Classroom Carrots is a ‘unique’ new app that enables teachers to ‘easily’ and ‘immediately’ reward pupils with matching virtual and physical stickers. Each student is assigned their own avatar, a computer-generated, virtual identity, and when rewards are given out teachers simply drag and drop a virtual sticker on to the relevant avatar. Immediately the pupil’s name and reward flash up on the classroom whiteboard or computer. Pupils are then given the matching physical sticker, and if requested, an email can be automatically sent to parents to keep them informed. Read More »

‘If the nursery is going to let dd have such a big nap so late then they should babysit her so I can have a glass of wine in peace!’…’It pisses me off to have to pay someone to look after a sleeping child’…’My daughter is still going to bed later than normal and I don’t have a life.’ Read More »

I felt strangely guilty before conducting a phone interview today.  Last night I happily cooked some more meals for my baby daughter and this morning I spoon-fed her Weetabix for breakfast before speaking to Gill Rapley, the queen of baby led weaning (BLW).

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Talking to parents about talking to their babies can be problematic, it seems. In order to encourage parents to spend time looking, touching, holding, talking and essentially being with their babies, professional advice needs to be given in the right way otherwise it risks alienating parents. Read More »