‘Mixed’ classes saga continues
A Loulé parents group has organised another hunger strike and demonstration as part of its fight for the reorganisation of their children’s classes at the ‘nº4’ primary school in Loulé.
Flying tips
Summer holiday time is fast approaching and, if you are travelling with young children or babies, it can be advantageous to pre-book your airline seats online. With Monarch, for example,
The importance of saying ‘No’
By ANDREA CLIFFORD-POSTON features@algarveresident.com Andrea Clifford-Poston is an educational psychotherapist and author of Tweens: What to Expect From and How to Survive Your Child’s Pre-Teenage Years (published by Oneworld), When
Understanding eight to 12-year-olds
By: ANDREA CLIFFORD-POSTON features@algarveresident.com Andrea Clifford-Poston is an educational psychotherapist and author of Tweens: What to Expect From and How to Survive Your Child’s Pre-Teenage Years (published by Oneworld) and
Nut allergies
features@algarveresident.com A report has warned that pregnant women who do not eat nuts could leave their child susceptible to allergies. The report suggests that Britain’s allergy epidemic is being fuelled
A degree of negotiation
By DR MICHAEL LOWRY features@algarveresident.com Dr Michael Lowry is an experienced parent and educator, who regularly visits his Algarve home in Tavira. His work over many years in universities has
10 tips to become a more eco-friendly parent
1. Buy or borrow second-hand baby clothes – babies grow so fast, they tend to be hardly worn; 2. Borrow a buggy from a friend; 3. If you have to
Paediatricians recommend gastroenteritis jab
SPECIALISTS FROM two of the main paediatric societies in Europe agreed at a congress held in northern Portugal this week that babies should be given a vaccine against rotavirus gastroenteritis.
About teenagers
By DR MICHAEL LOWRY features@algarveresident.com Dr Michael Lowry is an experienced parent and educator, who regularly visits his Algarve home in Tavira. His work over many years in universities has
Focusing on common ground
By: CHARLOTTE KAMMAN features@algarveresident.com Charlotte Kamman is a life coach, working with divorced parents in new relationships. She coaches clients from over the whole world by phone, chat and e-mail.