CLASSLIST
classlist.com
People are raving about this award-winning platform for parents. Free to use, the app allows parents to contact other parents, stay informed, ask questions, share tips and arrange events – all within data protection regulations.
TAMING TWINS
www.tamingtwins.com
Sarah's blog and Instagram feed are full of inspiration for meal times, from easy bakes and snacks to batch cooking. A mother of twins and restoring a farmhouse in Worcestershire, Sarah knows the pressures put on parents, her recipes are easy to follow and you can get kids involved too. Her recipes have appeared on Waitrose.com and she has written about getting kids into healthy routies for The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail. Follow Sarah on Instagram here.
OURPACT
ourpact.com
OurPact is the awesome app that allows you to control your kids’ use of their phones and tablets. With it, you can keep tabs on the apps installed on their devices, manage the amount of time they spend glued to a screen, locate them and filter web content.
LABELS 4 KIDS
www.labels4kids.com
Banish boring name-tape sewing with Labels 4 Kids. This ingenious site sells stick- and iron-on clothing labels that don’t fade in the wash, don’t drop off and are more colourful and fun the school labels of old. Marvellous.
HEADSPACE
www.headspace.com
Teach your children the basics of mindfulness using Headspace’s carefully customised sessions. Divided into five themes – calm, focus, kindness, sleep, wake up – these simple visualisation exercises will arm them for the future.
BOOKTRUST
www.booktrust.org.uk
The more thought you put into what your children are reading, the more they will like doing it. You’ll never again be lost for ideas with the BookTrust’s inspired, thematic reading lists.
EDPLACE
www.edplace.com
Help your child succeed with EdPlace, the website and app that provides parents with access to the best education tools, resources and teachers. Their interactive, National Curriculum-aligned worksheets and revision materials truly boost results.
GO HENRY
www.gohenry.co.uk
September is a great time to crack down on – or introduce – your pocket-money policy. goHenry is today’s digital solution. The pre-paid debit card and app come with excellent parental controls to teach young people good money habits.
By Team GWG
Updated August 2021
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