I was in an independent lovely little toy shop on my local High Street browsing for a birthday gift when a mum came in with her little girl. The little girl picked up some putty and asked her mum if she could have it. Her mum took the putty off her and said ”definitely not, …
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It is OK to cry, shout and be angry
When Peachy the hamster was put to sleep Rayne cried hard. We were at the vet’s waiting area with lots of dog owners waiting for their appointments. It was quite a distressing scene and I noticed people looking over with concern and sympathy. There was even a little girl with her mum looking over at …
Growth Mindset: It is never too late to take your first piano lesson!
My Grandparents had a piano in the room that nobody ever went in. Not one of my family members knew how to play it, well if they did know, they never showed off their talent, not even at Christmas! As a young child I would spend hours sat at that piano trying to work out …
Our Quest to a Growth Mindset
It was my oldest daughter Rayne’s 18 month check with the health visitor when she asked me if Rayne was recognising nursery rhymes. “She don’t just recognise them” I said with pride, “she sings them!” Everywhere we went people would comment on how advanced Rayne was and I was so proud of her. At 9 …
Radical Unschooling: Why we don’t have set bedtimes
We went from set bedtimes to no bedtimes and life is much happier! When Rayne was a baby I spent hours and hours in a blacked out room trying to establish a set bedtime. I tried “cry it out” for about a minute and knew that wasn’t going to work for us, so my option …