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Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids

Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids

School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school. The holiday program arrangements that once enabled parents to juggle work commitments may no longer be suitable or even available. You may find your child is at home largely unattended for two or three weeks. This can put you at direct loggerheads with […] … learn more→

Wondering what to do with kids in lockdown school holidays? Ideas from a happiness expert

Wondering what to do with kids in lockdown school holidays? Ideas from a happiness expert

School holidays are upon us again. In pre-pandemic days, many parents and carers would be busily planning holidays interstate or overseas, booking in play dates, organising day trips or tee-ing up visits to family and friends. Instead, a significant amount of us are in lockdown (still), living with restrictions and likely working from home. School […] … learn more→

Do young French people have too many school holidays?

Do young French people have too many school holidays?

According to international comparisons conducted by the OECD , France is part of a quarter of the countries whose duration of the school year is the shortest, not exceeding 36 weeks, while the median is 38 weeks – and that one third of the countries is beyond 40 weeks). Only two countries have a school year shorter than […] … learn more→

Making the most of holidays with grandparents

For many families, school holidays are opportunities for extended time with parents and grandparents. Increasingly, more and more grandparents care for their grandchildren on a regular basis, and so they have a chance to get to know grandchildren and spend quality time with them. But for those grandparents who don\’t have regular access, school holidays […] … learn more→