(AD) Is My Child Old Enough to Be Left at Home Alone?

Most parents feel anxious when it comes to leaving their children ‘home alone’ for the first time. You start to wonder what they might get up to whilst you’re gone and, more importantly, will they be safe? Legalities around leaving your kids home alone are a little blurry, as there is no specific a…

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(AD) Why is Reading so Important for Children?

All children are innately curious. From the time of their birth, they are programmed to learn and to acquire knowledge. Reading is a fundamental part of helping children to begin to acquire knowledge independently. Learning independently is a valuable asset because it allows children to study areas…

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(AD) How to Raise an Inquisitive Child

An inquisitive child is a child who is curious, questioning, and hungry for knowledge. They are children who go out into the world actively seeking more information about anything and everything that they encounter. This is an extremely valuable personality trait and you might think that it’s somet…

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(AD) The Pros and Cons of Nursery

A nursery is a rite of passage for some. It’s something which parents look forward to with excitement and trepidation in equal measure because the idea of sending their child off into the world alone is a big step to take. However, it should be remembered that nursery is not compulsory; it’s an ava…

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(AD) Top Tips for Helping your Kids with Maths

Maths – whether your child loves it or hates it, it has got to be tackled! Helping your child approach maths from a creative and fun perspective can be a great way to ensure that their confidence in the subject goes from strength to strength.

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(AD) Encouraging Your Child to Open Up About School

If you’re a parent, you’re probably familiar with the frustrating conversation after picking your child up from school, in which you ask them about their day and receive little or no response. Don’t be disheartened by this, as getting your child to open up is a slow process, even if you know all th…

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Parenting - Making Those Important, and Not So Important Decisions.

Whether you've planned for the baby you're expecting or not, there is one thing parents to be, or parents expecting again all have in common - the list of things you need before baby makes their arrival. If you thought decorating the spare room - making it into a nursery was hard enough, wa…

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Teaching Your Child the Importance of Good Behaviour and Manners

Every parent loves to believe that their child is a little angel who wouldn’t hurt a fly. The truth is that you need to keep a close eye on your cheeky monkey’s behaviour no matter how cute and innocent they may seem. With Christmas just around the corner , it seems that being a good boy or girl is …

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Parenting - How To Get Children Outside More.

Whether you planned to have children or not, I think it's safe to say once our babies were born into the big wide world, we vowed we wouldn't do things with our children that we later went on to do. One of my friends vowed her children would never have a dummy, only to give in when her firs…

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The Not So Obvious Dangers That Can Hurt Your Child.

The world is a worrying and dangerous place nowadays, so it can be hard for a parent not to worry. However, many parents worry about things that are not likely to happen, for example, parents often worry about school shootings and kidnappings. While these things do happen, they don’t happen often e…

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