Caring for your Christmas Tree

If you get a real Christmas Tree you should take note of our top tips to help keep it fresh! After carefully choosing your Christmas tree from one of our many, local Christmas Tree farms or shops in Sevenoaks and the surrounding areas, here’s how to get the best from it… Prepare you tree Saw […]

Strategies to alleviate emotional distress during Lockdown

Specific Caregiving Strategies that help alleviate emotional distress during Lockdown: Sarah Weller from The Wellerway gives her ten top tips: 1. Validate and acknowledge children’s worries, don’t dismiss it by using phrases such as “there’s nothing to worry about”, “it will be ok”, or try and talk them out of it. This language feeds anxiety. […]

The Hive, Summer Holiday Outdoor Adventure Workshops

The Hive, Summer Holiday Outdoor Adventure Workshops: The Hive creates immersive adventures and projects for children to explore, create, problem-solve and collaborate in the outdoors. Blending adventure, real-world skills and technology, our holiday camps are fast-paced, challenging and lots of fun! 22 -26 July 2019 – Sevenoaks Prep School, Sevenoaks The Hive is running 2 exciting outdoor adventures […]

Therapeutic Benefits of Children With Dementia Patients

Have you ever seen the effects of a child visiting someone who has Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia? If you have, you know that the effect that children have is significant, especially for older adults who are living with dementia. It’s not uncommon to witness a child enter the facility and see a dramatic change […]

Make sure your bunny is a happy one!

Blog courtesy of Amazing Animal Encounters Rabbits. A typical animal that springs (pardon the pun) to mind when we think of children’s pets. The twitchy little nose, fluffy cotton tail, big eyes and overall cute look appeals to children. Their apparent meekness appeals to us parents. Step into any pet shop that sells animals and you will […]