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Every Child Matters
13 Tips for Parents in Lockdown
By Kerry Dolan, teacher, small business owner and mum of three
Like many of you I have watched my news feed as parents have drawn up timetables, posted amazing creative projects, captured memorable moments of family fun or become frazzled and defeated from the weight of an impossible task.
The reality for every family is very different and as such, these tips may or may not be of any use to you. But I can tell you one thing. When your kids look back on the time that they were let out of school indefinitely, they won’t be remembering the quality of the worksheets you diligently printed for them, they won’t even dwell on how busy you were.
For many kids, despite the inevitable challenges and worries, this is like a giant snow day and, quite frankly, you really can’t fuck it up no matter what you do or don’t do. So please be gentle with yourself.
Screen Time
In our house, we have alleviated our screen guilt by insisting they are only to be used for educational or creative purposes during school hours. This has meant that our youngest has done a lot of natural education — watching a lot of David Attenborough, seen multiple episodes of horrible histories and played endless maths games…
