Parent Tips

As promised, here are the next four techniques could try to help your anxious child: 5. Help Them Go from 'What If' to 'What Is' Research shows that coming back to the...

As the days become shorter and colder, we thought we would brighten your day with a list of 7 fun and interesting facts about winter. 1. When it is winter...

I thought I would talk about a serious concern I feel many parents have for their children, cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, or embarrass another...

If children and teenagers are being bullied online, it’s great for them to feel they have some power to resolve the problem themselves. As promised in our May Newsletter, here are...

In the next two Newsletters I am going to share with you 8 things parents with an anxious child could try. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution for anxiety, there...

As you know at Kip McGrath we specialise in Maths and English so the majority of our students fit into two broad categories: 1. Those wanting to learn to read...

This month’s focus is CONFIDENCE. Being confident means developing and using a ‘CAN DO’ attitude. Children who believe they can get better at things, it turns out, normally can with...

In the next few issues of our newsletter, I am going to give you some practical suggestions on how you can help your child become a more independent learner. I am going...

1. It is impossible to lick your elbow. 2. Apples float in water but pears don't. 3. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. 4. 76.5% of people who read fact...