against their bare chest, allowing the baby to feel the warmth and heartbeat of the parent.
Benefits for babies
Research has shown that skin-to-skin time has numerous benefits for newborn babies. One of the most significant benefits is that it helps to…
The Growth Mindset Workbook by Daddilife Books is an excellent resource for parents and children alike. This workbook is designed to help kids develop a growth mindset, tackle challenges, and become modern-day problem solvers. It consists of 60 activities that parents and children can work on together or that kids can do independently. The workbook is easy to follow and comes with useful…
A few weeks ago, Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre was recognised by the LTA for its outstanding contribution to British Tennis and particularly in ‘it’s trailblazing development of padel tennis in the community’.
We are delighted that the team at Rocks Lane have been recognised for all their hard work.
My son went to all sports camps to Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre in Barnes during his…
The filmDry by Paolo Virzìhad its world premiere at the79th Venice International Film Festival (on 8 September 2022) and was first theatrically released in Italy on 29 September 2022. It has finally reached Britain too available with English subtitles. I recently caught up with Dry‘s star Tommaso Ragno at Cinema Made in Italy festival and will soon report on our chat about…
Nearly 8 in 10 parents struggle to get their child to eat healthily at dinner time and just 14% of parents manage to get 5 fruit or veg into their child’s diet daily, according to research commissioned by developers behind a brand-new game, Teach Your Monster: Adventurous Eating.
Getting children into healthy eating habits can feel like a never-ending battle, with new research showing that…
Located at the former Holborn Town Hall in the heart of Central London, Colonel Saab is a modern Indian restaurant from Roop Partap Choudhary, offering a smart Indian fine dining experience. The restaurant is inspired by the travel tales of Roop’s father, an Indian Army officer Col. Manbeer Choudhary and his wife Mrs. Binny Choudhary across the Indian subcontinent, created by Roop as a…
Everybody knows who Hamlet is, one way or another. The Dorfman, a small theatre inside the National Theatre, has produced a special Hamlet for young audiences. Jude Christian’s energetic and engaging retelling Hamlet for young audiences (recommended ages 8 – 12 year olds) would delight even Shakespeare himself who would be keen to get his most well-known tragedy to a wide…
A few days ago I attended a very exclusive party at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court in London which has been a centre of legal education and the home of barristers for almost 500 years.The Middle Temple building and hall are some of the most iconic landmarks of the city, and the event celebrated the 450th anniversary of their construction. Built in…
Mental health disorders can be overwhelming and it is important to understand how to manage the symptoms of these conditions. Managing mental health symptoms can be difficult, especially when those symptoms are very intense or disruptive. Here we will discuss some strategies for managing mental health disorder symptoms and how to cope with them.
Self-Awareness
The first step in managing mental…