Real life, GCSEs and family days out
GCSE Support for Parents
Exam dates, revision and results day — everything in one place
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Surrey Days Out
Family days out, seasonal ideas and local places to explore.
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GCSE Help for Parents
If you’ve got a teen going through GCSEs, you’ll know how quickly it all ramps up. From exam dates and revision to mock season and results day, this is everything I’ve found helpful as a parent.
Surrey Days Out & Family Ideas
Looking for somewhere to go this weekend or in the school holidays? These are the Surrey posts I’d start with.
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A mix of ideas, updates and things that tend to come up this time of year
Family Life
Parenting older kids – school, independence and everything in between
I’m Maria. I live in Surrey with my two boys and my husband, and this blog started as a place to write things down before I forgot them.
It’s grown over the years, but at heart it’s still about our everyday life — school runs, revision seasons, days out that go brilliantly (and ones that don’t), and figuring out this parenting thing as the boys get older.
Some posts are practical. Some are reflective. Some are just me thinking out loud.
If you’re raising children somewhere between little and nearly-grown, you’ll probably recognise a lot of it.
Family Life
Real life parenting – the highs, the chaos and everything in between.
How to choose the best laptop for teens
How to Get Your Child into Cricket: A Practical Guide
Teen Independence: How Much Freedom Is “Normal”?
I’m Maria. I live in Surrey with my two boys and my husband, and this blog started as a place to write things down before I forgot them.
It’s grown over the years, but at heart it’s still about our everyday life — school runs, revision seasons, days out that go brilliantly (and ones that don’t), and figuring out this parenting thing as the boys get older.
Some posts are practical. Some are reflective. Some are just me thinking out loud.
If you’re raising children somewhere between little and nearly-grown, you’ll probably recognise a lot of it.
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