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Home-schooling… is it running to timetable?

Posted onJanuary 8, 2021January 8, 2021AuthorKaren Wespieser

It’s hard to write a blog when the facts change all the time! Daily polling is helpful in a fast-moving situation, but not when the situation moves as fast as it has in this past week! 🗓️ On the 1st Read More …

Tags#christmas, #covid, #homeschool

2020 changes and challenges

Posted onJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021AuthorKaren Wespieser

In research-speak, Parent Ping is a longitudinal research project. This means we ask questions over an extended period of time in order to see how family life changes or stays the same. Launching Parent Ping during a global pandemic was Read More …

Tags#christmas, #family, #lockdown, #new year, #research

Our favourite Christmas stats

Posted onDecember 25, 2020December 25, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

Our final blog of the year is a fun one… We’ve rounded up our favourite Christmas stats. Ping down to the bottom of the page if you want to see the lot, but for those of you who would like Read More …

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End of term report

Posted onDecember 18, 2020December 18, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

It’s the end of term… the end of our first term at Parent Ping and the end of another odd term because of the virus. The end of term has also been in the news after the Secretary of State Read More …

Tags#christmas, #covid, #school

Who’s finished Christmas shopping?

Posted onDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

We’ve had a busy week asking lots of questions about Christmas, the National Tutoring Programme, outings and, er… smells! But before we get going with all that, let’s start with an update… An update on our update! Last week, we Read More …

Tags#christmas, #homework, #outings, #smells, #tutoring

The future of parents’ evening

Posted onDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

This week we are channelling our inner Christmas Carol and bringing insights from the ghosts of the past (your first kiss and first drink), the present (your Christmas plans) and the future (how parents’ evenings might change post-pandemic). But first, Read More …

Tags#christmas, #drinks, #parents evening, #tooth fairy

Will school nativity plays move outside?

Posted onNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

Today’s blog is jammed full of how kids get to school, uniform ideas, drinks (woo!), digital devices, tutoring, nativity, and of course, Christmas! Here we go… How did you get to school? Brrr! Even though the weather is now much Read More …

Tags#christmas, #drinks, #NTP, #Tech, #travel, #uniform

Will parents get their kids vaccinated against Covid?

Posted onNovember 20, 2020November 20, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

This week, we asked some really important questions about the Covid vaccine and life after Corona. But of course we also asked our usual eclectic questions about the day-to-day realities of parenting.  To keep you on your toes, let’s look Read More …

Tags#bedrooms, #christmas, #covid, #superstition

Are opinions changing about Covid?

Posted onNovember 13, 2020November 13, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

One of the clever things about Parent Ping is because we ask you questions every day, we can easily check on how things are going. For example, our regular check on who’s done their Christmas shopping. We can also check Read More …

Tags#behaviour, #christmas, #covid, #happiness, #pets, #Santa

The great uniform monopoly

Posted onOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020AuthorKaren Wespieser

This week’s Parent Ping questions were very diverse, so this week’s findings include: screen-time, social media, treats, lying, forest school, Halloween and Christmas! Let’s get started! 1. The great uniform monopoly Buying uniform is a pain at the best of Read More …

Tags#christmas, #food, #social media

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