Well you have made it! Where do you go from here? Head over to the Classroom and look for the Welcome - Start Here! Any questions, pop it on to the questions tab!

What are your weekend plans? Let's see what everyone's up to. 👇 What are you doing this weekend? 1. Chilling at home before the school holidays 2. Out with friends/family 3. Working on something for the future 4. Travel/Adventure I will be chilling at home, watching some cricket, Formula 1 and rugby. But also working on something for the future! What about you?

It’s very nearly July. Where has this school year gone? Are you looking forward to the school holidays or do you dread the whole six weeks? Your children will pick up on your feelings, your anxiety, your feelings of despair! Have you started planning your time together? If not, now is the time to do something about it! Think about how many weeks you have got and how many times a week you can go out on an adventure! Think about what places you could visit locally for free. Think about wet days, dry days, tired days, at home days. How about putting together a schedule for the weeks so they know what to look forward to. Children like newness, excitement and spending time with you. Try involving them in planning for their time off. Let me know what you are planning or if you need any ideas.

Stop asking your kids to 'get ready.' It’s a fake command. It means nothing to a six-year-old. When you say "get ready," your brain sees a 10-step checklist. Their brain just hears white noise. This is why you end up yelling at the bottom of the stairs five minutes before you have to leave. The fix is the 'No-Vague' rule. You have to break the morning into 2-minute micro-tasks. Most parents give huge, sweeping orders like "go get dressed." Then they get frustrated when they walk into the room and the kid is playing with a Lego piece while wearing one sock. Instead, try this. Give them one specific physical anchor at a time: 1. "Put your feet in these socks." 2. "Pull your shirt over your head." 3. "Put your water bottle in the side pocket of your bag." It sounds like more work for you, but it’s actually faster. Micro-tasks remove the "decision fatigue" kids feel when they don't know where to start. When the goal is small enough to finish in 60 seconds, they actually do it. I started doing this last week. No more vague "hurry up" shouts. Just one small, clear job after another. We actually made it to the car yesterday without me losing my cool once. Try it Monday morning. Don't say "get ready" a single time. Keep the instructions under five words.