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Cowes seafront, image by Ronald Saunders The Isle of Wight really is a magical place. Disconnected from the mainland by at least 3 miles of the Solent, to get here you need to hop aboard a ferry, FastCat or even a hovercraft (no passport required, honest!), but once you do you’re in for a real treat. EAT One of the reasons the Island is so special is the absolute wealth of food unique to the area. Every road you turn down there’s a farm shop, local dairy farm or someone making and selling chutney. If you fancy eating out on the...

Partie Une here. A few weekends after Venice, I made my way to Amsterdam, this time with a closer friend. I had coordinated the trip so as to cross paths with one of my brother’s best friends, B., who happened to be traveling there for work, and whose familiar, sibling-like presence left me with a lump in my throat when we first met up at a small, previously-agreed-upon cafe. “SmileyJen!” B. yelled affably in my direction, an abbreviation of my AIM handle, as we approached. I smiled despite the telltale constricting in my throat, the catch in my breath. I...

"I'm bored!" is a chorus all mamas dread and this fall we could hear a lot of it as kids are out of school due to the pandemic. But boredom is GOOD. Research shows that it encourages kids to think creatively as they try to find something more interesting to do. So instead of offering a list of options to beat their boredom, give them a quiet space to think up their own fun. Here are toys and books to fill that space and inspire a creative spark!Quiet Time Activities for Kids ($25)Kids can play for hours with these 30...

Are you an organized person but your kids aren’t? Or are you completely disorganized but you don’t want your kids to be? Well, have no fear but the ultimate parent’s guide to getting organized will surely help you create a plan to keep everyone in the house organized! All of these tips mentioned in this post are recommendations that I give to my in-home clients, as well as all my students in my online courses. As a former special education teacher, I have a lot of experience working on life skills, or executive functioning skills, with young kids. And that...

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