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Being the start of a new year and having just had my second son, i’ve been thinking about births and fresh starts, and the exciting prospects each of these brings. Baby Jack has added a wonderful new dimension to our family, and it is so lovely watching him and his doting big brother get to know each other.

so to help celebrate births we’ve devoted half this edition to birthdays! there are so many ways to treat your little ones on their special day we thought we’d bring all the information and choices together in one place to make your life easier. Hang on to this edition throughout 2015 so you have all the contacts you need when the big day arrives.

P.S. I told you sleep deprivation would lead me to printing the magazine upside down one day!

We asked our contributors what they would like to be treated with on their next birthday…

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a night away somewhere a bit fabulous with my husband. cocktails, dinner made by someone else, and no deadlines or dramas for 24 precious hours. sorry kids, you’re not invited!

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i would like to be treated with a whole day of cinema and sweets!!

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i’d like a permanent ballerina’s physique! alternatively, you cannot go wrong with Jo Malone.

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13 4 Ways to Spoil Your Kids without turning them into brats…

19 The story of Pumpy Bee By Gavin Oattes

21 Under-Fives Mum annual Review

23 Education the deferral debate

27 Family in Focus Made talks to travel expert, amy allen

28 Health My Mummy MOt

30 Dates for your Diary Best events in Jan & Feb

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Global bestseller Guess How Much i love You celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015. as part of the 20th anniversary, walker Books UK is publishing a special anniversary edition of the book and a slip-cased, heart-shaped mini book. there is also a range of new licensing that will launch including clothing, plush toys and beautiful jewellery.

‘I love you right up to the moon – and back’

Drama Adventures Monkey drama (for ages 2-5) are great family classes where parents/carers can watch the children go on a fun filled, imaginative Monkey drama adventure. each week the children take away a certificate to show what they have learned, imagined and explored. drama is a great way for children to develop their personal and social skills and Monkey drama encourage this throughout their classes. children explore their worlds through their own imaginations using role play, characters, music, props, story and lots of energy to create a perfect blend of fun, drama and development.

Book a Free trial by emailing [email protected], visit the website www.monkeydrama.co.uk or call 07736298013

Stop with the baby grows!skip the predictable baby presents and treat the new parents in your life with an indulgent and original gift from love from indie street – edinburgh’s new virtual high street for independent businesses. From a dickson Reid hair makeover (£40) to a private consultation for the perfect post-maternity jeans with alc, (£200) they’ll feel like themselves again in no time. Or spoil them with inside Out chef’s freezer fill service (£135) to save them from cooking. www.lovefromindiestreet.com


children love being active and parties are the perfect opportunity to let them run wild. Just treat them to a party with edinburgh leisure and you won’t have to run wild organising it. they have so many parties at so many venues around the city it’s difficult to choose!

From eica:Ratho to the Royal commonwealth Pool, from Gracemount leisure centre to drumbrae, they have 10 venues with a mix of gymnastics, softplay, climbing, Rock tots Playroom, multi-sport and games, bouncy castles, football, swimming and even go-karting. www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/activities/birthday-parties


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edinburgh based carley Buick Photography provides beautiful portraits of families, newborns and toddlers and is delighted to offer a free canvas print (worth £75) to all portrait sessions booked for January - March 2015. Portrait sessions are £100 and can be on location or in the studio and are always relaxed and fun, producing stunning images of your family. For more info and to book your

session go to www.carleybuickphotography.com

there’s a rumble in the jungle deep in the heart of Morningside as tiki tots, Morningside’s newest play and party centre springs to life! Formally tigerlilys, the new management team at tiki tots have been working hard to make it the number one destination for play in edinburgh. From unlimited play prices, to new a brand new menu and the re-launch of their fun filled party packages for little explorers.

with two themed play rooms in Bush Babies (0–3 years) and tiki tots (2+) and a new Frozen ice Palace Party room, where better to let your little ones burn up some energy whilst you relax in the comfortable surroundings of the tiki lounge. the venue has also recently launch a weekly activity programme featuring some of edinburgh’s leading activity providers including Monkey Music, step it Up dance and Bee spanish to name but a few.

For more info go to www.tikitots.co.uk or call the tiki tribe on 0131 447 0251.

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Nestled in the heart of the stunning dordogne, le chevrefeuille B&B and self-catering is the ideal family holiday haven. approved by leading UK preschool tour operators, le chevrefeuille is easy to reach with low-cost direct flights from edinburgh to Bergerac and Bordeaux. this stunning accommodation has won tripadvisor’s certificate of excellence every year since opening and is centrally located to dordogne’s most famous tourist sites.Onsite there’s ample kid-friendly entertainment: toy-room, heated pool with safety fence, animals, bikes and beautiful grassed play area. all baby equipment is provided and for kids of all ages - babysitting!

Parents will love the stunning poolside views, beautifully appointed rooms and cottages and award-winning onsite restaurant with free baby monitors so you can enjoy gourmet French cuisine (and a few wines!) knowing your little ones are safe and sound just steps away. For more info go to www.dordognefamilyholiday.com

Dreaming of a family retreat to South West France?

shelley and laurence, proud owners of lil Bubba things and even prouder parents of four fantastic children, are delighted to be celebrating seven years of creating beautiful dresses. Born from frustration of not finding clothes they loved when their eldest daughter was born, shelley dusted down her sewing machine and got to work to make her own. lil Bubba things grew from people stopping them on the street to ask where the clothes came from and now they are busier than ever. the husband and wife team have big plans for 2015.

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already having a four year old boy who loves to ‘do lunch’ we knew we’d be keen to carry on this tradition when baby boy #2 came along. sadly, even these days, not every establishment is kitted out for babies; and if they are, there’s not always enough highchairs to go around. so thank goodness for totseat who invented the perfect accessory to make coffee dates with little ones possible.

their compact seat for tots is an ingenious way to transform any chair into a safe place for tiny bottoms to sit. it doesn’t matter if the chair doesn’t have a back to it or has rounded arms – the totseat is fully adaptable to work with all of these. and it comes in a fab little carry bag to keep it altogether - light and small enough to take away on holiday too. Plus totseats are available in a brilliant range of colours and patterns – including the very popular newest design…Paddington Bear! there’s no stopping us now. the only problem is deciding where to lunch! www.totseat.com

Many working parents feel they miss out on special moments when pressures of work mean they rely on hastily snapped photographs to share their children’s weekly highlights. Now Monkey Music, edinburgh’s award winning musical class for pre-school children, has the perfect answer! with new saturday morning classes at tiki tots Play centre, families can now join their children in Monkey Music’s fun musical learning!

saturday classes at tiki tots includes free soft play too! to book a complimentary class contact lisa on 0131 441 4581 or email [email protected]

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NEW dance term

the new term of step it Up dance classes for tots of 18 months right up to teens starts w/c 26th Jan in even more nurseries and communities across edinburgh. they are the first dance school in edinburgh to follow the United dance Organisation (UdO) street dance syllabus, which students aged 5+ will begin learning from January 2015.www.stepitupdance.co.uk

Sarah & Duck get their first appBBc worldwide and scary Beasties are proud to announce the very first official pre-school app featuring cBeebies’ favourites, sarah & duck. the rich and beautiful animations that won the tv show its recent BaFta, allow children to immerse themselves in the amazing world of sarah & duck by playing engaging games and activities. Players can interact with their favourite characters, allowing children aged from 2-6 to develop imagination and problem-solving skills. £2.99 on the app store.

struggling to find the man in your life a valentine’s gift he’ll appreciate, or want to buy your girl something more original than a bunch of flowers? Rock & Roast, a tasty new coffee and chocolate gift box company, has created the ideal, romantic valentine’s gift for both him and her.Rock & Roast gift boxes are an exhibition of the finest coffee and chocolate that scotland has to offer. a unique taste experience in a box, yet at £19.99 won’t blow your budget. www.rockandroast.co.uk

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Fitness soul was created by husband and wife team, leszek stelmachowski and Joanna weintritt. their aim is to spread passion for exercise and healthy lifestyle, to help and inspire others. they are always expanding and looking for new ways to help people to get active, and last year introduced baby friendly fitness classes. they run mum and baby classes, as well as friendly open gym sessions to help those mums who struggle to find childcare. www.fitnesssoul.co.uk

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Child & Baby first Aiddouble edge training is offering child & Baby First aid courses in edinburgh and the surrounding areas. their course includes child & baby cPR, how to identify and treat choking, how to treat cuts and bleeding and how to treat burns and scalds. each course is accompanied by a Paediatric First aid Book and a certificate of attendance. For more info go to www.doubleedgetraining.co.uk

Reekie’s smokehouse is a new family-run café/restaurant on Holyrood Road. the main fare is BBQ - pulled pork, beef brisket, ribs - with all sauces and slaws made from scratch. the cakes and slices are all made on site too, and these, along with coffee from Home Ground coffee and bespoke teas from Pekoetea, make it a great late morning or afternoon spot. there’s a kids’ corner, with a blackboard and toys, high chairs and baby-change facilities, and plenty of space for buggies! Under 8s kids meals are £1.50 when bought with any adult portion. www.reekiessmokehouse.co.uk

New Reekie

YogaBellies provides authentic, fun, friendly and safe holistic classes for women, mothers and children. YogaBellies® sessions incorporate a range of authentic yogic and holistic techniques which create a unique experience for ladies. their classes may incorporate traditional yoga asanas

(postures); self-hypnosis and deep relaxation. they make sure their classes are non-

scary, non-threatening, welcoming and open to all levels of practitioner. we believe that yoga is accessible to everyone. to find your nearest class visit www.yogabellies.co.uk

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At Sparkle Arts we encourage children aged 1-5 to develop and learn through a fun mix of music, dance and drama. Our classes bring subjects to life to accelerate learning, whilst building confidence and improving social skills. It’s a creative education that will make little minds sparkle and teach children skills that will last a lifetime.

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Without them turning into brats...

Ways to SpoilYour Kids4By Heidi scrimgeour


No-oNe wants to raise a spoiled brat, but these days we’re all so set on NOt spoiling our kids that i think we sometimes overlook the fact that an occasional treat - whether it’s an ice-cream before dinner or staying up past bedtime once in a while just for fun - can do wonders for a child’s sense of self-worth. Not that kids should take their value from sugary treats and late nights alone, of course, but the right kind of spoiling can help create memories that last a lifetime, too. so here are four ideas for spoiling your kids… because they’re worth it!


Have a ‘just because’ dayi sometimes i feel as though i spend the majority of my time saying ‘No’ and ‘Not right now’ or ‘Maybe later’. Our lives are busy and full, so i’m not beating myself up about the fact that there’s not much room left for manoeuvre in our hectic daily schedules, but i’m planning to offset that soon by pulling out all the stops and declaring it ‘just because day’.

For that one day i’ll try my best to say ‘Yes’ to every request my kids put to me - and of course they’ll suss pretty quickly that ‘Just because day’ is their one chance to cash in all their chips and ask for everything they’ve ever wanted, so to keep things manageable i’m also going to set a ground rule: you can only ask for something that benefits someone other than yourself. cunning, eh?

and to make sure it’s not all about demands and requests, the purpose of ‘Just because day’ will be to spoil the kids in lots of little ways that aren’t possible in the perpetual chaos of our daily lives. we’ll grab croissants and hot chocolates for breakfast instead of healthy cereals, and spend the day doing something that makes the kids feel loved. invariably that means anything that involves giving them our un-divided attention. No surreptitious checking of work email on the phone whilst claiming to be watching them on the swings, and no distractions of any kind, digital or otherwise. Just the kids, doing something cheap and cheerful like bouncing on the trampoline in the garden or riding their bikes in the woods, and their dad and i watching every single moment.

Write them a love letterwith valentine’s day just around the corner, why not write your kids a love letter? it doesn’t have to be a carefully-crafted sonnet; just something heartfelt. You only have to look at how excited children get when the tooth Fairy has her act sufficiently together to leave a note as well as the kerching, to realise that letters make kids

light up.there’s something very special about putting

into words the sort of sentiment that perhaps doesn’t always get expressed in the course of every day. writing a letter to your kids is also a lovely way of focusing your thoughts on the things you love about them, instead of, as i am guilty of sometimes over-dwelling on, the things

you’re constantly trying to get them to stop doing!

Pour a glass of something that helps the creative juices flow and put pen to paper on a little message that reminds your kids just how much you love them. and then - the fun bit - work out where to leave it so that the surprise of finding it will be as much of a delight as reading what’s inside.

Break all the ruleswell ok, maybe just a few of them. Rules are the cornerstone of family life, or at least they

are in our house. i run a pretty tight ship around here; we do homework as soon as we get in from school, we reserve sweet snacks as a strictly after-dinner thing, and we always, always eat at the kitchen table, never in front of the telly. (sorry kids.)

But don’t knock it; with an adventurous toddler and two rambunctious boys on my hands i have my work cut out for me when it comes to keeping some semblance of order, and rules are what help to keep it all ticking over. But every now and then i like to throw out the rule book.

we might pop out for ice cream before dinner, let the kids stay up past bedtime to watch the stars come out, or camp in the lounge with sleeping bags. what works really well is doing this when the kids least expect it; there’s nothing quite so fun as watching their wide-eyed wonder when they realise they’re in for a treat.

Get the baby photos outthis might sound a bit bonkers, but i am convinced that looking through our family photo albums at the baby pictures makes my kids feel

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special. i can never quite put my finger on why it gives them the warm fuzzies, but it very clearly does. i’m no child psychologist, but i guess it’s got something to do with the strength of affection conveyed in those photos, and all the stories that come pouring out when we talk about the day they were born, or the funny things they did as toddlers.

My lads just love hearing about how i wished for two little boys (just like them), and they never tire of seeing pictures of my bump before they were born, or of us celebrating with family and friends in those first few hours after their arrival.

i’m sure the littlest will just love getting in on the action in years to come too, with the added bonus that our boys will be able to chime in with their own ‘i remember…’ anecdotes about the day she was born.

there’s no other way to say it; there’s just something really special about rehashing the details of the day a child was born, in such a way that that child starts to take in even just a little measure of how happy he made other people - just by gracing the planet with his presence.

i’ve got friends - of the uber-organised sort - who’ve gone to great lengths to compile memory boxes and all sorts of bits of baby paraphernalia

for their kids, and while i admire the efforts they’ve gone to pass on to their kids a sense of how special they are, i also feel faintly inadequate. i don’t do that stuff; i wish i did, but i’m just not that together. i count it a good day if i manage to get everyone to school on time, get some work done, do a load of laundry aNd remember to buy groceries for dinner. But, that said, a plain old fashioned photograph album works just as well for me.

Ultimately, the secret to spoiling your kids (without turning them into brats) lies in working out what makes them tick, and thus what it takes to make them feel really treasured. it’ll be different for different kids, and no two families will settle on the same strategies for spoiling the kids. But that’s what makes it truly special. n

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WiTh that Friday feeling in my belly, the summer sun was still warm as i returned home from school. i remember it now, the smells, the sounds, it was a beautiful day. i grew up a few hundred yards from the sea and on this day you could hear the playful noises drifting up through the streets from the beach. My brother and i were sat in the garden, the neighbours children perched firmly in the overlooking tree that they forever seemed to climb. it was peaceful, a sense of calm in the air.

a faint rasping noise began to fill the air. it grew louder and louder. the children in the tree began to look around for the source of this intriguing sound. we began to giggle and as the sound continued to get louder, it appeared to splutter and well, ‘trump’ its way closer towards us. it seemed we had a visitor.

Our new friend was very small for a bumble bee, but he produced the loudest noise we had ever heard from any flying insect. it wasn’t a ‘buzz’ that we would associate with the common bee, this was something different, this was more of a – how can i put it? – fart…

we couldn’t help but laugh, no one needed to say a thing; it was just funny. Naturally – after a few minutes - the little girl in the tree had only one concern. what was the farting bee’s name? My brother quickly replied “Pumpy Bee”. what a great name, this made me laugh. i was 15.

i’m now 35 and it still makes me laugh. in fact i find it so funny i used to make up stories about Pumpy Bee to my children. then my son told me i should write a book. i wrote the book. i found

an illustrator, and then a publisher. then it got published. and yes you’ve guessed it, it’s called Pumpy Bee.

For 20 years this concept had been buzzing round my head. the character, what he could look like and the adventures he could go on. it was only after having my own children that the dream

became a reality. it’s amazing what having children can do for the imagination. Nothing seems impossible when you’re a child and i think this way of thinking has definitely influenced my writing.

Pumpy Bee is not just a book about a farting bee, it’s way more than that. it’s a celebration of those that are different. it’s an underbee story that encourages readers to accept that it’s ok to be different, we all have our own strengths and our own weaknesses but ultimately we’re all superheroes in life.

we’ve launched Pumpy Bee on the iPad to begin with. this has allowed us to bring the book to life in the most extraordinary way. digital books are great and really allow children to engage with the story on a whole other level.

i love storytelling, you can make up stories about anything. it’s such a crucial part of a child’s development. try it with your own kids, and remember nothing is too crazy, there’s no such thing as too silly. trust me, there’s a book about a farting bee at number 1 on itunes… n

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i like a slogan. i tend to sum years up in single phrases too, to provide something solid to hang my memories on. 2012, for example, was the Year James was Born (followed by 2013: the Year of little sleep).

2014? in January we had a not-yet-sleeping-through, not-yet-walking 1 year old who hated his buggy and removed footwear even in sub-zero temperatures, giving casual passers-by the impression that we didn’t know the first thing about looking after him. (it didn’t just happen under my care. Granny earned a “He’ll catch his death!” when out with him too.) 3-year-old anna had just developed eczema and was constantly itchy, with disturbed sleep. i was cramming work into evenings that became shorter as i went ever earlier to bed to cope with my ragged nights.

One freezing day we went to the playpark. Marshalling anna while carrying James was tricky so i sat us all on the roundabout. For some reason the laws of physics slipped my memory. i didn’t hold James tight enough and, at the first gentle spin, he fell off backwards.

it rapidly went downhill from there. everyone got too cold. James removed his socks nevertheless, then refused to go in the buggy, then screamed non-stop while in it. anna wouldn’t walk home.

i ended up heading back at snail’s pace, hefting a bare-footed baby, anna in the buggy, both of them crying, on the verge of tears myself. Nearing home, i heard: “can i give you a lift?” it was another mum, recognising the signs of a day gone wrong. we were, then, almost on our doorstep but i appreciated the offer. and realised i should probably stop trying to cope on my own.

so 2014 became the Year we accepted Help. the sleep lady improved our nights and a series of doctors found a remedy for anna’s eczema. and then we gained an excellent childminder who didn’t flinch in her “interview” at the double horror of a vomiting baby (who’d been

fine until we walked through the door) and a 3 year old who started taking her clothes off to scratch during an itchy episode. amazingly, she agreed to take us on.

then, when we could countenance our filthy dining room carpet no longer, we let the children stop at Granny and Grandad’s so we could sort it out. they all had a whale of a time. so we swiftly booked another stay.

these days, James now walks, loves his shoes and is content in his buggy. anna will happily go on foot to the park and back, and her skin is fine. there are other challenges, but we now have the breathing space to deal with them.

i’d quite like 2015 to be the Year i Made My Fortune or the Year i won Masterchef. i’ll probably remember it as the Year anna started school. But the fun will be in finding out, won’t it? Here’s to a new year of discovery. n

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“Oh, so he’s a February birthday? what are you going to do about school, then?” the first time i overheard this conversation i had absolutely no idea what it meant; but then i had to register my oldest for school and all became clear.

Here in scotland, the school year begins in mid-august so any single school year group consists of children born between 1st March in one year and 28th/29th February the following year. But parents of children born in January and February may choose to defer their child’s entry for a year, in which case the children are eligible for a further year of Government funded pre-school education. and crucially, according to the scottish Government’s publication “Growing Up in scotland” (May 2012), these requests are automatically approved.

so in practice this means that children who are deferred go from being (one of) the youngest in their school year group to be (one of) the oldest. But this also means that a few of their fellow classmates may be a whole year older or a whole year younger than them.

it’s a different situation south of the border. in england the school year group admissions run from 1 september in one year to 31 august in the following year which means that children born in July and august are in the same situation as scottish children born in January and February. Under current english law, children must be in education from the term after their fifth birthday; but the law also allows for pupils to start school earlier. so, as a result, the vast majority of children begin their education by taking up a

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Reception class place at the age of four. and in england Reception classes are the equivalent to scotland’s Primary 1. so a child like my niece, whose birthday is at the end of July, starts school aged 4 year and 1 month. But here in scotland, as parents of a January born son we have the option of deferring him so that he starts school not at 4 years and 7 months, but at 5 years and 7 months. www.summerbornchildren.org campaigns for amendments to the english 2012 school admissions code, which they believe is ambiguous in relation to the admissions process for these summer born children. the group says that evidence suggests that children born in the summer months are not always ready for school and are more likely to face social, emotional and academic challenges. which is a really interesting point - whilst my son has embraced learning Jolly Phonics from his P1 sister he still needs some encouragement to express himself, has only recently mastered zips and is often found hiding under his bed rather than facing the consequences of his actions. Now of course, and most importantly, every child is different and has different educational needs and there are always two sides to any issue.

interestingly, according to that same scottish Government publication, almost half of the

children born in January or February were deferred. Here in scotland the curriculum For excellence supports a child’s pre-school needs, their transition to school and their first few primary stages. in May 2011 councillor Marilyne Maclaren, city education leader for edinburgh council, published an interesting discussion on the council’s website about delaying children’s entry to primary school.

Based on her experience as a Policy Maker and drawing upon research by one of edinburgh council’s child Psychologists, she concluded, “i have become convinced that we should not be deferring a child’s entry into primary one as a matter of course or just because the parents want it. the only reason for keeping a child for another year in pre-school would be because all the evidence points to the fact that it would be in the best interests of that particular child and that there was a clear indication of developmental delay….through the implementation of curriculum For excellence it is much less a case of the child needing to be ready for school and more that schools are ready to adapt learning and teaching approaches to meet the needs of all children who attend, whatever their circumstances”.

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are an important part of learning independence, growing up and support through a period of transition. But sometimes the decision includes other reasons too– a friend of a friend chose to send their February born daughter to school because they felt she was ready; and because their family circumstances had changed and they couldn’t afford an extra year of nursery fees.

Julie and her husband have chosen to send their son to school this year. she says, “we have taken the lead from our second child, his nursery teachers at school and at his private nursery. Both told us he was more than ready and he is desperate to start school. He sees his older sibling going to school, knows the environment, is keen to learn and shows an interest in letters and numbers. would he loose this enthusiasm if we kept him back? would it do more damage to take him away from his peers? we have decided to not to defer him as we feel sending him to school this year is the right thing for him at this moment”.

However, by its very nature, the deferral process inevitably means that some children will be in a class with others who will be (almost) a whole year older; and at 4 years old in my opinion that’s a big gap. in my experience there was a big difference between a 4 year old who when told off would skulk off to hide under his bed and a 5 year old who in the same situation would cry but would allow herself to be reasoned with. is a 4 year old emotionally and socially ready for formal education?

Now, we all love a little bit of scandimania - Norwegian children start formal education at 6 years old, those in sweden and denmark start between 6 and 7 years old and in Finland it’s 7. an intriguing statistic from international comparisons is that not only do Finnish pupils start formal education at seven and enjoy an 11 week summer holiday, every year they end up with the highest educational standards in europe.

sarah deferred her daughter, “For us it was

absolutely the right decision. subtle issues like emotional intelligence and being confident to handle yourself in the playground are so important and often overlooked. However, i do feel for parents where the cost of another year of childcare may be a factor and who may then make the decision for financial reasons”. similarly, suzanne deferred her son, “someone asked me in the nursery playground last year why i was deferring my child and when, before answering, i looked around to find him…he was at the bottom

of a scrum heap of children, thus illustrating exactly why we decided to defer him! He’s not big, he tends to be easily led and four years old just seemed too early to start school – we consulted a lot of people and no one we talked to had ever heard of anyone who regretted deferring their child. we wanted the start of school to be a positive experience rather than bewildering…

and two and a half terms in, so far, we haven’t regretted our decision”.

it seems like, as one thread i read on MumsNet, “you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t” and there really are no right or wrong answers. as parents we know our children best, their needs and how best they can be supported. and we all have different personal circumstances too that will influence our decisions. But i do feel it’s not just about entry to P1, it’s about my son’s entire school career potentially spent being the youngest and how i feel about that.

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Happy New Year!

12pm – 2pm Children’s Scottish Wildlife drawing classes @ Space Artworks gallery, Morningside. Every Sat in Jan. Exhibition of completed art end of Jan

1pm & 3.30pm The Singing Kettle: Big Christmas Party @ Howden Park Centre. See Anya, Kevin and Gary for their spectacular Big Christmas Party show (until Jan 6th)

Teeny Tiny Toddlerfest starts @ Camera Obscura & World of Illusions. Exclusive shows and extra exhibits for under 5s. (until Jan 18th)

Transgression Park re-opens in new location!

Hidden Stories Animation Exhibition @ Museum of Edinburgh. The winning films on show represent various animation styles and sources of inspiration, judged by Red Kite Animation. FREE. Until Jan 28th

Edinburgh Great Winter Run @ Holyrood Park

Visit Games Masters @ National Museum of Scotland

2pm – 2.45pm Talking Trees @ John Hope Gateway, Botanic Gardens. Let the RBGE’s volunteer storytellers grow your imaginations. No booking required. Ages 5+ FREE

10am & 11.30am (40mins) Tiny Tales: Cosy Stories @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Cosy in with storyteller Claire Hewitt for tales, songs and lullabies. Ages 1-3, £5 per child

7pm Sing-along-a-Sound of Music @ The Playhouse

‘It’s in the bag’ with a Scottish twist @ The Scottish Storytelling Centre. Lots of well known, well-loved Scottish Songs throughout these performances. *see spotlight *

Burns Night

Bright Horizons Nurseries & Preschool Open Week (26th – 30th)

Book before the end of Jan for 20% oFF Edinburgh Leisure Activator Camps in Feb.

11am (1hr) Shake Your Tale! MacRumba & Fandango’s, Stories & Tangos @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Travel around the world in story and dance! For ages 6-10 yrs, £6 (£4).

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12pm – 2pm Children’s Scottish Wildlife drawing classes @ Space Artworks gallery, Morningside. Every Sat in Jan. Exhibition of completed art end of Jan

1pm & 3.30pm The Singing Kettle: Big Christmas Party @ Howden Park Centre. See Anya, Kevin and Gary for their spectacular Big Christmas Party show (until Jan 6th)

Teeny Tiny Toddlerfest starts @ Camera Obscura & World of Illusions. Exclusive shows and extra exhibits for under 5s. (until Jan 18th)

Transgression Park re-opens in new location!

Hidden Stories Animation Exhibition @ Museum of Edinburgh. The winning films on show represent various animation styles and sources of inspiration, judged by Red Kite Animation. FREE. Until Jan 28th

Edinburgh Great Winter Run @ Holyrood Park

Visit Games Masters @ National Museum of Scotland

2pm – 2.45pm Talking Trees @ John Hope Gateway, Botanic Gardens. Let the RBGE’s volunteer storytellers grow your imaginations. No booking required. Ages 5+ FREE

10am & 11.30am (40mins) Tiny Tales: Cosy Stories @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Cosy in with storyteller Claire Hewitt for tales, songs and lullabies. Ages 1-3, £5 per child

7pm Sing-along-a-Sound of Music @ The Playhouse

‘It’s in the bag’ with a Scottish twist @ The Scottish Storytelling Centre. Lots of well known, well-loved Scottish Songs throughout these performances. *see spotlight *

Burns Night

Bright Horizons Nurseries & Preschool Open Week (26th – 30th)

Book before the end of Jan for 20% oFF Edinburgh Leisure Activator Camps in Feb.

11am (1hr) Shake Your Tale! MacRumba & Fandango’s, Stories & Tangos @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Travel around the world in story and dance! For ages 6-10 yrs, £6 (£4).

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3pm - 4.30pm Cooking for Babies @ The Pantry, Stockbridge. Tuesdays in Feb - 4 week course.

10am & 11.30am (40mins) Tiny Tales: Snowdrops and Daffodils @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Join storyteller Tim Porteus for story and song. Ages 1-3 yrs. £5 per child.

11.30am & 2pm The Pine Tree, Poggle and Me @ Brunton Theatre. A funny, sensory dance theatre piece for ages 0-3, with live music, clapping rhythms and bubble popping throughout! Box office 0131 665 2240.

3pm First Steps: A Child’s Coppelia @ Festival Theatre (1 hour) An introduction to ballet, specially adapted for children age 3-7.

12pm & 2.30pm Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants @ Assembly Rooms, George Street.

11.45am – 12pm Panda Storytelling Sessions @ Edinburgh Zoo, Rainforest Room. Free with Zoo admission. For under 5s. On Saturdays & Sundays until Feb 28th.

Visit Almond Valley for the First Tingles of Spring

Edinburgh Mid-Term Holiday Starts

Shrove Tuesday2pm (45 mins) T-his/ T-hat @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. An interactive dance performance. Ages 2-7, £5 per child

10.30am (45mins) The Enchanted Forest Adventure @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Brooke Laing performs in an iaction-packed adventure through an enchanted forest. Ages 3-6, £6 per child


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11.30am & 2pm The Pine Tree, Poggle and Me @ Brunton Theatre. A funny, sensory dance theatre piece for ages 0-3, with live music, clapping rhythms and bubble popping throughout! Box office 0131 665 2240.

3pm First Steps: A Child’s Coppelia @ Festival Theatre (1 hour) An introduction to ballet, specially adapted for children age 3-7.

12pm & 2.30pm Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants @ Assembly Rooms, George Street.

11.45am – 12pm Panda Storytelling Sessions @ Edinburgh Zoo, Rainforest Room. Free with Zoo admission. For under 5s. On Saturdays & Sundays until Feb 28th.

Visit Almond Valley for the First Tingles of Spring

Edinburgh Mid-Term Holiday Starts

Shrove Tuesday2pm (45 mins) T-his/ T-hat @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. An interactive dance performance. Ages 2-7, £5 per child

10.30am (45mins) The Enchanted Forest Adventure @ Scottish Storytelling Centre. Brooke Laing performs in an iaction-packed adventure through an enchanted forest. Ages 3-6, £6 per child


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Game MastersNational Museum of Scotland Until 20th April 2015

Featuring over 100 playable games, Game Masters showcases the work of more than 30 leading videog-ame designers. the exhibition explores the development of videogames through interviews with game designers and rare original game artwork.

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dear JojoMy children fight with each other constantly – i have 3 girls aged 11, 16 and 18 and thought the older ones might have grown out of it but they show no sign of stopping the screaming and shouting. what do i do? Shirley, Murrayfield

Oh shirley, i feel your pain and i can practically hear the ringing noise in your ears from the constant door slamming! turn the telly up, get some earmuffs, plug in your headphones or just go out and leave them, because you will never win the battle amongst warring sisters. i think it is a ceremonial rite of passage that has been handed down through the generations and there is no respite until they start to move out. My advice is to drink some gin and put the music on really loud.

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Happy New Year! when do we officially stop saying that? i’m currently writing this from my winnebago** during a break from filming a new indie–sitcom that will hit your internet screens in spring. that is all i can tell you. Not because it’s a secret, but because its name is a bit too rude for a family magazine. You’ll just have to Google me to find out more…

My youngest keeps asking about it, and i keep changing the subject, which has resulted in some very interesting conversations. we got talking about what would happen to her if anything happened to me and dad. i’m not a fan of these kinds of chats but i always try to be as honest as possible, and so gently informed her that if that situation were ever to happen, which it wouldn’t, but if it did, and it was extremely unlikely to, BUt if it did then i had left her in my will to my friends, sue and eric (we have all done this – yes?) she seemed content with that arrangement until a few minutes later when she re-entered the room and asked if she had to actually wait until something happened to us or if could she just go and live with them now!

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