Tips for Returning to Education in Later Life

Contains Affiliate links  Changing your career or returning to education later in life can not only be a daunting experience but also a rewarding one too. There could be many reasons why you didn't take the path you want to embark on now. Whether you didn't know what you wanted to do straight out of school, or you weren't in a position to follow the career of your dreams back then. Whatever your reason, it doesn't mean your dreams of a perfect career for you should still be unattainable. Choosing to go back to school as a mature student can have many benefits, and with the rise of online studies, learning a new craft, or training in a new field of expertise is easier than ever. Should you be starting your new learning journey with little or no qualifications or experience or you are bringing a wealth of knowledge and achievements to help you push for your new goal, you can be sure to find a course that can help you transform your life as you start working towards ......

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5 Ways to Enjoy Bonfire Night with Your Children

For parents, Bonfire Night can be as stressful as it is exciting. Some children are able to embrace the excitement straight away, but keeping them safe while allowing them to enjoy themselves can be tricky. Then there are the children who are intimidated by the loud explosions and flashes of colour that Bonfire Night brings. For those children, Bonfire Night needs to be reintroduced to them, slowly and carefully, as something which is about more than loud explosions. Thankfully, though, there are many other ways that you can help your children to love Bonfire Night for the exciting time of year that it should be. 1. Make Safety your main priority  It sounds obvious, but the most important thing to do when introducing children to bonfire night is to set a great example. If your children’s first experience with sparklers or fireworks is a safe enjoyable one and you explain how important it is to respect fire and sparklers than you are setting a good example fo......

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Teaching my son to swim

Now is the time, his confidence in the pool is blooming and having turned three the little man is starting to be able to take direction and understand the importance of listening and learning. It was initially planned that we would take him to swimming lessons from very young, in fact we started it around the time he was 11 months old but after two sessions I tore my cartilage in my knee and could no longer take him to the lessons and they always seemed to be on a day John was working, plus the cost for baby and toddler lessons is a lot. I came to realise that coming from a very sporty background, having grown up in South Africa, that swimming is like second nature to me, seriously like second nature. I represented my State in springboard diving and ranked in the top three at the South African National Diving championships, I was also in my schools surfing team, competing regularly as well as swimming in our inter-house championships in crawl, freestyle and butterfly. At one po......

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