The BritMums Blog

I’m fascinated by education and I love swapping ideas and views with other parents. Don’t get me wrong; I’m no Tiger Mom. I have no plans to hothouse my daughter and get her into Oxbridge by the time she’s 10. I don’t profess to be an expert either. But I do think that how and [...]

Seema Thobhani is director of Kidz4Mation which aims to change the lives of millions of children worldwide by giving them the best basis for a fulfilled successful life. Here, she gives tips on raising confident children: Do you think your child would be happier and more successful if they were more confident? Parents who consciously and proactively help [...]

Fiona Leckerman writes I Mummy and she has made all the right moves in the vain hope her son will be accepted into the nursery of her choice…has he?  Have you lost sleep waiting for N Day? Insomnia is a funny thing, like in flight turbulence, it sort of creeps up on you and you’re left [...]

Hello you political poppets! How are things this month? Well, not exactly awesome, it seems. Once again, there has been a lot in the world of Westminster that has been making you grumble. Mother Wife Me, Dadda Cool and In A Different Voice all had plenty to say about the budget and its impact on [...]

Crikey! February must have been a dark and cold month around these parts, because it seems that all you lot did was sit at your computers and hammer out hundreds of brilliant, passionate, inspirational posts about the political goings-on of the world. I’ve been absolutely spoilt for choice with links to include – and I [...]

In the final post of her series on choosing and applying to primary school, Sarah Ebner, author of the Starting School Survival Guide who also writes for The Times’ school gate blog looks at the other side of the coin – private school. The different types, the fees and the routes in…  You may decide that you want to send [...]

In the third of her series on choosing and applying to primary school, Sarah Ebner, author of the Starting School Survival Guide who also writes for The Times’ school gate blog shows us how to really get under the skin of potential primary schools… Make sure you visit You should really visit local schools and see what’s on offer. [...]

Julia Skinner, retired-headteacher and vociferous blogger lifts the lid on an unpleasant phenomenon creeping into some parents’ attitudes to schools… So, do you or anyone you know think of the school as somewhere to ‘put’ the children rather than a source of enriching education?  Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s recent speech caught my eye especially [...]

Welcome to the next stage of your life, says Sarah Ebner, author of Starting School Survival Guide: everything you need to know when your child starts primary school. If you have a three or four-year-old child (or, if you are impressively efficient, one even younger than that), you need to start thinking about applying for [...]

One minute we have a whole six weeks of good intentions and playdates groaning out in front of us, the next we’re trying to find book bags under piles of abandoned projects and wrestling early nights out of the brood. But whether tomorrow is a return to the familiar school run or the (gulp) very [...]