I am delighted to announce another run of my course A Beautiful Childhood. I truly believe in an eclectic approach to raising children; in picking and choosing different ideas and methods to fit your own family values and needs, and in being inspired by different styles and trying things out to see what works best.…
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“There’s no such thing as bad weather – only bad clothing”. Changes in the way we live have contributed to modern families living in a far more sedentary and indoor-led culture, where we are increasingly disconnected from the natural world. But regular time spent in nature has well-known mental and physical health benefits, especially for…
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It always takes us a bit of time to fully settle into the new season’s rhythm. It feels as though Autumn is really here now – my sandals have been put away along with the suncream, I’ve started cooking soups filled with squashes and root vegetables, and we have a tiny pumpkin on the nature…
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If you follow me over on Instagram, you may notice that candles feature quite highly in my posts and stories. So much so, in fact, that I often receive messages asking me why we burn candles – does it have a special significance? Why do we do it? So I thought I would write about…
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As I’ve spoken about before, we loosely follow the brilliant Exploring Nature With Children curriculum, dipping into it most weeks. I find that it gives me something to think about in terms of what we might be looking for on our nature walks and books to pull out to support this. This week focuses on the Harvest…
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I am delighted to announce that booking is now open for my Calm Celebrations course. As a parent, you want to give your children joyful experiences. You want to make memories that they will cherish well into adulthood, gifting them moments of calm togetherness alongside exuberant celebration. We know that spending quality time with friends…
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Next Sunday, the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah will begin, and we have slowly been preparing to celebrate it. I feel like before I go further, I should say that although Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish festival, I am not Jewish myself! My husband is Jewish as is all of his side of our family,…
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Autumn is the season that has my heart. Last year, Autumn was very difficult for our family, and I wasn’t able to enjoy it at all, so this year I am looking forward to it even more than usual. Below are some ideas of things to celebrate, do, make, and tell in Autumn, as you plan…
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Autumn is most definitely on the way. I can feel it in the cool mornings and evenings, the darker nights (which are so welcome in our home!), the candles which are lit with increased regularity, and the delicious feeling of new starts that tells me September is close. I’ve put away our Summer books and pulled…
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***THIS COURSE HAS NOW SOLD OUT*** I am delighted to announce another run of my Rhythm in the Home course! The September course sold out in nine hours, which was a lovely surprise, and I know some of you who wanted to join in missed out, so I will be running the course again in October…
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