After an amazing Christmas, done Spanish style, we stay on the Iberian peninsula to bring in the New Year. This night of niceties is called Nochevieja in Spanish, meaning literally ‘Old Night.’ Spanish traditions for this annual event can be a spectacle to behold. And with the spectacle, comes some of the tastiest dishes you can imagine.
Being in another country brings with it the invitation to experience new cultures, foods and traditions. This year, in spite of the pandemic, I managed to get to northern Spain to spend some quality Christmas time with my in-laws. On top of the bubbly atmosphere you’d expect from our Iberian cousins, I got to grips with their form of Christmas and everything the tradition means for them.
Are children and teens really struggling to communicate with everyone else in the world? Or could this be down to them reading less than they used to? It certainly appears so. Studies show that less than 20% of teens in the United States read for pleasure. In the UK, this figure rises to about 30%.
Children’s exams – at all stages of education – usually bring some kind of dreaded creative writing task with them. These can truly make or break our relationship with our kids – if we’re not careful. Nonetheless, as this skill is often an important, nay decision-making part of the exam, it’s equally important to have the right approach when helping our children prepare to face these tricky challenges.
Most women have heard of postnatal depression, but prenatal depression is just as dangerous and should not be ignored
