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This post is ONLY for those mamas who want their c

This post is ONLY for those mamas who want their children to love reading!⠀
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I saw this quote and it got me thinking…⠀
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How can reading help your child’s leadership skills?⠀
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The answer is simple. ⠀
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Have you guessed it?⠀
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A leader MUST be able to think for him/herself.⠀
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A leader MUST be able to think critically. ⠀
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A leader MUST be able to think creatively and have strong problem-solving skills. ⠀
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And guess what?⠀
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A healthy reading habit does ALL OF THESE THINGS!⠀
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Whether it’s a fantasy story, a biography, or a science encyclopaedia - reading a variety of books introduces your children to new ideas and valuable skills with MINIMAL effort from you! ⠀
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Isn’t it crazy to think that just by encouraging a healthy reading habit, you could be raising a future leader of the world??⠀
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Reading is truly awesome! ⠀
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Comment with a 🤩 if you agree!⠀
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SHARE this post and tell the world you’re raising a leader! 💕⠀
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If your child would rather play with toys than rea

If your child would rather play with toys than read a book or write a story, I have a revelation for you…⠀
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IT’S NOT A PROBLEM. ⠀
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Read it again. ⠀
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Not 👏🏼 a 👏🏼 problem!⠀
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Young children learn through play. We KNOW this. We’ve heard it a thousand and one times. ⠀
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And guess what? ⠀
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They learn ESSENTIAL storytelling skills when playing with toys. ⠀
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My daughter loves her dolls, and my husband and I had a big discussion about how many dolls she ACTUALLY needs 😂⠀
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“They are all different,” I insisted. “They each serve a purpose when she plays.”⠀
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I was right (of course 😝)⠀
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When children play with toys, they create characters, backstories, conflicts, and resolutions - all foundations of a great story!⠀
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As they get older, they may want to write these stories down. But don’t push them before they’re ready. ⠀
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Writing can be taught at any age.⠀
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Creativity must be nurtured FIRST!⠀
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Tap that paper plane icon and SHARE this post to spread the word - toys are excellent storytelling resources!⠀
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Does your child think writing is boring? ⠀ ⠀ W

Does your child think writing is boring? ⠀
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When I asked what the biggest problem you have when teaching your child to write, ‘boredom’ was the most common answer! ⠀
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Here is my 4-Part Emergency Protocol for you to use when your child says, “writing is boring!”
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1️⃣ Buy fun writing supplies. I don’t just mean pencils and pens. I mean glitter pens, felt-tips, charcoal, oil pastels, paints… anything that makes a mark!⠀
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Let your child choose the materials. They’ll have so much fun picking things out, they’ll be excited to use them!⠀
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2️⃣ Next up - Notebooks! Let your child choose a notebook that catches their eye. Whether it’s a cartoon character, a fluffy cover, or glitter and sequins. Let them choose. Writing is a form of creative expression, and that goes for the notebook as well. ⠀
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And get one for yourself, because…⠀
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3️⃣ Let them see you write. So, while you’re at the store, grab yourself some supplies! You don’t have to write stories and essays. Use your notebook for lists, shopping notes, books you want to read, etc. ⠀
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The point is, your children need to see that writing as much a part of YOUR life as it is theirs. ⠀
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And finally…⠀
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4️⃣ DON’T TELL THEM TO WRITE. ⠀
That’s right. Ask if they want to, offer suggestions, but do not tell them to write. ⠀
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Like comforting a spooked horse in a field, you need to kneel down, get comfortable, and let them come to you. ⠀
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Will you try the Emergency Protocol? Drop a 🙋🏻‍♀️in the comments if your child finds writing boring. ⠀
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“I wonder if the ocean smells different on the o

“I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world.”⠀
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Here’s a Creativity Quest for your children - any age can join in!⠀
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WHAT IS A CREATIVITY QUEST?⠀
This is a way for your child to play with their imagination. It builds discussion and creativity all in one. The quests are divided up according to age, but your children are free to try as many as they want, no matter how old they are! I’m There are no expectations to write during a Creativity Quest ~ Only if you really want to!⠀
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🌊Ages 4-8⠀
What does the ocean smell like on the other side of the world? Tell a parent or older sibling all the different smells that drift up from the ocean on the other side of the world…⠀
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Try and describe the different smells. Does the ocean smell of peppermint? What does THAT smell like? Toothpaste? Chewing gum?⠀
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Why does the ocean smell different? Does the ocean smell of cinnamon? Why? Did a pirate ship carrying barrels of cinnamon bark get caught in a storm and the barrels were broken and emptied into the sea?⠀
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Drop a 🌊 in the comments if you and your children are going to try this! ⠀
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I need your help!⠀ ⠀ I am SO excited to be abl

I need your help!⠀
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I am SO excited to be able to release more details about the upcoming courses, but there is still a lot to do.⠀
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I want to make sure the activities and contents of the courses are suitable and exciting enough for each age group - and that requires testing!⠀
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Soon I’ll be looking for a small group of mamas to help me put together the contents of the course by testing out the activities with their children and providing feedback. ⠀
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More details to come! ⠀
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Make sure you turn on notifications so you don’t miss out and share this post to let other families know 💕⠀
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Following on from yesterday’s post about carryin

Following on from yesterday’s post about carrying a notebook around with you…⠀
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This is Layla. ⠀
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She has carried a notebook with her since she was 18 months. Completely her decision, she loved playing with the pages and it kept her quiet while she sat in her pram. ⠀
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Then one day she asked for a pen and started making marks on the paper. ⠀
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I have never told her what to write or draw. I have offered suggestions in the form of questions. She has then been free to either follow my suggestion or do her own thing. ⠀
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She usually does her own thing! ⠀
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Over the years, she has filled many notebooks. Now, at 6 years old, she likes to draw elaborate pictures with rainbow colours. Then she copies words and sentences from her favourite books. Sometimes she even writes her own. ⠀
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As a writer myself, this definitely gives me a lot of proud Mama moments, alhamdulillah! ⠀
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Do your children have notebooks they are free to to whatever they like in?⠀
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Do your children enjoy writing? ⠀ ⠀ I’ve ask

Do your children enjoy writing? ⠀
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I’ve asked a lot of questions around this topic on my stories. ⠀
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Writing is essential for life. And, no, I don’t just mean the mechanics of writing. ⠀
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I mean creativity. ⠀
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I mean the art of being able to transform the thoughts in your head into words on a page. ⠀
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It is an art deserving respect, time, and energy.⠀
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This art is nurtured through a series of habits…⠀
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Carrying books and notebooks with you at all times is just one of those habits. ⠀
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Having a mini notebook for your child to write in is a great way to start off! ⠀
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But above all - there are NO RULES. ⠀
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Your child can write WHATEVER they want in their notebook, even if it’s just scribbles. ⠀
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That is the first step to a creative life 💕⠀
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Do you carry a book around with you? What about your children? ⠀
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What do you and your family do to relax and have f

What do you and your family do to relax and have fun together?⠀
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I decided to try and get creative with my camera while my children were practicing their golf skills. The sun was setting, and the golden hour was creating some beautiful lighting.⠀
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“Mummy, watch this!”⠀
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After setting the self-timer on my phone, Khalid called my name to show me how he could get the ball in the hole in a single shot. I looked up in time to see him cheering and celebrating.⠀
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I looked back at the photo my phone had snapped and realised I can’t remember the last time we had this much fun. ⠀
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Things have been stressful lately and we haven’t had much time to just relax and have fun as a family.⠀
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I am grateful for this moment 💕💕💕⠀
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De-schooling describes the transition period betwe

De-schooling describes the transition period between when your children leave school, to when they start home education. ⠀
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Here are my top 3 reasons to take that well-deserved Time Out. ⠀
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Do you agree? ⠀
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What other benefits are there to taking a few breaths before jumping into your home education curriculum?⠀
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Do you have a child who doesn’t enjoy writing?⠀
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With online learning consuming so much of Khalid’s educational time, he has lost the will to write. ⠀
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Whenever I suggest he write something, an almost-tantrum starts to brew. ⠀
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“I hate writing”⠀
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“A keyboard is easier”⠀
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“My teacher says I don’t have to write”⠀
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These are some of the things he has come out with when the topic of simply writing one sentence has come up. ⠀
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But today, we were waiting for my husband and he was bored. ⠀
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“Can I draw in your book?” He asks. ⠀
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“Sure,” I say and hand it over. “Why don’t you write a short story about a boy who never takes his jacket off because he’s a superhero?”⠀
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Khalid giggled - we’d spent the last half an hour trying to convince Khalid to remove his jacket. He said he was cold. It was nearly 50 degrees outside!⠀
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Anyway, I left it at that. I didn’t say another word about writing. ⠀
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When I look up, what do I see?⠀
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Khalid writing a short story. ⠀
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It was only a paragraph and he had chosen to write mostly in uppercase letters. ⠀
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BUT HE WAS WRITING!⠀
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It was progress. It was at his own pace. It was interest-led. ⠀
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It’s also a valuable lesson in the benefits of allowing your child to be bored! ⠀
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You’ll be amazed at what they choose to do to entertain themselves.⠀
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How do you practice reading when your child doesn’t want to touch a book?⠀
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Finding opportunities to practice key literacy skills can be tricky when you have a reluctant reader. ⠀
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But it doesn’t always have to be as formal as sitting with a book. ⠀
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Try these fun activity ideas to get some extra practice in! ⠀
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📚Follow a recipe ⠀
Do some baking or cooking and let your child help read the directions. Even something simple, like pancakes, would work!⠀
📚Word treasure hunt⠀
Write out key words on flashcards and place them around the house. Give your child a treasure map showing them the locations of the words. ⠀
📚Sight word Go Fish!⠀
Write sight words on small cards and make sure you have 2 copies of each word. Now you can play Go Fish! And find all the pairs. ⠀
📚Go shopping with a list ⠀
Let your child be in charge of the shopping list from start to finish - writing it out and then reading it at the store. ⠀
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Whenever you’re out and about, make a game out of reading road signs or store signs. This works at home with packaging as well! E.g. How many cereals do you have that begin with the letter “C”?⠀
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You can’t go wrong with a classic. If your child enjoys them, they won’t only be practicing their reading skills, but their spelling skills as well! ⠀
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Which activities have you tried? Do you have a reluctant reader at home?⠀
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"Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in

"Families are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one." ~ Unknown⠀
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Being 3000 miles away from my family has always been hard… the pandemic made it almost unbearable. ⠀
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Here is my younger brother, back in the summer of 2019, when he came to Qatar to visit us. ⠀
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He had finished his GCSEs, and I was thrilled to show him around Qatar and spend some quality time with him. ⠀
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My kids also loved playing with him and developing a strong bond, alhamdulillah.⠀
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We are all excited to hopefully make it home for good this year - Bismillah!⠀
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Here’s to future memories with my amazing family, inshaAllah 💕⠀
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Do you agree with Agatha Christie? Are schools suf

Do you agree with Agatha Christie? Are schools suffocating creativity? ⠀
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To my beautiful daughter,⠀ ⠀ I pray you grow u

To my beautiful daughter,⠀
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I pray you grow up to know your worth. To know never to settle for someone else’s opinion of you. I pray you grow with strength and confidence in who you are and the beautiful soul God has given you. ⠀
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I want you to know how special you are - your beautiful smile, intelligent mind, compassionate heart, and sweet soul. ⠀
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You’re a social butterfly who has been caged by this pandemic, and even though your soul has cried out for help over this past year, you still laugh, smile, play, and love those around you. ⠀
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Your mind yearns for a creative spark, a spark that fizzled out when drowned by online learning. But you still seek pleasure and comfort in books, stories, and painting. ⠀
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Your love of learning has been battered and bruised in this storm, but you have kept a small bud alive. ⠀
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And it’s starting to grow again. ⠀
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My darling Layla, you’ve inspired me this year. Inspired me to keep smiling when times are tough and keep on loving when things feel hopeless. ⠀
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Happy birthday, my Lily Flower 🌺 ⠀
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There have been a few new faces here, so I want to

There have been a few new faces here, so I want to re-introduce myself and explain the purpose behind Our Daily Wonders.

My name is Khadijah (on the far right of this photo). I was born Catholic and reverted to Islam along with my mum (seated next to me) and my little brother when I was just 8 years old.

After my mum remarried, she gave me another 4 awesome siblings. My two sisters are also in this photo.

I was always taught that family, and the memories you share, are some of the most important things in life.

My mother is an incredible woman and I’m still learning from her - how to put my children first and protect them.

Enter Our Daily Wonders. I’m building the blog as a representation of all the different elements that make me the mother I am and the person I am.

Whether that’s through making memories, dedicating time for my own interests, or taking charge of my children’s education.

My family made me the mother I am today.

Our Daily Wonders and the blog posts it contains may change and evolve over time. Because that’s motherhood. We learn, we develop, we change.

I hope you enjoy the content of the website as I continue to add to it.

Sending love to all the families out there. Stick together even when it’s hard. You only have a limited time to make those memories together

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DISCUSSION TIME: SLEEPOVERS!⠀ ⠀ I was about 13

DISCUSSION TIME: SLEEPOVERS!⠀
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I was about 13 before I was allowed my first sleepover at a friend's house. Family members were fine, but when it came to sleeping at a friend's house, my mum became very "strict".⠀
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Obviously, now I'm a mother myself I understand my mum was completely and utterly justified! ⠀
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However, there is a growing trend where children a lot younger than 13 are allowed to sleep over at their friend's house. Is 13 too old?⠀
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Where do you stand? Do you allow your children to sleep at a friend's house? Do you have any rules in place? Put your thoughts in the comments below and let's chat!⠀
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You don't need to wait until the kids are away bef

You don't need to wait until the kids are away before you find time to read. ⠀
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Let them SEE you read. There will be moment when children are working, playing or otherwise being children, when you will have time to pull out a book and read. ⠀
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Sure, you may only read a couple of sentences before you get interrupted, but you're still READING. ⠀
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It is so important for children to see you reading. As we know, they learn by example. ⠀
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When I sit with my youngest, there are usually moments when she has to write something or complete a task. Instead of sitting next to her flicking through my phone, I keep a book handy so I can turn to it when she has her task to do. ⠀
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I want my children to remember seeing me holding a book, not scrolling through my phone (which I do WAY too much at the moment!)⠀
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When do you find moments to read in the day? Let me know in the comments!⠀
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"No child LIKES to learn."⠀ ⠀ This was said to

"No child LIKES to learn."⠀
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This was said to me by a teacher. ⠀
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Scary, isn't it?⠀
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I was discussing the benefits of home education and how it grants us the freedom to learn based on the child's interests, rather than the compatibility of a class of 18-24 children. ⠀
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"Children thrive so much better when they enjoy learning. They remember more and they're eager for more. It reduces the chance of them being bored or fed-up," I said.⠀
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"But no child LIKES to learn. They have to learn work ethic, to work even when they don't want to," I was told. ⠀
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I stared at the teacher in shock. ⠀
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"Well, that's a very sad thought, don't you think?" I responded and left the conversation there. ⠀
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The truth is, LOADS of children love to learn! Why? Because they have positive learning experiences. The chance of "switching off" is minimal. The habit of getting bored and restless is less likely to develop when the child truly enjoys their learning. ⠀
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By the way, I agree children need to develop a work ethic. But forcing them to learn in a potentially counter-productive environment clearly isn't working. ⠀
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Otherwise we would have a workforce filled with school graduates with strong and resilient work ethics. ⠀
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But we don't. ⠀
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We do, however, have HOME EDUCATED children with strong and resilient work ethics. Children who grow up LOVING their learning journey. ⠀
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Think on that.⠀
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"Where's Khalid?" I asked glancing through all the

"Where's Khalid?" I asked glancing through all the rooms as I went. ⠀
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A shrug of the shoulders was the only response I got from other family members deep in concentration as they worked. ⠀
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It was 2 minutes until Khalid's next online lesson, and I assumed he was hiding again. After learning online for over a year, my little 8-year-old had officially run out of steam. ⠀
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"Just a few more months," I was constantly reassuring him. When I could find him, that is. ⠀
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I continued my search through the house and then stopped suddenly at my patio doors. ⠀
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There he was. Sat outside, laptop and headset at the ready, water in a travel cup beside him, waiting patiently for his lesson to start. ⠀
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You see, children KNOW what they need. Khalid knew being glued to his laptop all day wasn't ideal. His instincts kicked in and told him what he needed - get outdoors. Get some fresh air. ⠀
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I took this photo as a reminder: Children have instincts too. Learn to have faith and trust them.⠀
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Have your children ever surprised you with their strong instincts?⠀
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