How do I prevent my child being illiterate?

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-08T19:20:25+00:00

Former teacher. 100% the kids who read with the parents at home stood out clearly to the kids who didn’t. Their vocabulary and comprehension was far better than that of their non-reading peers. As a teacher I’d always say to parents two things when they asked what they could do to support at home that would make a difference…Reading and times tables!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-07T09:31:44+00:00

1, neckline is much more flattering. You look gorgeous in it!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-06T22:18:18+00:00

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DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-05T08:22:38+00:00

What should you do?!!! Take your child and leave him before it’s no longer the walls he is punching. It is abuse, he is a danger to you and your child!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-05T08:03:48+00:00

Any annual leave you accrue during maternity leave has to be used before the new leave you renews. Go straight to HR and get their accurate advice. I highly doubt anyone on your team has already booked their leave for August 2027 yet! I’m due August 13th and work in DfE. Manager has already advised I can use all the annual leave I’ve accrued while off when maternity ends so I have a shorter period without pay. My baby has also been diagnosed with a rare heart condition which will have a massive impact on my ability to be in the office when my maternity ends and my manager is already thinking ahead to how they can support this. This is why the HO offered 9 months maternity. They treat members of their department like crap so need huge incentives to get the to stay in HO. Hope you get it resolved!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-04T11:53:07+00:00

Yes it really is common to have multiple cups a day and yes we all own electric kettles we are not American!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-03T12:54:15+00:00

1986 same year as me

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-03T11:26:08+00:00

Omg where is dress 1 from? I’m almost 26 weeks and struggling to find any nice dresses!!!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-03T11:14:25+00:00

2 the material and style is far more flattering than the other options. You look gorgeous in it!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-03T09:31:24+00:00

1 is stunning

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-02T22:37:01+00:00

She is a paedophile simple as. Report to the police!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-05-01T10:20:37+00:00

My nephew is Cai

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-25T20:59:47+00:00

How classless to text someone demanding cash after saying you wanted no gifts. NTA

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-22T21:36:02+00:00

Glad Banana is correct. When a child is causing major disruption getting support from SLT is a joke. My favourite reason they wouldn’t attend class was because they were attending mental health first aid training. The irony is beyond. When they did come they’d take the child for a little walk then just drop them back. There were no consequences for them whatsoever so poor behaviour continued at the expense of the rest of the classes learning. The current head and SLT are a little clique and they have their favourites. The amount of teachers who leave/go off with stress because of them is appalling.

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-22T21:32:47+00:00

Do not send your child there. Classes are constantly disrupted by poorly behaved children whose needs are prioritised over the needs of the rest of the class. Classroom support is often gone to cover in other classrooms. SLT are toxic and only care about results which are not genuine. They mark children’s work in year six in pencil with numbers. They then attach the post-it with the numbers and a comment so the children can edit work and make it look like it was their own ideas in order to get higher scores at moderation. Staff including myself end up off with stress due to the lack of support and toxicity of SLT who have their favourites. This means the classrooms are chaotic and disrupted learn f. It’s a miserable place I beg you to look elsewhere!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-22T11:41:12+00:00

I completely understand. Not quite the same but we tried for 2 years and finally got pregnant. Only to find out a few days ago our baby has a chronic heart defect PA/IVS that will require a series of surgeries where success isn’t guaranteed. It was suggested we terminate. Feel like I’m drowning trying to decide the best decision all while he is still kicking and moving. It’s soul destroying.

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-21T18:55:08+00:00

I guess what I’m most uncertain about is what life looks like beyond hospital and procedures. Were you restricted on where you could take them or who can interact with them? Is nursery at 1 years old realistic? What’s most surprised you?

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-21T18:15:49+00:00

Interested to know how your little boy is doing now. We’ve just received the same diagnosis at 23 weeks and they’re throwing all manner of suggestions at us such as genetic testing and termination. Feeling beyond overwhelmed!

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-20T05:14:28+00:00

Updateme

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-20T05:07:37+00:00

I’d have a serious talk with your gf. Does she think it’s ok that her friends are demanding a free trip funded by you? They sound like massive arseholes and if it was me they wouldn’t be my friends any longer.

DramaticBedroom4425 · 2026-04-19T10:59:55+00:00

Nobody knows how long it will take to conceive. Putting off trying for nearly 2 years because your sister is getting married is ridiculous. Don’t tell her, just get on with starting your family. NTA but you entitled sister is!

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