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The Homework Fight Is About the Clock, Not the Child
By the third time you've asked you're shouting, she's crying over a page she hasn't started, and the evening's gone. We've all had that…
The iMumXone team20 October 20265 min
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You knew your son had a temperature before you touched him. You know when your mother is not telling you everything. And then there…
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My Child Failed a Test: What to Do in the First Hour
Maths, 7 out of 40, with a red circle round the 7. Your first reaction is heat in your chest. Your second is a…
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When Your Child Comes Home Upset About the Teacher
You get ninety seconds at PTA, you ask how she is doing, and the teacher says she is doing well. Then you walk back…
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If Your Child Gets Lost: What Every Child Should Know, and How to Actually Teach It
If your child looked up right now in a busy market or shopping centre and could not see you, would she know what to…
The iMumZone team29 September 20268 min
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Everybody Got a New Term Except You
They were handed a fresh start. You were handed extra work and told the holidays are over. Two weeks in, everybody has settled except…
iMumZone team29 September 20265 min
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What Actually Survives Five Hours in a Hot Lunch Bag
The problem with school lunch is usually not what you cooked. It is what happened to it after you closed the lid. Here is…
The iMumZone team22 September 20265 min
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The School Lunch Plan B: What to Pack When the Timetable Fails
A meal timetable is useful until real life happens. Here is a simple backup system for the mornings when you oversleep, run out of…
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Parenting
Work Backwards From the School Gate: Fixing Your School Morning Routine in Three Days
Bedtime is not a number you choose. It is what is left over once you have worked out everything else. Here is the sum…
The iMumZone team11 September 20265 min
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