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HelloI don’t know about you,readers! but I am full of the joys of spring! There’s nothing better than seeing the nights get lighter and the weather get warmer (if only a little!). One of my favourite sights whilst out walking our dog Lottie, has got to be the emerging daffodils of the season. And let’s not forget that we also have Easter to look forward to, that time when my husband and I are forced to help our boys out eating their chocolate Easter eggs as it would be totally unhealthy for them to consume ALL of them…of course! This issue includes a brand-new feature – a double page pull-out and keep map for the region with our top attractions for families to visit in 2020. So, pull it out, mark off which ones you want to go to and pin it to the family notice board for easy future reference! As visiting attractions can get expensive, we’ve also included some of our favourite parks and playgrounds to visit in the region. Just look for the tree icon to find them on the map. Wishing you and your family a happy Easter and plenty of #familyfun springtime adventures.

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New Nursery opens at Burton Salmon Primary School FAMILY Burton Salmon Primary School have opened a brand-new News nursery with places currently available for an Easter or September start. The ten-place nursery offers provision for 3- and 4-year olds from 8.00am to 3.15pm each day within the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) class. There are a range of learning areas in the classroom Join the Fight Against including a reading pod, a home corner, construction and crafts areas and access to iPads and beebot Plastic with the Great robots. Outdoor play is central to the school’s learning vision and children have access to a brand-new outdoor area featuring a water feature, a rock pool, a cave, mud British Spring Clean kitchen and den-building materials. Skilled practitioners NEW quiet time lessons of 1:1 and 2:1 ratio at offer opportunities to take part in Forest School activities, Cawood Park - inclusive BSL & autism friendly gardening, cooking and the school therapy dog, Twig, visits every three weeks to meet the children. Children’s learning journeys are documented on Tapestry, an online learning platform so parents can see photos and evidence of their child’s learning through play. Breakfast Club and hot school lunches are available to all our pupils and visits to the school can be arranged to meet the team and experience the special family ethos. School Business Manager, Julie Marwood, said: “We are Swimmers Academy really excited to see our new nursery pupils start this term and they have settled into the daily routine so well. For & Baby Swimmers a small school, there are lots of activities and resources Swimmers Academy for the children to play with and our new outdoor play Beginners through to area is attracting lots of interest. Our families find a small school is a great setting for their younger children - with Advanced, whatever Wherever you live, you and your family can make a their age and ability difference to your local environment by sparing just a few fewer children, it’s less daunting and experienced staff team can offer personalised learning. Next on the horizon Survival skills, hours to take part in the Great British Spring Clean from stamina and stroke 20 March to 13 April. is a brand-new Sensory Room, which will launch after Easter, thanks to funding received from the Lady Hastings techniques. Run by charity Keep Britain Tidy, this initiative is the Educational Charity.” Baby Swimmers country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign Burton Salmon is located just south of Selby and attracts Through fun and and aims to get 600,000 #LitterHeroes out and about, games,see your little cleaning up the environment on their doorstep. families from the wider area including Monk Fryston, Fairburn, Brotherton, Byram and South Milford, who one progress to a It’s easy for families to get involved. Simply pledge to take are looking for a family-feel small school for their child’s confident little swimmer! part and either organise a litter-pick in your community or education. They are part of a three-school federation join an organised event. with Barlow and Chapel Haddlesey Primary Schools Free Phone 0808 1 33 44 55 and places are also available at the nursery at Chapel To find out more, join a local event, register to take part Haddlesey Primary. Mobile Friendly 0333 8008 345 and access resources including a how-to guide, visit www. keepbritaintidy.org/GBSpringClean More information is available on the school’s website www. www.babyswimmers.co.uk burtonsalmonschool.org.uk or by calling 01977 672405.

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4. Greg Heƒ ey 5. Pippi Longstocking. Message is: Happy Reading Happy is: Message Longstocking. Pippi 5. ey Heƒ Greg 4. [email protected] The answers are: 1. Matilda 2. Harry Potter 3. Tracey Beaker Beaker Tracey 3. Potter Harry 2. Matilda 1. are: answers The Early Years: When should my child start talking? By Andrew Campbell During the first three years of life, a baby’s brain is developing rapidly which is why this period contains so many critical milestones for their speech development. Interestingly, much of your baby’s speech development depends on your “baby talk” skills as well as those of your baby! The first “baby talk” is non-verbal and happens soon after birth. Babies grimace, cry, and squirm to express a range of emotions and physical needs, from fear to hunger to frustration. It is important to listen to your baby’s different cries, work out what they mean and respond accordingly. At the age of 3 months, you’ll notice your baby listening to your voice, watching your face as you talk, and turning towards other voices, sounds and music. Before babies start talking, they are gathering information. That information eventually becomes the foundation of the first baby talk. And the best way for parents to help their babies make it to those first words – and thrive with language development in the months after – is to talk to them. At around 6 months of age, you’ll hear your baby begin to babble and coo, as they play around with different sounds. This “baby talk” is a happy, gentle, repetitive, sing-song vocalisation sounds similar the world over, despite the language of a baby’s parents. After 9 months of age, babies can say and understand a few basic words like “no” and “bye-bye.” They also may begin to use a wider range of consonant sounds and tones as they try out sounds and find their own voice. Babies may also be able to point to people, objects, and body parts you name for them. They repeat words or sounds they hear you say, like the last word in a sentence, but they often leave off endings or beginnings of words. For example, they may say “daw” for “dog” or “noo-noo’s” for “noodles.” Most babies say their first words sometime around their first birthday - possibly Classes, Parties and Camps “mama” and “dada.” Now, importantly, they know what they are saying. They for children 4 months to 12 years should also respond to -- or at least understand, if not obey - short, one-step requests like: “Please put that down.” TRY US OUT! For every stage of your Over the next six months, your baby will start to use language in a more child's development, The Little Gym oers recognisable way and you may start to hear them talking. You might find that a diverse line up of classes, camps and initially only you and a few of your baby’s favourite people can make out what parties filled with movement, music, they’re saying though! By the age of 2 years, babies can string together short learning and laughter for boys and girls. phrases of two to four words, such as “Mummy bye-bye” or “me milk.” They’re learning that words mean more than objects like “cup” - they also mean abstract ideas like “mine.” Call us to book your free introduct y class Over the course of the next year, your baby’s vocabulary expands rapidly, and “make-believe” play spurs an understanding of symbolic and abstract language THE LITTLE GYM LEEDS THE LITTLE GYM HARROGATE like “now,” feelings like “sad,” and spatial concepts like “in.” 0113 3359915 01423 701560 [email protected] [email protected] Ideas to Encourage Talking www.leeds.thelittlegym.eu www.harrogate.thelittlegym.eu The more words children hear, the more they learn. Here are some fun things to do together to encourage your baby’s speech and language development: Chat to your baby about the things you’re doing, even if you think they’re boring – for example, ‘Daddy’s vacuuming the carpet to get rid of the dust that makes you sneeze.’ Repeat your baby’s attempts at words to encourage a two-way conversation. For example, if she says “mama” you could say “mama” back to her. Build on your toddler’s words. For example, when baby says: “train,” you say: “Yes, it’s a big red train.” Show interest in your baby’s babbling and talking by smiling and looking him in the eye. Respond to and talk about your baby’s interests. For example, if your baby starts playing with a toy train, you could say “Toot, toot.” Read, tell stories, share songs and nursery rhymes with your baby. Praise your baby’s efforts to talk. For example, if your baby points to a dog and names it, you could say: “Well done for pointing out the dog, Georgie!” Infants all develop at a different pace, but if you’re worried about your child’s speech or language development, talk to your GP or health visitor. If necessary, they will refer your child to your local speech and language therapy department. More info: www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/helping-your-childs- speech www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/learning-talk-and-communication-your-baby

4 Families North Yorkshire familiesonline.co.uk Visit us york.razzamataz.co.uk Encouraging reluctant readers By Tom Palmer

Children must read. It’s good for them! Unfortunately, that’s the last thing a child who doesn’t like reading wants to hear. They might think reading is boring. The might have low confidence. They might even have an unidentified issue like dyslexia. Being told that reading is good for them just makes them feel worse. My mum knew I hated reading. The more pressure she applied the more stubborn I was about it. I reacted to the pressure by defining myself as a non- reader and once I’d told myself that, I became even more entrenched. Then my mum changed tack. She did some things which made me want to read and to eventually call myself a reader. Forget that loving reading is good for children. Make reading relate to something they already love. Make a list of the things your child is passionate about. Do it now. Write down the five experiences, television shows, sports, interests that enthuse them. These are the things that are probably going to get your child into reading. For me it was football…and then football… Start with their favourite television show. Television is seen as one of the enemies of reading. But it’s so good now, it’s sometimes hard to tear yourself away. It’s helpful then that a lot of shows have books linked to them. Search for an official book or biography of one of the main characters on the show’s website. Is there spin-off fiction? An annual? If enough people watch a show – say, like Strictly – then there’ll be a book. Teachers and school librarians often know more about what a child might like to read than a parent. Talk to your child’s teacher or school librarian. They also know what books have worked for other children in the past. They’re experts. The secret to Have a day out. Football. Cinema. Theme park. Zoo. Whatever you do, there will usually be books available. Gift shops at the end of museums or theme parks success is… often have books or guides. Theatres and sports venues have programmes. For me, it was Leeds United match day magazines, but I accept they’re not to everyone’s taste! sharing your child’s Who does your child admire? A dancer? A singer? A sports person? Has that person written a book? There are more and more celebrities writing books. As a non-celebrity author I hate it, but, as a parent of an impressionable child, it’s reading journey great for you. Look the celeb’s name up on Amazon and see what’s out there. If you don’t want to buy it, then head to the library. Regular deliveries of books at your Role models are not just famous people. Does your child have a coach, teacher, child’s reading level. aunt or neighbour that they admire? For me it was my sister’s boyfriend: he gave me books. I read them because they were from him. Get your child’s role model to talk to them about books and recommend titles. A book from someone you look up to is more likely to get read. You are your child’s number one role model. Let them see you reading what YOU want to read! Don’t worry if your child doesn’t finish every book. I finish less than half the books I read. Borrow from the library and then your child can experiment without it costing money. Books are not always best. Does your child have a favourite magazine? There are hundreds of magazines for kids available from supermarkets and high street newsagents. They cost a bit and there are far less words in them, but they’re a great way to get children reading. They’re colourful. They’re silly. They’re exciting. Get a magazine delivered. The idea of a magazine arriving for your child (and your child alone) can be exciting for them. I had Match magazine delivered when I was a kid. I couldn’t wait for Thursdays as a result. www.readingchest.co.uk Tom Palmer won the Ruth Rendell Award 2019 for his outstanding Book Rental for Children Learning to Read contribution to raising children’s literacy levels in the UK. He is the author of 45 books for children, many about football, rugby and WW1 and 2; yet he only became a reader at age 17, thanks to his mum and what she did to engage him with reading. For more information, visit www.tompalmer. co.uk

familiesonline.co.uk Families North Yorkshire 5 Why it’s Important to Teach Children to Map Read By Alicia Eaton

In today’s technology focussed world, the ability to map read, navigate and 3. Make directional and geographical vocabulary part of your dialogue with your successfully get from place to place, remains a vitally important skill to teach children from a very early age, and whenever you are out and about together. our children. 4. A great way to pass the time on a long family journey is to give your child a At its most fundamental level, map reading develops children’s spatial thinking map and ask them to tick off the key symbols on the map as they spot them skills, which in turn can deepen their knowledge of maths, science and – eg pub, hospital, byway, footpath, wall, farm track. This instantly turns any technology. Spatial thinking is something we use in many everyday situations, mundane journey into a treasure hunt! from rearranging a bookcase, to picturing situations in our ‘mind’s eye.’ It is the fundamental architecture which underpins our lifelong problem-solving skills. 5. Often as adults we become scared of maps because we think we won’t be able to decipher them. But just have a go, make it fun and easy going – you It’s also a great excuse to get outdoors into the wilds and get back to basics with might just learn something yourself whilst nurturing your child’s life-long love of your child in natural or urban surroundings. adventure. Stanfords, the largest map supplier in the world, reports that its sales figures Map Reading Activities to Try at Home or Away in the last couple of years show that demand for physical maps is not waning. Get a map of your local area, holiday destination or grandparent’s house and It seems that, as human beings, we prefer to plan our trips with a hard copy, 6KM 20M 6KM 20M making notes on it and keeping it as a treasured travel memento. Most get outside – open your eyes wide and take a look around! significantly, a physical map can’t run out of battery power or be without signal 1. What can you actually see around you? And what does it look like on your in your hour of need! map when drawn from above? Endurance adventurer and Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champion, Sean 2. Have you seen this map before? Are maps flat or three dimensional? Are Conway, who has cycled, swum and run the length of Great Britain, is a lover of there any features you can see? physical maps and has fond memories of learning how to map read as a child: “I remember being told how contour lines worked. It became a game to try and 3. Maps use pictures and symbols to explain features of a landscape/area look for the steepest section of the map, and then go and find it. If you could rather than words. Can you locate the key? If you see a feature on the map you climb it, we would!” don’t recognise you can look it up on the key. Here are five top tips for firing your child’s imagination and getting them 4. Can you decipher both the physical and human features on your map? engaged with the learned skill of map reading: Perhaps the park, beaches, forests and rivers or churches, factories, farms and harbours? 1. Just as it’s important to know your left and right, it’s important to understand where north, east, south and west are on a map. You can remember them as: 5. Make your own map – have a think about the important information you want to include, key physical or human features. Will you start and finish your journey a. Naughty Elephants Squirt Water in the same place? b. Nobody Ever Swallows Whales If you get lost, your phone battery is flat or there’s no signal, you never know, c. Never Eat Shredded Wheat some key map reading skills and abilities might just save your life. 2. If your child is struggling to grasp contours, get them to draw concentric Maps give us a wealth of information about our surroundings – they are a circles on one of their knuckles – when they their finger, a hill appears! clever, valuable and perhaps irreplaceable 2D representation of our incredible 3D world.

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familiesonline.co.uk Families North Yorkshire 7 Holiday camps & workshops I2i Football Academy York College, Selby High School, Tadcaster Albion Football Club Byas Academy: Hockey, Ages 5 – 13 years 10am – 3pm (with Rugby & Cricket optional early drop off and late pick The Little Gym Summit Indoor Adventure up). Camps for girls; goalkeeping skills; Pocklington School Harrogate, Leeds & soon to Selby attacking skills and general football skills. BYAS ACADEMY offers a variety of be York Let us take some of the stress out of For more information or to book a place: top-quality sports camps during school We will be running 3 days of OFSTED the school holidays. Holiday Camps at www.i2i-football-academy.class4kids. holidays in Hockey, Cricket and Rugby. registered holidays camps on 14th, Summit Indoor Adventure are packed with co.uk/camps The camps are based at Pocklington 15th & 16th of April. Our camps provide activities every day of the week so your School, near York, and are available children with a fabulous variety of fun, little ones can have fun and burn off some to children aged between 8-16yrs old. activity, learning and gymnastics. of that unlimited energy at the same time. The Academy offers a mix of residential We’ll mix it up each day to keep them and non-residential courses across all AM 14 Apr 3-8yrs – The Race to Outer Kings Camps interested and they’ll meet all sorts of new three sporting disciplines during the Space - This stellar camp has our Super Ashville College, Harrogate Kids racing into outer space to complete a friends along the way. summer and half term holidays with The UK’s leading activity camp. quest on a different planet each day! ability streaming, so it doesn’t matter From team sports to swimming, football Programmes include over 30 amazing if your child is an absolute beginner PM 14 Apr 3-8yrs – Animal Adventures to table tennis, Adventure Play to bowl sports and activities to get children aged or sporting whizz kid. What makes the - This immersive animal adventure will and climb -there’s not going to be a dull 5-17 active, having fun and learning Byas Academy stand out from the crowd include games, crafts & animals of all day. 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Our coaching team often includes Handspring Festival - Perfect for kids who Fun drills, games, nets and international past and present players as have learned their handstand – & are matches. Each day will run from well as qualified coaches in each sporting ready to move on – a “Front Handspring”! 10am – 3pm and will be for ages field. Find out more by visiting https:// Also great for kids who can do this skill by 5-13. For more information: www. www.byasacademy.co.uk themselves – but just need practice. Razzamataz peterkeighleycricketcoaching.co.uk York DATES TBC Summer AM Thur 16 Apr 3-8yrs – The Neat Ninja League - Learning and using basic karate camp and martial arts skills to complete their Come along to our themed Summer Technology in Play quests, the Super Kids will be granted School at York high School for a fun Harrogate & York membership into the Neat Ninja League! filled week packed with Street Dance, TiP camps are a perfect cure for holiday Commercial Pop, Musical Theatre, boredom. Running from 9am – 4pm PM Thur 16 Apr 3-8yrs – TLG Crazy Drama, Arts, Crafts & much more. For Carnival – Using our safe equipment, the day is full of a variety of STEM Camp Xplode ages 4-18. Plus, the opportunity to based activities all based on a chosen music and imagination kids will explore perform onstage in front of family and York, Ackworth and Leeds exciting carnival rides & wacky games theme. For more information: www. friends. For more information or to book technologyinplay.club/tip-camps MAKING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS with friends. a place call 07969 859895 or email ADVENTURE DAYS: The importance 3hrs – Members £25 Non-Members £35, [email protected] of getting back to nature. Remember Lunch club £5, 7 hrs – Members £40 when we were children and we’d Non-members £50 Angela Crossley Tennis spend hours outdoors playing? York City Football Club When we were kids – fun was outdoors. Buy 2 and get 3rd (cheapest) half price! Camps Mums would complain about mucky Foundation Tadcaster, Wetherby, York clothes and we’d complain about having Boston Spa, Collingham & to come in for tea. We learned about our Our amazing holiday courses are for environment without consciously learning. Knaresborough ages 4-12 and the days are jam packed And as a result, we know how to make Camps provide children of all ages and full of fun & exciting games to help the perfect mud pie, how to climb a tree abilities the opportunity to learn tennis aid development of your child, Learn and how to build an amazing den (secret in a fun and progressive way during the through the power of football, allowing password, optional). school holidays. Ages 4-6 or 6-16. For you to learn new skills, meet new friends more information, dates, times and prices and enjoy your summer holidays with However, these days it’s harder than ever friendly and professional coaching. to distract our children from a screen. Total Sports go online: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ AngelaCrossleyCoaching/Coaching/ Email enquiries@yorkcityfcfoundation. Most studies agree that kids who play co.uk outside are smarter, happier, more York, Harrogate & Camps attentive, and less anxious than kids who Knaresborough spend more time indoors. All our team are qualified teachers or Live for Today sports coaches. Total Sports teach in Yorkshire Forest Folk Camp Xplode makes the great outdoors Ripley, Harrogate Primary Schools all year round – You are Kilburn Woods, Thirsk even greater. Held at 3 exceptional in experienced hands who know how to School holidays should be about having venues across Yorkshire (York, Ackworth look after your children and have lots of fun, trying new things and adventuring! Open to 5-11-year olds. 9.30am – 3pm and Leeds), Camp Xplode’s unique fun. Childcare Vouchers accepted. That’s why Live For Today have created each day. £30 for 1 child, £20 for siblings. holiday day camps give children and the best School Holiday Camps EVER! We will be creating some natural craft young adults the chance to discover their Venues in York, Harrogate using resources from the woodland, wild side. & Knaresborough. Situated in the lovely grounds of Ripley playing some games and some old ENERGY CLUB – 5 activities a Castle, the Live For Today team have favourites. We’ll be creating natural art, Every day at Camp Xplode is bursting day with WOW equipment too. taken their most popular activities and den building, cooking, learning some with adventure. Committed to providing FOOTBALL – a great created a program full of excitement bush craft skills such as natural fire children and young adults from 3–17 day for the football mad! and fun! Try out everything from High lighting and simple woodwork techniques with the very best multi-activity day DANCE (Manor Only) – with our fantastic Ropes, Raft Building, Survival Skills, Body as well as plenty of opportunities for camp experience possible. If you’d like coaches. We get FULL for a reason! Zorbing, Navigation, Archery and more. free play, getting muddy and enjoying to know more about Camp Xplode or to Activities and booking online at www. This year will be even more jam packed ourselves! Tel: 07815 775934 Call book a place for your child visit www. totalsportslimited.co.uk From 8.15am – with the addition of very exciting Dart Sophie. www.yorkshireforestfolk.co.uk campxplode.co.uk 5.30pm Football and mysterious Escape Rooms! www.harrogateholidaycamps.co.uk We’ve put together this handy map that can be pulled I2i Football Academy out of the magazine and kept for use all year. We’ve marked plenty of family friendly attractions for you to visit over the course of the year, suitable for all of the family. It can get expensive to visit attractions with the kids all of the time, so we’ve also highlighted some of our favourite parks and playgrounds too. Just look out for the tree icon on the map #freefamilyfun Of course, we can’t highlight every amazing attraction available in the region, so if you’re looking for more ideas, check out our ‘What’s On’ search facility online www.familiesonline.co.uk – all you have to do is input your postcode and away you go. You can also hear about family friendly events, shows and visitor Places to visit in 2020 attractions including offers, deals and competition tickets on our Facebook group. If you don’t already LIKE our Pull out and keep map – you can refer to it all year long! page, maybe now is the time to do so www.facebook. com/FamiliesNYMag. Happy #familyfun times this year!

Tree Top Nets If you’re a family who loves getting outdoors, Treetop Nets should be top of your list for an unforgettable woodland experience. Jorvik The Web Adventure Park Treetop Nets is a collection of giant bouncy nets, tunnels Ripon Grammar School With an updated The Web Adventure Park offers fun and slides, suspended high in the trees, located just outside Ripon. ride experience for all ages regardless of the weather! and state-of-the Babies are catered for indoors in our In these huge treetop trampolines, you can run wild in the art galleries to amazing new sensory area, older children tree canopy and explore the high trees explore, visit will enjoy exploring our huge indoor play area, via bouncy walkways and play in JORVIK Viking offering slides, ball canons, sports area and even giant aerial ball parks. There Centre to discover a role play village. The Café will keep the parents are slides, treehouses York’s fascinating happy with homemade food and amazing baked and games to play and Viking legacy. As you Technology in Play treats! fearless adventurers can journey back to 10th century York, the sights, Harrogate & York Outside our extensive adventure park has ample also don a harness and sounds and even the smells of options for sunny day play – water park, sand area, clamber up a mighty the Viking Age city are brought ride on bikes and carts area, animal park, swings tree. A perfect day out vividly back to life. Dig deeper and climbing areas as well as two huge high ropes for all ages. into the Viking story of York by courses for 7 years to adults! getting close-up with our rare collection of 1,000-year-old- artefacts whilst talking to our friendly Viking hosts.

York’s Chocolate Story At York’s Chocolate Story you can discover the Summit Indoor stories behind the greatest names in chocolate, Adventure unwrap the secrets of chocolate making, and even learn the art of the chocolatier for yourself. A fully guided Climb. Bowl. Trek. Skate. tour and three floors of interactive exploration take you on a Play. Party. Dine. Summit Indoor journey through the city where chocolate made history. Adventure is the ultimate family destination, with exciting activities for everyone While other British cities were built on steel, coal or wool, York’s – under one roof! fame and fortune have rested on chocolate for almost 300 years: thanks to the vision and invention of its great entrepreneurial From climbing the walls (literally!) with 20 families, not to mention the industry and dedication of its people. different walls at Adventure Climb, to going wild in the Adventure Play three-story funhouse, the fun never stops. Or feeling brave? Take on the Aerial Trek course and reach for the stars as Dalby Forest Yorkshire Forest Folk you tackle the 16 elements. There’s also Brymor Ice Dalby really is 10-Pin Bowling for those who like a bit Cream Parlour the great Yorkshire of competition and a Ride & Skate forest with something for Park for adrenaline junkies to Situated just outside everyone! Discover the magic skateboard, BMX or scoot to Masham at High Jervaulx of our unique landscape, nestled on their heart’s content. Farm, Brymor Ice Cream the southern slopes of the beautiful North remains the only producer in York Moors National Park. Explore the Yorkshire making ice cream with milk forest by hiring bikes, following walking from its own herd of pedigree Guernsey trails or going for a run. Varied terrain cows. All of Brymor’s ice cream is made by hand means you are regularly rewarded with at the farm with the calves and young stock from the breath-taking views and the chance to herd on public view, who will one day produce the milk Brymor spot wildlife. We also hold family-friendly use for the ice cream.The world-famous ice cream parlour is open seven events year-round. Or, you can just days a week and offers something for all the family with indoor and outdoor play enjoy a relaxing coffee amid inspiring areas; an indoor play barn; go karts; a dog exercise and dog friendly area; plus, scenery! Our fantastic new visitor events throughout the year. Follow us on social media for competitions and up centre café serves cakes, snacks to date information about events: Facebook: @BrymorIceCream; Instagram: @ and hot meals. brymoricecream; Twitter: @BrymorIceCream Built for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle and taking over 100 years to complete, today Castle Howard remains home to the Howard family. Discover the rich and varied history, dramatic interiors and sweeping parklands of this magnificent house. Free flowing tours of the house allow you to explore at your leisure, with friendly and knowledgeable guides. From decadent bedrooms and lavish drawing rooms to the stunning Great Hall and vast Long Gallery, there are architectural wonders and world- renowned collections in every room. Spend a day exploring the beautiful gardens; with meandering woodland paths, brymor lakeside terraces and sweeping vistas dotted with temples, statues and follies. ice cream Enjoy a changing programme of exhibitions and events, including Christmas parlour opening when the house is decorated for the festive season. Plus, outdoor tours, illustrated children’s trail, a new adventure playground and summer boat trips on the Great Lake (weather permitting). Treat yourself at a range of cafés and shops, including garden centre, farm shop and gift shops. dalby Family Fun 2020 forest

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By Georgina Thomas April 2020 will see the UK being a world-first in giving working parents who tragically lose a child under the age of 18, or who have a stillbirth after 24 weeks of pregnancy, a statutory right to two weeks parental bereavement leave thanks to the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act. Known as Jack’s Law, in memory of Jack Herd whose mother, Lucy, campaigned tirelessly for this right, employees who meet the definition of a “parent” will be able to take this leave as two weeks consecutively or as two separate weeks at separate times any time in the first 56 weeks following the death or stillbirth of their child – as long as they are taken as whole weeks. The period was set at 56 weeks to allow for time to be taken off round about the time of the first anniversary of the child’s death as well, should parents so wish – another nod to the need for employees to have their family rights recognised and reflected. You do not need to have a minimum length of employment either to be able to access this leave – it is what is known as a day 1 right so is accessible to you however long you have been working for your employer. Further, in the tragic event of the loss of more than one child, the law provides for separate periods of leave for each child. This is a positive move towards bringing the UK more in line with other countries known more widely for their family-friendly rights and is one that can only be welcomed. Whilst the right is not to paid leave in these circumstances, parents may qualify for statutory parental bereavement pay if they meet certain qualifying conditions and sympathetic employers may also consider enhancing this basic position by putting policies in place giving better pay conditions during such periods of leave and, indeed, greater flexibility in terms of how the leave is taken amongst other things. Whilst there are some set requirements for accessing this leave, these have been drafted fairly widely to ensure the maximum support to people needing it and the definition of “parent” is also widely-defined so as to cover most types of parental or quasi-parental relationships, extending also to surrogates. As mentioned above, employers may wish to put in place internal policies to reflect these changes to the law and to, possibly, enhance the rights of their employees here and give much needed guidance to follow at a very sensitive time. In doing so, care must be taken to ensure that any such policy sits well alongside any existing compassionate leave or other similar policies and it would be prudent to take advice here if you are an employer considering getting any such documentation in place. Whilst we can only ever hope that we will not ever be in a position where this might apply to us, it is reassuring to know that employees now have a legal right to this time off – one less thing to worry about at a time when the right support is so crucial. If you want any further advice on this, or any other employment law issues, contact the Bridge Employment Law team on 01904 360295 or email us at [email protected]

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If you’re lucky enough to find bedtime a breeze, or have a co-operative child the energy for more fun tomorrow). who eats all their vegetables, then you are indeed one of the fortunate and few. If you regularly find yourself battling bath times and lack of fruit intake and Be clear about your expectations. For example, if your child consistently gentle (and not so gentle) admonishment of your child just doesn’t work, then it behaves badly in public, on your next outing make it clear what the boundaries might be worth introducing a system to motivate good behaviour. are for their behaviour: “I would like you to walk nicely on the pavement with me” or “I would like you to sit and read with me while we wait at the doctors.” Reward-based systems like sticker charts are popular and effective tools because they’re positive. “It’s a straightforward concept” explains Dr Sarah Consider what is reasonable to ask of them. This will be dependent on age, Rose, a child psychologist at Staffordshire University “Children learn through personality and energy levels. A tired child is considerably less cooperative. association, so if a behaviour is associated with something nice happening they Praise is essential. A child who feels good when praised, is encouraged to will be more likely to repeat that behaviour in future.” develop a desire to be “intrinsically” well behaved and need rewards less. However, every child is wired differently, so it’s important you think carefully Focus on effort, when giving praise. Be immediate and be generous, combining about exactly what motivates your child. Reward charts can work well, as can your words with eye contact and a cuddle. marbles in a jar (or pasta in a pot). The idea here is that your child earns marbles for completing a task or behaviour. Once the jar/pot is full they earn Whenever discussing your child’s good behaviour, never confuse them by also an activity or treat. introducing a criticism or caveat. Your child’s age is also a factor. For toddlers a reward chart during potty training So what about the bad behaviour? A child learns to repeat an action that gets is great. A simple concept like “do a wee in the potty and you can have a the desired effect: attention from a parent. It could be that your child is behaving sticker” is easy to understand. But anything more complicated and a toddler badly because they feel they need more of your time, so giving them plenty of will struggle because they don’t fully understand the idea of consequence yet. attention when they are behaving well may alleviate negative behaviour. The once popular options of using either a “naughty step” or a “time-out” are no Once you’re using a reward chart, it’s important to be reliable and consistent. longer well thought of because they are based on punishment. When used Ideally, you’d like your child to simply wish to behave well without needing the judiciously, however, what those methods can still offer, is an opportunity for chart as motivation; the best way to encourage this is to combine the reward both parent and child to calm down before tantrums or tempers explode. with plenty of praise. Finally, while motivating your child to behave well is important, children do need Top Tips for Making Reward Systems Work to be able to make mistakes without negative consequence. So if your child Keep it specific. Pick a few areas that need work and make sure to explain to slips up now and then, gently point this out and encourage them to try again. your child why they’re important. Remember all children learn by observation too. So model good behaviour towards them and others whenever you can. If you’re keen to use a Reward For example, if your child struggles to go to bed without a fuss, try a reward Chart, try using the Families colour-in animal chart on the next page! chart for good behaviour at bedtime. Explain what that means for you (eg stay in bed) and why it’s important (eg if you don’t get plenty of rest, you won’t have Follow Gaby @thelondonishmum

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Open morning 24th April 2020 Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate “To be the best that I can, with the gifts that I have.” www.qe.org | [email protected] | 01423 333330 | York YO26 9SS Please check listings with the venue before leaving the house! Artists around Wetherby OPEN 6–19 Apr– Knaresborough Castle & Museum STUDIOS – 8th, 9th, Easter Adventures 10th 16th & 17th May What’s Knaresborough is open for the 2020 season and to Open Studios is now in its seventh celebrate there’s an Easter trail around the castle and year and this annual event will take museum. Complete it for a chocolate prize! Free with place this May in the Wetherby area admission. Enjoy our toys, games and dressing up, a trip through the underground tunnel and visit to the The event gives visitors a chance to see

King’s Tower. Borrow a backpack to explore how the how many artists in the area work including glass Chub Perkins - Worker Bee On? Castle used to look and discover Spring emerging in the blowing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, felt making, beautiful grounds. Open daily 11am – 4pm. £2 children, book binding and photography. Take advantage of £3.50 adults, £3 concessions, £10 family ticket. this opportunity to meet and talk to the artists taking Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon & part. To learn more visit www.artistsaroundwetherby. com or follow the group on Facebook at https://en-gb. Yorkshire Dales 15 Apr – 1- 4pm - Brimham Rocks facebook.com/artistsaroundwetherby. There will be a downloadable brochure on the website from April. Visitors will be able to see 32 artists. The event was 7 Mar – Ripon Museums Discover Climbing launched seven years ago by Ailsa Read (Chairman), Discover climbing with a 30-minute taster session guided by Clare Dean (Secretary) and Rachel McNaughton, who Sights and Sounds of Ripon instructors from Harrogate Climbing Centre. Age 7+ £7. manages the website. The event is open between Save the Date! Sights and Sounds of Ripon will be on 10a.m. and 5 p.m. Artists Around Wetherby represents 7th March 2020, 11am - 3pm. A free family-friendly day artists who have studios in villages within a six-mile full of activities for all ages. Discover Your Ripon! For 16 Apr – Ripon Races radius of Wetherby and includes studios in Bardsey, full programme of events, download the timetable. www. Scarcroft, Collingham, Thorner, Boston Spa, Bickerton, riponmuseums.co.uk Tadcaster and Shadwell. All artists will be serving Easter family day refreshments in lieu of a donation to Royal British Our annual children’s day is a fantastic way to introduce Legion. Many artists will be demonstrating, and this is 21 - 22 Mar – Goldsborough Hall your children to the exciting world of horse racing at its indicated in the brochure, along with accessibility for the best. Not only do we have thrilling racing, we have lots disabled and dog friendly studios. The artists all look Mother’s Day Weekend of FREE activities to make the children’s experience of forward to meeting you and helping to raise money for a Indulge your mother with a fabulous afternoon tea or Ripon even more enjoyable. Mini farm; face painting; worthy cause. Mother’s Day lunch and enjoy the beautiful setting of free chocolate; balloon modelling & bouncy castles. Goldsborough Hall and its grounds. York & North Yorkshire Moors 19 April – Tadcaster 28 Mar – 9am – 4.30pm Great Yorkshire Ongoing – Dalby Forest Cyclesense Sportive Showground, Harrogate Shaun the sheep Activity trail One of the most friendly and welcoming sportives around. Event welcomes all riders regardless of ability. Springtime Live 2019 Lu-La’s spaceship has crash landed in the forest - will A fabulous fun day out for families, especially those with you help her get home? We’ve partnered with Aardman young children. All activities are FREE, you just need and Studiocanal to celebrate the release of their new East Yorkshire & the coast to buy a ticket to get in. Mr Bloom from CBeebies is film A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. An alien the special guest and will be performing with his band spaceship has crashed into Dalby Forest and Shaun the who’ve brought their instruments with them for a musical Sheep is on a mission to help the inhabitant – a lovable 22 Mar – 1pm – 3pm Carlton Towers, Goole party! Activities are all based around Spring, new alien called Lu-La. Lu-La needs your help to charge her life, food and farming. Tickets will not be available to communicator so she can call home for rescue. You’ll Mother’s Day Lunch purchase on the day. need to hurry as Lu-La is being chased by Agent Red and her hapless helpers the Hazmats! Do something extra special for Mother’s Day this year and book to eat lunch at Carlton Towers. Time slots 4 Apr – Ripon Cathedral 1-3pm. Includes a gift for Mum. 19 - 28 Mar Various locations Spring food, home & garden show Join us for another fantastic annual springtime day out York Literature Festival 7 Apr – The Deep, Hull for all the family at the Spring Food, Home & Garden A range of events including creative writing and poetry Show on 4th April with over 60 traders from across workshops for children. Find out more at: www. Junior Experience Day Yorkshire selling delicious food and treats, seasonal homewares and gifts. The Cathedral cafe will be open all yorkliteraturefestival.co.uk Is your child aged between 8-11 with a passion for day serving refreshments, the Cathedral Plant Stall will marine animals? Then join us for a fun-filled experience be selling a selection of plants at affordable prices, plus day where your youngster can help carry out some of activities running throughout the day. Pay a visit to the 22 Mar – Castle Howard The Deep’s daily activities. New date added due to high adorable springtime animals including an alpaca, mini demand. donkeys, goats and mini sheep from Hart Farm, founded Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea in 2012 as a not-for-profit organisation to help children cope with life challenges such as illness, disability and Celebrate Mother’s Day in style by indulging in a unique Leeds bereavement. They will be outside the Cathedral all day. Afternoon Tea experience in our elegant Grecian Hall. 1 Mar – 18 Oct – Lotherton Hall 22 Mar – Nunnington Hall 4–19 Apr – Fountain’s Abbey & Studley Making Japan. Art. Culture. Life Royal Mother’s Day Visit Lotherton’s latest exhibition, Making Japan, which Easter Holidays Join us for a good old-fashioned family day out. celebrates everything from Samurai to Nintendo, Kimonos to Manga. The exhibition highlights the Can you find the signs of spring at Fountain’s Abbey? dynamic relationship between tradition and innovation Follow the family trail and get stuck into some woolly as expressed by the people of this vibrant East Asian crafts. 28 – 29 Mar – Sledmere House nation. It also explores the relationship the Gascoigne family of Lotherton had with Japan, showcasing some of Lambing Time the beautiful items they collected while living there. 4 – 19 Apr – Royal Pump Room Museum, Come join us for a special opportunity to meet our Harrogate new-born lambs, help out at feeding time and give them cuddles in the lambing tent. Watch lambing live Easter Delights streamed straight from our lambing sheds and ask our team any questions about our farming enterprise. table tots Did you know that the last Tsarina of Russia was godmother to Harrogate twins? And that she sent them Baby & children’s indoor markets: pre-loved, nearly lavish gifts? Discover the story and beautiful treasures new sales, maternity - 10 www.tabletots.co.uk/events in our new displays and create your own Faberge egg 9 & 16 Apr – Beningborough Hall & Gardens craft. On your visit you can also enjoy toys, dressing 7 Mar 2-4pm Selby Barlby High School INDOOR BOOT SALE up, games, borrow a backpack and complete our Easter Discover what lives in a pond hunt and get your prize! All free with admission. 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Relax in our Join us for endless family fun at Easter with our family studio where there’s toys, books and art materials ‘eggstra special events adding extra magic to the park! 26 Apr 1-2.30pm Malet Lambert School, Hull to enjoy. Open Mon-Sat 10am – 4pm and Sun 12-4. Don’t miss our famous annual Easter Egg Hunt in the FREE Admission. Enchanted Forest!

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The new 25th Anniversary show catapults Riverdance into the 21st century and will 25 – 26 Apr – Lotherton Hall Goddard’s House / 10 – 13 Apr 10.30am – 5pm £2 completely immerse you in the extraordinary and elemental power of its music and dance. This powerful St George’s Weekend Hardcastle Crags / 10 – 13 Apr 11am – 3pm £2.50 and stirring reinvention of the beloved family favourite is celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award- Join us for St George’s Weekend and conquer our Marsden Moor / 10 – 13 Apr 10am – 3pm £2 winning music and the thrilling energy of its Irish and dragon trail. Rub shoulders with knights and princesses international dance. Filmed live at the 3Arena Dublin, the get messy with medieval crafts and conduct explosive Nostell / 4-13 Apr 10am – 3pm £3 exact spot where it all began, the 25th Anniversary Gala experiments. Don’t forget about dragon training! Sit back Nunnington Hall / 4 – 13 Apr 10.30am – 5pm £2.50 Performance will bring Riverdance to the big screen for in the formal gardens and enjoy the sounds of a brass the very first time! band each afternoon. St. George’s weekend is free with Ormesby Hall / 4 – 13 Apr 11am – 4pm £2 normal admission into Lotherton. Rievaulx Terrace / 4 – 19 Apr 10am – 5pm £2.50 14 Mar, 2pm & 6pm - Junction, Goole Easter Egg Hunts/Trails Treasurer’s House / 4 - 13 Apr 11am – 4pm £2 RoguePlay Theatre: Around the 4 – 19 Apr -Temple Newsam Coast, Ravenscar / 10 - 13 Apr 10am – 4pm £2 World in 80 Days Coast, Robin Hood’s Bay / 10 – 13 Apr 10am – 4pm £2 Jules Verne’s classic tale is given a tactile circus twist in Easter Holidays & Majestic Eggs this colourful acrobatic adventure, sensitively introducing Hudswell Woods / 11 Apr 10.30am – 2.30pm £2 young audiences to the issues of climate change. Follow Join us at Temple Newsam house for family fun crafts our hero Phileas Fogg as he ventures around the planet, and take on the majestic Easter egg hunt through rushing through the rainforest and across oceans to the many rooms of the mansion to win yourself an win his wager. On his way, he’ll witness some of the eggcellent prize! Take a trip to Home Farm to visit our dangers our planet faces because of modern travel, newborn farmyard friends including lambs, piglets and from birds affected by oil spills, rubbish thrown into the loads more. Easter Egg-stravanganza Fun ocean and monkeys in danger as the trees are cut down in the rainforest. Running time 40 mins. Following the at Piglets Adventure Farm performance, audience members are able to give into 4 - 19 Apr – Burton Agnes Hall their curiosity and join the cast to play on the big-rig With egg-citing activities, cute baby animals and Aerial Playground. People of all ages and abilities can try Easter Egg Trail lots of family fun, there’s plenty to see and do this aerial hoop, hammock and skills on the ladder, with hula There are puzzles to solve and games to play, while in Easter at Piglets Adventure Farm. hoop, juggling and toys for really little ones. Workshop the craft tent children can get creative. On 12th and running time up to 1 hour, included in ticket price. Part of 13th April, Easter Sunday and Monday, children are From 4th – 19th April little egg hunters can take the TakeOver Festival. invited to join the Easter Bunny and search for some of part in the famous Easter Egg Hunt by collecting the many thousands of chocolate Easter eggs that are eggs from hidden chicks around the farm to earn hidden in the Hall’s woodland. a special treat. There’s also incredible NEW 21 Mar, 11am, 11.30am, 1pm, 1.30pm, 3pm, shows with the Magic Hatter, Lambing Live, Lamb Bottle Feeding and the adorable Piglet Maternity 3.30pm - Junction, Goole Ward…you might see a baby lamb or piglet being 4 – 19 Apr – Castle Howard born! Plus, don’t forget to bring your wellies to Circo Rum Ba Ba: The Whale – explore 2 acres of sand and rock pool fun, take Easter Fun a selfie in the giant deck chair, climb Truffles Plastic Ocean Lifeguard tower and laze in a hammock at The Climb into the belly of an enormous inflatable Sperm Enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt with a twist through the Beach, reopening for 2020 this Easter Holidays. Whale that has beached itself in Paradise Place and be gardens with Rusticus theatre. Discover the House and Plus, enjoy a full day of family fun and hire your transported to the depths of a bubbling, kelp-swirling Grounds, ride the land train and let off steam on the own private Beach Hut! ocean. Meet an acrobatic diver who will lead you bridges, swings, towers and slides of the high energy swimmingly through the age-old journey of the life of an Adventure Playground as well as the new treetop The fun doesn’t stop there, take a tractor & trailer ancient Leatherback Turtle. Travel from the Indian ocean adventure at Skelf Island. ride to the Bale Play Baaarn with 3 incredible to a coral reef and help our diver to save the turtle and slides, straw bale mountain, junior tractor drivers’ the whale from a deluge of plastic, and leave feeling area and dig’n’play. If you’re feeling peckish, empowered that everyone has the power to make a 6 – 18 Apr – York’s Chocolate Story there’s even a heated seating area with delicious difference. With the use of exquisite puppets, comedy food from the Piggy Pizza Parlour or try a tasty and music, Circo Rum Ba Ba explore the tale of sea Easter Egg Hunt treat in Truffle’s Trough. Other egg-citing activities creatures and their battle to survive in an ocean full of include baby chicks, bouncing pillows, giant rubbish. Running time 30 mins. Part of the TakeOver The Easter Bunny and their friend are visiting York for sand pit and so much more. You can also enjoy an incredible Easter egg hunt experience. Children a refreshing drink and delicious snacks in the Festival. will join in with amazing games and meet colourful Piglets Coffee House with small soft play area.It’s costumed characters as they work to find the missing eggs-hilarating fun for all the family! chocolate eggs. Start outside the attraction in King’s 24 - 25 Mar - York Theatre Royal Square, before being led to the beautiful surroundings To book discounted tickets online, go to of the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, this is the perfect pigletsadventurefarm.com Room on the Broom Live on Stage way for families to get into the Easter Spirit. Be aware; the Easter Bunny loves fresh air! As the event will be Room on the Broom is a fun-filled adaptation of the outside in Yorkshire weather, it’s best to come prepared! bestselling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The witch and her cat pick up some friendly hitchhikers on their broomstick but – CRACK – it snaps in two just as the hungry dragon appears. This Olivier 10 & 13 Apr–Burnby Hall Gardens & Museum Award-nominated show is for everyone aged 3 and up. Easter celebrations 6 - 8 Apr - York Theatre Royal Join us for one of two Easter children’s activity days 27 Mar - Kings Theatre, Queen Ethelberga’s with crafts and a themed trail. Rusticus Arts take us on The Twisted Tale of Hansel & Gretel an exciting adventure in the Gardens as we celebrate The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretal offers an Spice Girls Experience this most magical time of year! Meet a whole host of imaginative version of the familiar story as a flustered ‘Spice up your Life!’ for one evening by joining Baby, familiar animal friends who are bursting with life and storyteller and mischievous mockingbird follow Hansel help weave some spring magic – you may even catch a Posh, Ginger and Sporty Spice in celebrating the era and Gretel deep into the forest. With live music. Age of Girl Power. This fantastic show features smash hits glimpse of the mystical Mother Nature herself! Outdoor guide 5+ performance walk lasts approx. 45 mins. Children must like ‘Wannabe’, ‘2 Become 1’ and ‘Viva Forever’, which be accompanied by an adult. helped make the Spice Girls one of the most iconic 90s girl bands. With distinctive dance routines, full costume 18th Apr - Harrogate Theatre changes, live vocals with harmonies and a chance to meet and greet the act, it’s a throwback 90s night not to Beastly Belle be missed. Watch the show trailer at www.pinktributes. Mum 2 Mum markets [email protected] Be charmed and surprised by a new twist on an old tale, co.uk www.mum2mummarket.co.uk inspired by the iconic era of 1920s and 30s cinema. Our Rossett Sports Centre, Harrogate young heroine Belle is plucked from a life of poverty by Merill, a greedy film producer who sweeps her off her 4 Apr, Studio - York Theatre Royal Nearly New Sale 0-6 years feet and into fame and fortune in the movies. Caught up in the glitz and glamour, Belle forgets her roots and The Extraordinary Adventures of is ensnared by a world obsessed with good looks - but 15th March 2-4pm looks aren’t everything, right? A journey of discovery You and Me 17th May 2-4pm which explores perceptions of physical beauty and The Extraordinary Adventures of You and Me continues how two strangers can overcome their differences. Will English Touring Opera’s success in creating fun, 5th July 2-4pm Beauty come to understand and accept the Beast? engaging and interactive operas for children and young Featuring a skilful mix of puppetry, film projections and audiences as well as SEND (special educational needs 20th September 2-4pm an original musical score. Age 4+. and disability) audiences. The young hero Mackenzie discovers a pencil case full of magical worlds. Ages 2-5.

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