Head of Consultancy at ProCEEd - the Early Years and Childcare Consultancy with the 'freshioanl approach'.
"When I was a child I often saw my mother, a great plant lover, snip a piece off a friend's bush or cut a sprig off a relation's house plant."Reading Glory Lennon's article Growing Plants from Cuttings' made me smile as I will never forget the first time I witnessed my mum's quick pincer fingers plucking a couple of inches fr... More..
What do you mean qualified? Are we talking about quality-fied or do me mean having a Babysitting qualification? When I ran babysitting training programs it was generally young people aged 11 16 who were the most interested in attending. A certificate of attendance and completion was awarded to those teenagers who completed th... More..
Choosing work over being a stay-at-home mum?How many times do you hear these kinds of conversations? I don't work, I stay at home and look after the children. I'm just a Mum. Who decided that looking after the children was not work? Why do mums continue to put themselves down? JUST being a mum is the hardest job there is. It ... More..
Children are learning from the moment they are born: they will absorb whatever we can teach them. Even reading to baby in the womb is thought to have a positive effect. Apart from being a calming influence on mum it may even help baby develop a love of books!The old adage 'communication is a two-way thing' is true also for pr... More..
Margaret Simms
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