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by Mums In The Wood · Published July 3, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
The Minnesota Council for the gifted and talented, has published an excellent table setting out the similarities and differences between a gifted child and a child with Asperger’s syndrome. It is worth...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published July 3, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Therese Schweppe is a lovely and very qualified ballet teacher based primarily in St John’s Wood. Her classes are for children from the age of 18 months to 14 years. She began her...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published July 3, 2015 · Last modified September 19, 2017
Lauren Rosenberg uses a technique called the Emotional Freedom Therapy. The alternative therapy uses a tapping technique whereby the pressure points are tapped while repeating certain words or phrases over and over...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 24, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
This article is by Stella Bataille, Founder and Director of Club Petit Pierrot. She is responsible for thousands of children learning French the fun way. She comes recommended by the BBC, the Daily...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 20, 2015 · Last modified September 4, 2018
The one thing most parents worry about, especially in the early years is their child’s proficiency in numeracy and literacy. While the early years curriculum covers a wide range of aspects of a child’s...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 19, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Autistic Spectrum Disorder “(ASD)” are three words that are fairly common place these days especially in relation to children and it seems that more children than ever are being diagnosed as having some...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 19, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
By Anon A meeting was held quite far from earth, “It’s time again for another birth.” Said the angels to the Lord above, “This special child will need much love.” “Their progress...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
When most people hear the word “gifted” their first assumption is that the child is a bright shining star, academically and physically advanced, well rounded, popular, happy and settled, doing very well in...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
The main thing that every parent worries about when they have a baby is firstly, what schools to approach, what the registrations deadlines are and whether or not a particular nursery is...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 16, 2015 · Last modified December 5, 2017
Below is a table which links to a summary of nurseries in and around St John’s Wood, NW8. When choosing a nursery school there are many things you may need to think...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 15, 2015 · Last modified February 24, 2021
Learning a second or third language at an early age is said to improve the mind of a child especially when they are still young. Their minds, like sponges absorb languages much...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published April 15, 2015 · Last modified July 27, 2017
It is a well known fact that children need at least half an hour of outdoor physical daily activity. Living in London where the sun does not necessarily make this an easy task,...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published July 9, 2014 · Last modified March 12, 2022
As a starting point, the Good Schools Guide is a great resource for anyone just feeling their way around private school education. There are also great websites which offer information on the relevant...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 30, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Pre-prep assessments in North London schools are amongst the most competitive and parents often enter their children for as many schools as possible in the hope that their little ones will be...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published June 1, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
A good way to get your child to learn while still having fun is to make it into a game.The worksheets I have attached links to have been taken from Kidslearningstation and are...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 1, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
These sheets will help a child who already has some sense of direction. The left and right worksheets are great for fine tuning and making sure that they understand which side is...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published May 1, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
These sheets are great for practising cutting and getting little hands used to gripping a piece of paper, turning it in different ways to cut along the lines properly. The more they...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 4, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Once your child is fairly familiar with his letters, these are a good way of warming up all that knowledge, just before the day of the assessment. words-letter-A words-letter-B words-letter-C words-letter-D words-letter-E...
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 2, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
Once your child has mastered general counting, these are a good way to improve their precision and writing skills. summer-counting-practice savanna-animals-counting-practice ocean-animals-6 insects-counting-2 farm-animals-counting-worksheet easter-counting-worksheet-three easter-counting-worksheet-nine easter-counting-worksheet-five easter-counting-practice bugs-counting-7 christmas-count8
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by Mums In The Wood · Published March 2, 2014 · Last modified July 27, 2017
This is one of the harder ones for little minds to grasp. When doing the worksheets I would leave these to the last but they are good for improving their powers of...
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