I am acutely aware of the power of our words, but it can be harder to articulate this to children in a way that they can understand and appreciate. I had been looking for an exercise to do with them that would make it more ‘real’, and this experiment has done just that.

Time blocking has been an effective way for me to manage my calendar. It is super simple - essentially I block out my calendar in colour coded appointments depending on what I’m doing on that day.