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Issuefamiliesonline.co.uk 75 July/August 2019 familiesonline.co.ukFamilies Glasgow Welcome to issue 75

Summer is upon us, and hopefully drier weather. I’ve been wandering around with NittyGritty spray in my hair for days, having discovered quite by accident that it seems to repel Midges Glasgow as well! With the long summer holiday on the horizon, we have once again pulled together some top tips for having fun and making the most of the change in routine. Our popular book recommendations will keep kids entertained during that all-important down time, and as Families Magazine usual there are lots of things to see and do in our What’s On pages. Have a fabulous summer 75 Lisbon Avenue - get out there and make some memories! Twickenham Middlesex Susanne TW2 5HL

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2 Families Glasgow familiesonline.co.uk News & Views Marvel Fans The World is Your Assemble! Oyster For anyone making a step into the next Marvel Universe Live! returns to chapter of life, taking a risk, making a decision Glasgow for an action packed, or simply moving on to something new live arena stunt show, featuring things can seem precarious. In cases like Guardians of the Galaxy and more these, saying “good luck” sometimes just than twenty favourite Marvel super isn’t enough. Thank goodness, then, for Dr heroes and villains! See Spider-Man, Seuss, master of encouragement, positivity The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy join forces with Doctor and wordsmithery. Available in hardback with a with beautiful Strange, master of the mystic arts, in a race against time to recover the matching slipcase and also in paperback, Oh The Places You’ll Go Wand of Watoomb before it falls into Loki’s hands. The audience will is the perfect celebratory send-off for anyone looking to take life’s witness cutting-edge special effects, pyrotechnics, and impressive 3D next steps. Whether your child is moving from primary to secondary video projection mapping in this completely new thrilling adventure. school, your friend is taking on a new job or a sibling is moving to a With aerial stunts, martial arts and daring motorcycle skills, fans of all new country, this is the perfect gift. ages will be immersed in the Marvel universe in a show unlike anything they’ve ever seen before! “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” Called on by Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy join Marvel Universe LIVE! on a momentous crusade against the scheming Nebula If you’re very patient and organised, why not try what one dad who teams up with the conniving and loathsome villains Loki and Green in North Carolina did? Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from Goblin. The incredible superhuman forces of Iron Man, Thor, Black his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and Panther, Hulk and Black Widow will unite in clashes that pit student school principals every year to have them append it with positive against mentor, sister against sister and brother against brother. comments and messages. Initially thinking she was just going to get a “cheesy card” when her dad said he had a present for her, Brenna Join the epic battle of good versus evil October 24-27 at the SSE Hydro. received a heartfelt gift more than a decade in the making. Tickets on sale now! www.marveluniverselive.co.uk To WIN a copy of Oh The Places You’ll Go please e-mail [email protected] (subject: Dr Seuss) with your name and address WIN First Steps to no later than July 31st. Music First Steps to Music is a specialist Children’s Music School based in Going to Nursery Glasgow West End and Milngavie. They offer parent and child classes Improves for babies and toddlers, musicianship classes for preschool aged children Behaviour as well as children’s violin and piano lessons, which are taught in small groups or on a 1:2 or 1:1 basis. All the Children who go to nursery are better tutors are professional musicians with many years’ experience teaching behaved and have fewer emotional younger beginners. They teach using a progressive, Kodaly based music problems than those cared for by curriculum and offer a fun and inclusive learning environment where family or a childminder, a new study each child is supported to achieve their musical potential. has found. Those who attended nursery, crèche or day care centre staffed by professionals for a year or Established in 2013 the school currently has over 120 pupils on its roll, more found it easier to make friends and had better social skills than ranging from 6 months to 10 years. Director and founder Katie Dick youngsters who stayed at home. says: “We are lucky to have such loyal families. Many of our young violin and piano pupils started learning with us as babies and toddlers. Researchers believe more stimulating play, more time spent reading, It is a privilege seeing them develop musically and grow in confidence. following rules from a young age and getting praise mean children thrive Watching the children perform at one of our annual concerts is a real in a nursery setting. The study by the Sorbonne University in France highlight.” looked at the factors involved in childhood health and development using a survey of 1,428 children. It tracked their emotional development Extra classes and lesson times have been added to the timetable from from birth up to age 8. Previous research has suggested early childcare September. Trial lessons for children interested in learning the violin or can boost a child’s language and thinking skills, and may improve their piano are available over the summer. For more information please visit academic performance. www.firststepstomusic.co.uk or call Katie on 07870 975071. More info: www.jech.bmj.com

familiesonline.co.uk Families Glasgow 3 The Magic of Celebrate Play on Ballet Playday UK! Playday is the national day for play in Scottish Ballet is set to tour its the UK, and will take place this year wee version of a big ballet, Wee on Wednesday 7 August. Hansel & Gretel, to Glasgow’s Theatre Royal on 13-14 July as Playday is an annual celebration of part of the company’s 50th children's play with thousands of anniversary celebrations. A children and families playing outside family favourite, this fairytale is at events across the UK. It is an opportunity to raise awareness of the the perfect introduction for young children (and their grown-ups!) to importance of children's play and the need for quality play opportunities discover the magic of ballet. Follow the breadcrumbs and join Hansel every day of the year. & Gretel as they go on an adventure deep into the woods… Along the way they’ll meet a rather beguiling witch and her mysterious From small-scale community events to thousands of children taking part raven, before arriving in an enchanted ginger-bread house filled with in events organised in parks and open spaces, Playday is celebrated by dancing sweet treats and toys that come to life. each community in a way that suits them.

Performed by dancers from Scottish Ballet alongside talented As well as a celebration of children’s right to play, Playday is a campaign students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the performance that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. is set to the music of Engelbert Humperdinck, recorded live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra. This specially adapted performance, You can hold and register your own Playday event or find one close to you recommended for wee ones aged 3–8 years, is a colourful by visiting www.playday.org.uk interpretation of the Grimm Brothers’ famous fairytale. The auditorium lighting will be kept on for the full 50 minute show, making for a welcoming and relaxed production for all the family to Ranger Service enjoy. joins Makaton For more information and to book tickets visit: scottishballet.co.uk/ event/wee-hansel-gretel Scheme

To WIN a family ticket of four to the 11am The Whitelee Windfarm Ranger performance on Saturday July 13th, please e-mail Service strives to make their services WIN [email protected] (subject: accessible to people who use Hansel and Gretel) with your name and address no Makaton to aid their communication. later than July 5th. Their recent completion of the training workshop now allows all visitors to access the Ranger Service in a simple and formal way. Joining the Makaton Friendly Scheme ensures service Could your family users feel welcome, and included in activities. be entitled to Makaton is a language programme that gives everyone a helping hand to talk by using signs and symbols to help people communicate. It is more money? designed to support spoken language and helps speech, language and communication skills using gestures and pictures. Until I had kids, I had no idea how much they would cost. At each stage Recently the Whitelee Ranger Service held their first Makaton event I thought our outgoings would start where participants were invited to explore the windfarm treasure-hunt to reduce, but then another expense style. Through clues and the help of a map, hidden Makaton symbols reared its head - like them growing were discovered along the way leading them to find the treasure. The out of their clothes at an alarming rate. Thank goodness for hand-me- event was well received, with over 100 people taking part across the day. downs! Our food bills have also gone up - it seemed like overnight my 14-month old went from eating scraps from my plate to eating more than my very hungry toddler. When my eldest turned three, all her activities suddenly seemed to cost the earth. She also started becoming Drive for More aware of what others have and was soon telling me what she wanted. Men in Childcare And all of that is before trying to work out whether it is even worth returning to work while paying for two at nursery. More men will be encouraged to undertake qualifications in early So I was really pleased to hear about the funded early learning and learning and childcare, through a childcare when they turn three, which will double in 2020; not a new government fund dedicated to moment too soon! I’ve also found out that around a quarter of two-year increasing their numbers. olds can access funded childcare too – that’s the type of information that is really helpful for families like mine with young children. There are Colleges across Scotland will have other things that we can do to increase our income, or reduce what we the opportunity to bid for two funding awards to run pilot projects which pay in bills, but it can be hard to know where to start. There are so many support men in childcare with the aim of increasing the number of men additional money pressures when having a family, it can be hard to enrolling in Childhood Practice courses. Currently, around 4% of the understand exactly what we’re entitled to or how we might save money workforce providing day care for children is male. on bills. Citizens Advice Network in Scotland offer free, confidential advice for families – chatting to them can help you find out if you are Colleges across Scotland can bid for a share of the £50,000 Men in entitled to additional benefits, council tax reductions or even cheaper Early Years Challenge Fund to run pilot projects aimed at increasing the energy deals. number of men enrolling on NC (National Certificate) and HNC (Higher National Certificate) Childhood Practice courses. Rachel Goater, is a mum of two and Assistant Project Manager on Financial Health Project at Citizens Advice Scotland. Parents can access The government hopes that increasing the number of men in childcare a financial health check by calling 0800 085 7145, 8am – 6pm, Monday to means children will benefit from different perspectives and have more Friday, or contacting their local Citizens Advice Bureau. You can find out male role models to look up to. more about how to maximise your income at: www.financialhealthcheck. scot The Financial Health Check service is funded by the Scottish More info at www.meninchildcare.co.uk Government.

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4 Families Glasgow familiesonline.co.uk Celebrate 100 Years of Magic

Grab your Mickey ears and get ready for the celebration of the century as Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic. Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and pals take to the ice to honour the legacy of Walt Disney and welcome audiences on a magical journey through classic and modern Disney tales. Families will join the fun in an exciting opening number that salutes Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as the original hosts of Disney On Ice.

This fanfare production features more than 50 unforgettable Disney stars, a sing-along score of melodious masterpieces, stunning choreography, beautiful costumes and intricate sets. Audiences will travel to the heart of Africa with Disney’s The Lion King, come along for an adventure in friendship with the gang from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story, enter the magical kingdom of Arendelle from Disney’s Frozen, and watch in amazement as Belle breaks the beast’s curse in the tale of Beauty & The Beast. Feeling lost when it

Producer Nicole Feld is proud of the largest Disney On Ice show currently touring: “Our vision is for audiences everywhere to dance and comes to money? sing along to their favourite Disney songs, so we’ve included 30 tunes that they know and love.” Tickets on sale now! www.disneyonice.co.uk Talk to us. Maths stars and

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More than 170 primary pupils from six The Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux - Citizens Advice Scotland schools across the region took part in two weeks of maths camps Scottish Charity No. SC016637 and Company Limited by Guarantee No. 89892 designed by education experts from Stanford University.

The alternative approach devised at the renowned Californian institution is used by one-in-two American schools with research recording significant resultant improvements in test results.

It is the first time the camps have taken place in the UK and the creative curriculum hosted at Glencoats Primary in Paisley and St Anthony's Primary in Johnstone saw maths applied across a range of subjects including electronics and art.

Primary Schools: Join the Drain Campaign! Pupils at Sunnyside Primary school are calling on their fellow schoolmates to join them in their latest campaign which aims to highlight the consequences of dropping litter on sea life. As part of their #DrainCampaign, the Sunnyside Ocean Defenders want to see schools across the city create an ocean colour scene around their playground drains to show how discarded litter can affect marine life.

Lisa Perrie, Principal Teacher, explains: "Last year we ran a few really successful campaigns raising awareness of single use plastic. This year our focus is on litter and the fact that the litter we drop on our streets and in our playground can ultimately end up in the ocean. We have created some sassy sea characters who are all pretty miffed at our lack of care with our rubbish.

"That's why we are asking schools and businesses across the city to do something simple. We will be creating some pretty spectacular scenes around our playground drains and would love for other schools across the city to do the same. Our hope is this would create a visual link between the discarded litter on our streets and playgrounds to the scunnered seals in the ocean."

To help with this, the Sunnyside Ocean Defenders have created some sassy Scottish sea characters for schools to replicate - from a Scunnered Seal, a Bilin' Basking Shark to the Crabbit Crab and Devastated Dolphin. familiesonline.co.uk Families Glasgow 5 Summer Activities Special Enjoy-A-Ball A Dwelling House Stagecoach

Summer Camp Come along to The Hill House throughout the Stagecoach Performing is full of action- summer months (6 Jul-31 Aug) for a range of Arts' summer school in packed fun from family activities, from trails to drop-in arts and Glasgow is the highlight start to finish. We crafts inspired by design elements throughout of the Stagecoach play various sports, the house. Find out more about the children calendar and this year the including football, who lived here and what they got up to inside school is excited to be hockey, basketball and the house. presenting Thoroughly Modern Millie. Children dodgeball. We also play various fun games: parachute games, musical from age 8 to 18 take part in fun rehearsals for games, team building games and much 10am - 4pm, NTS admission, Helensburgh two weeks (one week for the 4-8 year olds who more.... Between activities there are options G84 9AJ have their own show) then present their show to colour in, play with Lego and complete a at the Eastwood Park Theatre in Giffnock, and jigsaw. During some rest time we watch a it's treated as a professional show only with short animated movie. Overall your child will The Language children! You don't have to be a Stagecoach have amazing time! Early drop-off from 8.40 student to join in the fun so if you have a available. Hub budding actor, singer, dancer or all three in your family then Stagecoach summer school is £16/day or £80 full week. £1.50 per early drop- Still looking for the place to go. Summer school runs from 29th off. 25% discount for siblings. some summer July till show night on the 10th August, call Gary Week 1: 5th - 19th July, Scotstoun Parish holiday fun? on 0141 204 4057 for to register. Church; Week 2: 22nd – 26th July, Hyndland Between the Community Hall 01.07.-09.08.19, The www.stagecoach.co.uk/glasgow Language Hub will E: [email protected] be running various T: 07780 610 595 language sessions for adults and children to www.eab-glasgow-west.class4kids.co.uk enjoy; please book in advance. At The Café Geilston Garden Hub each day will begin with a free drop in singing or reading session for little ones under Come along for some outdoor play adventures: Kit Out Your Kids 2. And why not stay for some breakfast or Discover the bugs who have checked into our coffee, too, before you venture on? Also, put 5* Beastie Bothy, find all the wildlife on the spotter trail, see if you can spot any bees in the End of term signals a thorough clear-out of the 21/22.09.18 in your diary when The Library Wild Flower Maze and play in our natural play the school uniform, and what better way to Hub will officially open. This is the hub’s latest area. make sure your kids are suitably attired next community project: A multilingual lending school year than to pop into ApparelXchange library for children and adults. 10am - 4pm, NTS admission, Dumbarton at 47 Haggs Rd, Glasgow G41 4AR. This social G82 5HD enterprise is dedicated to school uniform reuse, For more information email info@ making sure all items are cared for before thelanguagehub.co.uk, call 0141 258 2700 being passed on. With blazers from £10 and The Language, Café & Library Hub, 19 & 7 a full day’s outfit for the same price, it’s well Keith Street, Glasgow G11 6QQ Make Do & Grow worth a trip. www.thelanguagehub.scot This not-for-profit social enterprise in Glasgow www.apparelxchange.co.uk is focused on supporting growing families with children aged 3-12, encouraging re- Don't forget to say you saw these Bricks4Kidz use and recycling. 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The Studio Pavilion circus skills training, with juggling, tightrope walking and lots of other fun activities as well Based at House for an Art Lover, the studio as the usual woodland adventures, dens, trees, SCHOOL WORKSHOPS offers several opportunities throughout the mud kitchens and great crafting activities! HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS summer to try your hand at a new creative £100 per week, plus £5 per day wrap until 17.30 (depending on demand). T: 0776922950. WEEKEND CLASSES subject. Drawing, murals and print making are all covered in short, two-day workshops 10am- 6pm, £60. T: 0141 483 1619 www.offgridkids.co.uk and www.bookwhen. com/offgrid www.steamlab.uk steamlab.uk STEAM Lab CIC Registered in Scotland, no SC603457 www. studiopavilion.co.uk

6 Families Glasgow familiesonline.co.uk Summer Days Out Put the kids in charge! There has been a lot in the press in recent months about ‘helicopter parenting’ and the fact that many parents are doing too much for their children. So how about breaking the cycle and putting the kids in charge for the day? Claire Winter makes some suggestions.

Sometimes when we are busy we can picnic, treats or eat over schedule our child’s school holidays out. Assist them to with clubs, activities, play dates and actually buy any days out. So why not counteract this by food required. taking a step back and putting the kids in Remember charge? Researching things may not all go to plan but you can have fun, relax and enjoy not being Children love independence so let each Get them to research the activity or day in charge. Sometimes kids need to learn child in your family set the agenda for one out they want as a starting point. Give from experience that sweets for every day. Give them a budget and encourage them some tips on researching travel meal is not a good idea! them to start planning. costs. You can assist them with this if they ask for help but try not to take over. Keep it up Parent coach Susi Ramroop (www. Advise them to pre-buy the tickets or susieramroop.com) says it’s important to train fares online. Depending on their age If the experiment went well, why not give our kids more independence. “In an they may be able to enter credit or debit introduce it as a regular feature in family attempt to please our kids and keep them card information and manage booking life? You could have a fun day out ideas busy, we fill their schedules with activities, systems. If not, give them some help with jar that everyone contributes to. The and run the risk of overwhelming them. this. If they can stretch the budget or find whole family can throw their ideas into Teaching them from a young age to free things to do, they get extra brownie a hat or jar and you pull one out every choose a day out based on what brings points! weekend. My kids love having a Mexican, the most joy exercises their decision- Indian or Pizza night. They plan the menu making muscles, and sets them up for Let them navigate and ingredients required, then we do the a better future – making choices is the shopping and cooking together. When foundation for managing time and money Get them to look up the location on the food is ready, we watch a film. An effectively.” Googlemaps or Sat Nav if you are driving activity doesn’t have to be expensive or or on a map if you are walking or using complicate. We often forget that what Follow these easy steps: public transport. They can ask you for children actually really want is to be help if necessary. Ask them to direct you spending time with us, not expensive Put one of your children in charge to your destination. If they make mistakes, days our or material things. it’s all part of the learning. Set the agenda. Let your child know that Helping our children develop he or she has to plan an activity that is It may be mayhem! independence is vital. We need to give out of the house for the day, as well as them the tools to become responsible, how to get there and back and where and emotionally-intelligent adults who are what the family is going to eat for each capable of making their own decisions. meal. It’s not always easy to let go but when you do it’s great to see their smiles of Set a budget satisfaction when they are allowed to do things their way! Give your child a set cash allocation for the day. They then need to decide what to Please share your kids in charge days spend the budget on. The budget needs out with us on Twitter and Facebook we to cover the day out or activity as well as would love to know how you get on. Use food. They might decide to buy food for a the hashtag #familieskidsincharge.

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familiesonline.co.uk Families Glasgow 7 Quiet Time Surviving the Once a Day

Everyone needs some quiet Summer Holidays time, mums, dads, carers and children. Time when there is no rush, not too much noise, and rest. Over the holidays, parents Bedtime can sometimes feel they need to entertain their children all Routine the time. This can mean lots of clubs, activities, play dates, Most parents agree that the screen time, and running from bedtime routine is a very A to B. important factor in maintaining However, in order to avoid harmony in the home. But, everybody getting over-tired, when away from home, it can hot and irritable, quiet time at be difficult to hold onto this least once a day is required. routine. Here are some tips on how to take the routine with Here are some tips on how you you: can achieve this:

Make Space Keep it Quiet Wherever you are staying, make space for the physical things you need It sounds obvious but background noise can be stressful and distracting. for the bedtime routine. Make sure toothpaste and washbags are in the The radio, TV, washing machine and traffic noise can build up quite the bathroom and reading books and nightwear are in the bedroom. din. Turn off what you can.

Keep Track of Time Preparation The holiday atmosphere and excitement will extend bedtime, but it’s To make the most of the quiet time, do some preparation for it. This best not to extend by more than half an hour or miss the prompts you could take ten minutes or half an hour, but quickly wash up, put need to give children that bedtime is arriving. For example, at your cushions back on sofas, and put phones away. This is time for all of you children’s normal bedtime, remind them that they can have another half to relax. an hour, then it’s teeth, story and bed. Be Ready with Activities Five More Minutes of You Have a list of activities ready for quiet time. Books, drawing and Being away from home may cause a child to be unsettled. Be prepared colouring in are all lovely peaceful activities that allow our minds to rest. to give your children five more minutes of you before bed. If you are prepared to spend a little longer getting them to go down, you will Consider Timings naturally be more relaxed, and they will benefit from this. Quiet time is best introduced when things get a bit much at home. This can often occur when you come in from the shops, or after a long time Late, Late Nights in the car. When tears are shed, it’s time to rally the troops for some time When away, bedtime might just go right out of the window, as other out. children, family catch ups and general merriment take over. Even if your children aren’t going to bed, take them upstairs at bedtime, get them Adult Rest washed and into their night clothes, pull back the sheets, and let them Remember you as a parent need to sit down too, so put your magazines, know the bed is waiting for them when they are ready. books or work aside for this time. Sit with your children and enjoy the peace yourself. Remember they will learn self-care from you. Make other adults are aware of their routine. For example, no sweets or sugary drinks before bed, and a quiet corner with the television, books Take a moment... or toys as it gets later. If we look for them, there are moments of quiet we can enjoy in the day, even when life is buzzing around us. Sometimes it’s a sit in the park or Returning to Routine… even some soothing music in the car. Moments of peace throughout the Staying away from home can be a great opportunity to have fun and day can be a great way to regulate the mind and relax. socialise as a family, but it can also be stressful if tiredness and over- excitement kick in too deeply. Try to re-introduce your children’s routine as soon as you can if late nights have thrown it out. More information at www.fegans.org.uk/parent-hub

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Build a Dam Enjoying rainy days If you have a stream close by, use stone, rocks, twigs, logs and sticks to make a dam over it. We will undoubtedly experience rainy days Remember to take it apart before you leave, so this summer but wet summer days can also be as not to disrupt any animal habitats. quite warm. Here are some fun activities that make the most of the rain and that children can still enjoy outside in the fresh air. Boat Race Running water in a park stream or down a pavement is great for creating your very own Rainbow Art boat race. Make your own boats out of things Sprinkle powder paints or washable markers you find outside and then you just need to on white card and get your children to stand agree where the race starts and finishes before out in the rain, letting the raindrops mix and launching your vessels! making their own modern art. Take it inside to dry before the rain washes the paint away! Raindrop Orchestra Dance in the Rain Buy a Worm Farm Saucepans, empty tin cans and upturned Buy a waterproof cover for your smartphone plastic bottles can create music when drops of and let your child take pictures of you and the Rain awakens juicy worms from their slumber. family frolicking in the wet weather. Take out Pull on your wellies and collect a few slimy rain falling on them. See how creative your kids can be! your most colourful brollies and welly boots to friends to put in your indoor farm, so your chil- make the pictures extra special. dren can study them up close. Inside-out Take bath toys outside to bob around in the Go on a Bug Hunt Puddle Splashing The rain entices out plenty of creatures, such Make splashing puddles extra fun by creating puddles. Water-activated robot fish toys (£9.99 Amazon) look great! as slugs and snails. It’s also fun to look for a multi-coloured water world. Simply drop food creatures that are sheltering like birds, spiders colouring in the puddles before making the and woodlouse. leap.

8 Families Glasgow familiesonline.co.uk Everyday Ways to Teach your Child to be Kind By Angela Cox

We know that children absorb information like sponges and this includes mimicking the behaviours and actions of others. Everywhere we look we see acts of terror and violence and the new age of online trolling is rife. So how do we prioritise kindness and teach our children ways to tune into their natural empathy and consider the feelings of others?

Here’s my top eight tips for encouraging kindness in our children:

Fingers on Lips to think of one non-material thing they are grateful for and why. It might be that A lovely rule to teach children is the they were able to play football in the park adage ‘if you don’t have something nice after school or that the sun was shining. to say, it’s better to say nothing at all.’ I Include yourself in the activity and give encourage my children to place an index reasons you are thankful too. Gratitude finger onto their lips which provides a is linked to increased happiness and a psychical barrier to stop unkind words happy home is a kinder one. passing their lips. They always giggle at this. We chat about the impact unkind Saying Thank You words have on others before focussing on the positive and discussing how nice it Motivate your child to send handwritten feels to say kind things. notes or cards when s/he receives a gift or goes to friend’s house for dinner. Be a Role Model Encouraging children to thank people for the nice things that they do develops a Don’t let your child hear you saying kind nature and grateful heart. unkind words. It’s so easy to be judgemental without thinking. You Random Acts of kindness might be in a supermarket and passing comment about a stranger’s outfit for Engage your children in carrying out acts example or criticising a poor driver on of kindness such as leaving a drink and a the dual carriage way. Your child will when describing people will ensure your snack on the doorstep for the postman or hear your comments and believe it is child is kind and considerate. Walking the sweeping the leaves from a neighbour’s acceptable to copy this. Be aware of your walk is crucial in this instance so always porch. If children can learn the value of own language and make a conscious be courteous and remember your own giving without receiving, it will stand them effort to say positive and kind things. please and thank you responses. in good stead. The ultimate way to do this is to carry out kindness acts without Kind Hands and Happy Feet Ask not Tell being detected, such as planting a pound coin for a stranger to find. Children get so Kids can develop poor habits around Treating children with respect by asking excited thinking about who might find the physical contact with other children and them to do things rather than telling them pound and what they might spend it on. kicking or hitting often occurs as a way of will cultivate a happier and kinder home. communicating negative feelings if they Using the words ‘would you mind’ at the Being kind feels good. It helps children become frustrated. Help your children start of a question and ‘please’ at the end focus on the positive and develop strong understand that kind hands and happy is proven to way to engage children in a relationships with others. A smile goes a feet should not be used to hurt others and task and much kinder than demanding long way too. discuss the ways hands and feet can be things be done. Setting this example will used to help people instead. rub off on your children! Angela Cox is an inspiring mindset- mentor and creator of The Happy Path Respect for People Gratitude Journal (£10.99) a book for 6 to 10 year olds which helps them learn self-care. Teaching children to have lovely manners, Practice gratitude as a family. This can visit www.angela-cox.co.uk for more thanking people who help them such as be done on the school run, over dinner information. shop assistants, and to use kind words or whilst having breakfast. Ask your child

Space Chase - 2019 Summer inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Children are challenged to Reading Challenge read at least six library books over the school holidays and collect rewards, such as stickers, The Summer Reading Challenge encourages on their way to receiving their challenge children aged 4 to 11 to read six library books certificate and medal. during the long summer holiday. Children's reading can decline during the summer The Challenge will launch in libraries on holidays if they don't have regular access to Saturday 13 July 2019. For competitions, books or encouragement to read for pleasure. book recommendations and special This year the challenge will focus on the theme online badges and rewards, visit www. ‘Space Chase’ - an out-of-this-world adventure summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

familiesonline.co.uk Families Glasgow 9 An interview with Rob Biddulph Best-selling author and illustrator

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Here at Families we love snuggling up with a good book! It’s never too early to start nurturing a love of books and sharing a story with your child is the perfect excuse to cuddle up together on the sofa, or at bedtime. Best-selling author/ illustrator Rob Biddulph’s picture books have won many awards and are loved by children all over the world. Rachel Bailey talks to Rob about his newest book ‘Show and Tell’ which is published in August.

What did you do before you became Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss. It’s We’re looking forward to reading an author/illustrator and what made just perfect, and my favourite children’s your new book, Show and Tell, next you choose the wonderful world of text ever. month. Have your children ever children’s books? taken you into school for ‘Show and I think I initially used the rhyming Tell’? I was a magazine art director. I worked structure as something to hide behind. I for lots of famous titles including Just spent years working on magazines and Ha. No, I’d be far too embarrassing! I have Seventeen, the NME and The Observer. I newspapers with some of the best writers visited their school quite a few times to only left The Observer three years ago to in the world and I guess that as a result read my stories and do some drawing, become a full-time author and illustrator. I felt I wasn’t worthy of the title “author” however. I usually try out my live show I initially decided to try and get published and that if I wrote in prose it would there before I take it on the road. If I can when I started buying lots of picture expose me as a charlatan. survive my own daughters’ criticisms I books to read to my daughters. We would can survive anything! read them every night and I’d think, “Ooh, Writing in rhyme, I thought, was more this looks like a nice thing to do. I’m going like puzzle solving. I do really enjoy the What’s your favourite way to spend to have a go!” I didn’t realise quite how writing process. It doesn’t come easily – time with your family? difficult and competitive the world of sometimes those stories that take about children’s publishing is, however, and it ten minutes to read can take up to a year We’ve just got a puppy. He’s a ten week- took me about four years to get my first to write. I believe that rhyming stories old cocker spaniel called Ringo. He’s so book deal. should be perfect – no half rhymes, no great! I’m really looking forward to when speeding up to fit in more syllables – and we can all take him out for walks (he’s still Are all your books written in rhyme? that is really, hard to do. There’s nothing got to have a couple of his jabs before we Why? worse than a bad rhyme. When you finally can do that). I think that will be great way have your story working smoothly all the of spending some quality time together. Yes. Rhyming stories are the ones I enjoy way through, the sense of achievement is Apart from that, I still read bedtime stories reading out loud the most. I love the amazing. to the girls. It’s a truly magical thing to way that the children at my live events do. That one-on-one time is so precious. I join in as I read, and sometimes finish What’s your favourite childhood hope it never stops! off the lines for me. I guess it’s a bit like book? remembering song lyrics. Do you have a favourite phrase/ I loved anything and everything by amusing habit that your children use There is also a lot of potential for humour Richard Scarry. I would spend hours and you hope they never grow out within the rhyming structure, and that’s marvelling at the detail. It was great of? really fun to play around with. A great because even on the tenth reading of example of a funny rhyme is How The one of his books I’d still spot something I The two youngest girls had trouble hadn’t noticed before. I try to include lots with the word “caterpillar” when they of layers of detail in my own books as a were very young. They would say direct result. “CALERPITTAR”. It was so cute that we didn’t ever correct them. To this day they We’re particular fans of Dinosaur still occasionally say it. Probably not great Juniors in our house, do you have a parenting practice, but still… very sweet! favourite book that you’ve written?

Well, I’ll always be very fond of Blown Show and Tell will be available in Away - the story that gave me my big hardback from 8th August priced break, but my favourite is probably Odd Dog Out. The reaction I get from children £12.99. (and adults) is astonishing. It really seems to strike a chord with people, which is Visit Rob’s website lovely. I also like Kevin, because it’s based www.robbiddulph.com on my middle daughter’s “real” imaginary friend. I’m glad that I’ve managed to Families have two copies to give capture that little piece of her childhood away to the first two people to email in a book. their details to: competitions@ familiesglasgow.co.uk

10 Families Glasgow familiesonline.co.uk The Maker of Monsters – Your Kids’ Book Reviews The Suitcase – Chris Lorraine Gregory, Naylor-Ballesteros Summer Reads Brat is an unlikely hero: A strange animal comes an orphan, plucked from to the forest. It’s blue. The the sea by the evil Lord For more book reviews, check out other animals don’t know Macawber, who is trying to littlekidbigkid.co.uk! who he is. He has a funny create an army of monsters suitcase with him. They to destroy his enemies by don’t believe his story, stitching together pieces because no one can of other creatures. It’s a bit carry a table in a suitcase. The forest animals gross, really. Then, the latest monster kills Lord are really nosy. When the strange animal Macawber and lets out all the other monsters goes to sleep, they break his suitcase. To find to go and wage war against humans. Brat has out what’s inside. That’s really naughty. They to escape and warn the nearby city, where should just believe him. But it’s ok, because in Lord Macawber’s daughter holds the key to the end they say sorry, and they fix his suitcase. destroying the monsters. Luckily Brat makes And his teacup. And they build him a new some friends along the way. This is a pretty house. That’s was kind. scary book, but it’s really cool, too. I enjoyed it a lot. Archie (age 5), Pollokshaws ISBN: 9781788004480, PB £6.99, 2-5yrs Daniel (age 11), Anniesland ISBN: 9780192768834, 9yrs+ The Lost Magician - Piers Torday BOOT small robot, BIG adventure – Shane Four children move from Hegarty London during the war to a big house in the country This is the story of Boot, with a relative. They who is a bit like Wall-E discover a hidden kingdom, because he’s a robot, and where they have to try and he’s a bit like Lotso from find the magician save Toy Story because he Bad Nana: all the fun the magical library. I can’t wakes up at the rubbish of the fair – Sophie describe it as well as what the story is, but it’s really great, and I couldn’t stop reading it. dump. He wants to get back to his owner, and Henn on the way he meets some new friends. His There are lots of long sentences and big words new friend Noke is really funny, and the story in this story, which might not be great for Bad nana is back! She is was only a little bit scary - it was more exciting. younger readers, but I really loved it, because I the best nana in the world, It was really hard to stop reading after each learned how to describe things a bit differently. she’s so funny and she can chapter. I like this story a lot. do things because she’s Sam (age 10), Kirkintilloch old and no-one expects her Caleb (age 7), Bearsden ISBN: 9781786540515, 9-12yrs to be silly. Jeanie and her ISBN: 9781444949360, PB £6.99, 7-9yrs do lots of things at the fair, but the mean girl Georgina wins everything, because her mum is the judge of everything. Little Green Donkey – But bad nana gets her back. Go nana! Anuska Allepuz The Naughtiest Unicorn – Pip Bird Kirsty (age 8), Cathcart Little donkey is really funny. ISBN: 9780008268091, HC £8.99, 7-9yrs He loves eating grass. His Dave is like no unicorn mum asks him to try other you’ve ever met – he’s food things, like fruit, but quite chubby and greedy Tad – Benji Davies he says “no thanks” and and he loves donuts. In just keeps eating grass. the first book, everyone Fiona: We love Tad. She’s And then one day he felt sorry for Mira because a very sweet and brave turns green. He’s really she got Dave at Unicorn little tadpole, swimming embarrassed to be green. He tries to hide his School, and everyone else got shiny, prancy with her tadbrothers and green, but his mum spots it anyway. So he unicorns. But Mira likes Dave, because he’s tadsisters in a murky pond. tries other things like grapes and apples, but funny, and they sort of fit together. I was a She keeps hidden and in he doesn’t like any of them. Except for carrots. bit worried about how Dave would get on the bright spots, so the Then he looooves eating carrots. And guess at Sports Day, because he’s not really built fish Big Blub won’t catch what? I’m not telling, ‘cause that would spoil for sports. But in the end, sports day is more her. But there are fewer the story! about working with your team, and doing the and fewer tadpoles around. Could it be that Big right thing, and Dave is much better at solving Blub is eating them all? Emily: Nooooo! Tad is Maya (age 6), East Kilbride mysteries anyway. fast, and Tad is brave and Tad jumps with her ISBN: 9781406384666, 3yrs+ new legs! Jessica (age 7), Hillhead ISBN: 9781405294799, PB £5.99, 5-8yrs Fiona (mum) and Emily (age 4), Hamilton ISBN: 9780008212797, 4yrs+ We also loved To WIN a copy of one of the above titles, please send an WIN e-mail (subject: book of your choice) to [email protected] with your name and address no later than August 10th.

familiesonline.co.uk Families Glasgow 11 How to Avoid Smartphone and Social Media Burnout in your Family By Soren Kenner and Imran Rashid

Excessive use of less and they have an easier smartphones and social time disconnecting. media may lead to stress, sleep disturbances, Schedule Screentime anxiety, depression, Make an online schedule - it concentration issues, could be after homework, lowered self-esteem and or between 5 pm and 7 pm more. But just how big is or after dinner or whatever the problem and what can works in your home. Make you do to avoid it in your sure you stick to what you have agreed. family?

In a recent report, the UK Introduce Alternatives Try out some of the many Chief Medical examiner good alternatives to being advises parents to limit online. Play board games, children’s access and solve puzzles, read books, screentime and to keep spectacular growth is the more fun). draw, learn to play the piano! phones away from the largest social experiment The real gold here is doing dinner table and out of the ever undertaken and we Being Secretive - refusing these activities together. bedroom. The report points have no clear idea where it to share information on what In conclusion: yes, children to three areas of concern: will take us. they do online or who they are at risk but there is interact with. plenty you can do about it. How much time children What we do know is It requires being observant spend online that extensive use of Being more Online than and takes discipline on your What they actually see online smartphones and social Offline – where the phone part. What you get in return media causes rewiring or tablet and social media though is not just saving Persuasive (also known as of children's brains (a is exerting more pull than your kids from smartphone addictive) design phenomenon known as friends, sports, family, burnout but also spending neuroplasticity) and that the hobbies etc. more quality time with them. The overall recommendation list of possible side effects What’s not to like? from the Chief Medical include stress, lowered So what can you do if you Officer is to limit screen time self-esteem, FOMO (fear begin observing some of Soren Kenner and balance it with family of missing out), decision these symptoms? It’s pretty and Imran time. But is that enough? fatigue, problems focusing simple, really (albeit not Rashid and concentrating, sleep easy). (GP) have We recently undertook an disturbances, cognitive researched extensive survey of current dissonance, digital tribalism, Be Present and and written research on the connection lowered empathy and cyber- Focused extensively between smartphones, bullying. on the risk social media, stress, sleep Spend time interacting factors Obviously, not every child disturbances and lack of with your children and stay associated using a smartphone is going focus. Many of these studies focused on them: what are with to get hit by every single paint a grim picture of the they are doing, what are excessive use of possible side effect but here (perhaps unintended) side they excited about, what smartphones and social are some signs to look out effects of extensive use of they would like to do? Being media. Their book OFFLINE for: smartphones and social there for them with your is on Amazon and in media. full attention makes a huge bookstores now. Mood Swings - especially difference. anger and frustration if you A Gigantic Social try and limit your children's Be a Role Model Experiment access to smartphones and Remember, kids don’t do social media. Smartphones and social what you say, they do what media have caught on like they see you do. So put Changes in Sleep the phone away when you wildfire - at this point in Patterns - difficultyfalling time more than half of the are with them and interact asleep or waking up in the instead. world's population uses middle of the night (to check social media. The resulting their phone). economy is of a stupendous Make their Phones Less size: the combined value Addictive Trouble Concentrating - Ask your children to turn off of tech giants like Apple, difficulty managing school Google and Facebook now notifications on their phones work on time and having a and in their social media rival the annual GDP of hard time getting started the UK. In essence, this feeds. This way the pull of on homework (the phone is the phone or tablets gets

12 Families Glasgow familiesonline.co.uk Don't forget to say you saw these events in MORE WHAT’S ON ONLINE Your essential guide to family events this June, July & August. We take great care in compiling our events guide, but check with the familiesonline.co.uk venues before you leave home just in case times or prices have changed since we went to print.

18-23 Jun Hogganfield Park, Glasgow G33, Zippo’s Circus 0141 276 0931 Various times | £9/£7.50 Glasgow’s Countryside rangers Victoria Park, Glasgow G14 are hosting a free family Funday The World's Greatest Ringmaster at Hogganfield Park on Sunday will present a spectacle like no 30th June. All day fun & frolics other as astonishing acrobats and including wild activities, stalls, aerialists, amazing contortionists, crafts and lots more. clever comics and daredevil motorcyclists come together 30 Jun for this year’s magnificent Free Vintage Bus Service production. They will be joined by 11.30-17.00 | FREE a colourful troupe of artists from Riverside Museum, Glasgow all around the world including G3 8RS foot jugglers, Kenyan tumblers, Experience the atmosphere of Cuban Springboard acrobats, bygone travel and take a ride on knife throwers, contortionists and one of GVVT's restored vintage dancers. buses! The West End Festival Vintage Bus Service brings historic restored buses and 19 Jun + 7 Aug year's activities, we are having a 23 Jun coaches to life by allowing you to Laurel and Hardy Film quiet hour from 1-2pm before the Glasgow Mela travel on board them “on service”. Screening music begins, for anyone who 12.00-22.00 | FREE These will run on a frequent 19.00 | TBC wants to enjoy the street party Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow G3 service all around the West End Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, atmosphere minus the noise! 6BY allowing you to experience bus Glasgow G1 5HD, 0141 553 0840 www.glasgowmela.com/ www.britanniapanopticon.org travel as it was in bygone times. 22 Jun Scotland's biggest multi-cultural The Sons of the Desert present The Gloamin’ festival of music, dance, arts and 5 Jul Laurel and Hardy comedy classics 18.00-22.00 | £12.50/£8.50 food. Earth Party screened in the very auditorium Culzean Castle and Country Park, 12.00-13.30 | £1 | 5-11yrs where Stan Laurel made his KA19 8LE, 23 Jun Waterstones Sauchiehall St, stage debut, Glasgow's very own www.nts.org.uk Queen Margaret Drive Street Glasgow G2 3EW, Britannia Panopticon Music Hall. Set in the beautiful surrounds Festival www.eventbrite.co.uk of Fountain Court, The Gloamin 11.00-16.00 | FREE Join us for a magnificent party! 20 – 30 Jun has lots on offer with an evening www.westendfestival.co.uk There will be a scavenger hunt, Refugee Festival Scotland jam-packed with live music, Calling children, families and local story-time and other fun activities 0141 248 9799 entertainment and activities. residents. Queen Margaret Drive to keep the kids entertained on www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk Become mesmerized by fire Community invites you once again Friday afternoon! Our parties last Refugee Festival Scotland jugglers, stilt walkers and a for The Great Street Play and The approx 1.5 hours. Tickets are for celebrates the contribution dazzling hula hoopist! Practice Big Get-Together. Get ready for attending children only. Parental refugee communities make to life circus skills, take a peek into your Outdoor Street Play, get ready supervision is required at all times. in Scotland – the food and drink, future with the tarot reader and to enjoy The Big Lunch on the music and poetry, art and ideas take part in traditional Fun Fair Drive. Bring along your own food 5-21 Jul that people bring with them when Games. Throughout the night or sample delicious food from our Glasgow Games they seek safety and settle in enjoy musical performances from artisan cafes. Chillax and enjoy Various times Scotland. For two weeks in June, Clann an Drumma, Sticks N Kicks, mellow music making from local Queens Park Arena, Glasgow G42 the festival offers people from Anna Sweeney, Glen Park Ceilidh musicians. www.qpa.inhouse.scot/whats-on different backgrounds the chance Band and more. Make sure you The Glasgow Games return to to meet and get to know each stay for dusk, that’s when the real 29 Jun Queen's Park Arena this Summer other better. We have Syrian food fun begins with the spectacular Baby Shark featuring a series of health and and Ethiopian poetry, sculpture, finale burning of the wicker man! 10.00-16.00 | FREE wellbeing events to encourage dance, films, talks and more. Most Inspired by Culzean’s starring role Silverburn, Glasgow G53 6QR participation in an active lifestyle! events are free and all are friendly, in the Wicker Man movie. Pop by for a meet and greet with welcoming and full of colour and Baby Shark & Pinkfong, giveaways creativity. 6 Jul 22 Jun on the Silverburn PLUS app AND The Greatest Showman The Magic Circus of course a sing-a-long! Singalong 21 Jun 14.00 | £6.25/5.95 19.00 | £7/£5 Puck’s Midsummer Madness Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, 29 Jun Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 19.30 | £6.25/5.95 Glasgow G12 0QF, 0141 339 6185 Glasgow Games Gathering Glasgow G1 5HD, 0141 553 0840 Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre, www.maskandpuppet.co.uk 10.00-16.00 | £3/£1 www.britanniapanopticon.org Glasgow G12 0QF, 0141 339 6185 Roll up, roll up, Magic Den Bellahouston Sports Centre, Roll up! Roll up! Join us for a www.maskandpuppet.co.uk presents The Magic Circus, an Glasgow G52 1HH wonderful evening with the Warm, dreamy, romantic, summer exciting, fun, fast-paced and www.g3gamers.co.uk Greatest Showman and sing evenings. The Fairy King, Oberon, colourful magic show for all the Wargamers, boardgamers and along with your favourite songs has plans for his Queen, Titania... family. Everyone from 3-93 is sure roleplayers can get together for at the world's oldest music hall. until Puck puts a spanner in to love this interactive show, so a day of gaming and browsing of Goody bags will be provided for the works! Join in with Puck’s get in early as you could be a star traders. We’ve worked to bring children under 12. Dressing up is Midsummer Madness in this in Den’s Magic Circus. some of your favourite miniature encouraged! theatre show for all ages. manufacturers and traders from all 23 Jun genres and sizes. We’ve also got 6-10 July 22 Jun Basic Fire Skills some great clubs and individuals Eastwood Park Family Festival Shawlands Street Party 10.00-12.00 | FREE from all across Scotland running Various times 14.00-20.00 | FREE Pollok Country Park, Glasgow G43 games for you to come and play Eastwood Park Theatre, Glasgow Carment Drive, Glasgow, G41 3PP 1AT, 0141 287 9001 from historical, to fantasy and sci- G46 6UG, 0141 577 4956 Join us for another day filled with A fun morning of fire lighting with fi, tabletop, boardgames, and RPG. www.eastwoodparktheatre.co.uk great live music, face painters, the Countryside Rangers. Make If you've ever fancied being a henna artist, 'Bricks4Kidz', hula your very own mini-fire, split logs 30 Jun superhero, joining a pirate ship, hoop performance and workshop, for the campfire and whittle a Hogganfield Local Nature researching your family tree, or fantastic live dancers, a market toasting stick to roast some tasty Reserve (LNR) Fun Day making your own Willy Wonka place, beer tent, street food and treats. Booking essential. 11.30-15.30 | FREE so much more! In addition to this golden ticket, head along to

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Fun for all the family 12.00-16.00 | FREE studded line-up of talent already confirmed, some of the biggest – please note, you do not need to Alexandra Park, Glasgow G31 3JE, global names in the world of gaming and YouTube will be heading to bring a dog to attend this event! 0141 276 9696 the city and we’ve got 10 pairs of tickets to giveaway. www.platform-online.co.uk 17-21 Jul A fun day out for all the family, Luna Kids Cinema entry is FREE and the line-up Reaction and commentary YouTuber WillNE is among those Various times includes live music, kids activities signed up for the game-filled event along with YouTuber and Victoria Park, Glasgow G14 and inflatables, a carnival parade, Fortnite Twitch streamers The Burnt Chip and Gee Nelly. 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With kid’s The Glasgow Canal Festival is weekend the creators will be putting on some unmissable stage activity areas, delicious hot food North Glasgow's most exciting performances as well as holding meet and greets. and a full refreshments bar on annual festival, with a packed site, as well as the option to hire a programme of arts, watersports, As well as the talent, Resonate is welcoming Big Betty for the first premium backrest, it’s the perfect interactive adventures, heritage time - a self-contained esports and multifunctional TV facility on a destination for the whole family to tours, boat races and much much 21 metre long truck, boasting a rooftop VIP and players’ lounge with enjoy a day out this summer. The more! The festival takes place along the banks of the iconic up to 20 gaming stations. 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