Parenta Blog
International Day of Happiness
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” - Dale Carnegie Do you know what makes you happy? Is it your family and friends? Your new phone or your garden? Perhaps it’s pampering your pets, creating a culinary masterpiece or simply seeing...
National Old Stuff Day
Tuesday 2nd March is National Old Stuff Day, a great opportunity to educate your little ones on how to be greener, more energy conscious and reduce the amount of waste that we generate. It’s not really known how Old Stuff Day started, but it’s been on the calendar...
National Careers Week
It’s that time of year again – no, not the anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown… (although that is fast approaching), but something much more optimistic and hopeful – the 10th anniversary of National Careers Week (NCW). From the 1st – 6th March, students,...
Understanding the world… part one: using expressive arts
Last month, we looked at some maths activities to help you develop your EYFS curriculum. This month we have part one of “Understanding the World”, focusing on some cross-curricular work with the help of some creative and expressive activities. Using dance and drama...
Guest Authors
Might you be a procrastinator?
Not getting done what you need to do? Too busy to do the important things? The subject of procrastination often surfaces in coaching conversations – when people are just not getting done what they need to do. This case study might help you raise your awareness and...
Wellbeing activities that support home-school learning
Lockdown has brought with it a precarious balancing act of responsibilities; home-schooling alongside work commitments is no easy task. With the strains of managing this balance, you may have also noticed that your child has begun to miss going to school or is...
Sensory safety
In my last article, I wrote about children who bite in response to feeling stressed or anxious. I spoke about how, for children who experience sensory differences, the environment can sometimes be a trigger. Finding sensory ways for the environment you work in to...
