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Designing a Kids’ Bathroom? Practical Things Parents Often Forget to Consider

Practical ideas for designing a kids’ bathroom, from safety and storage to child-friendly features that grow with your family. Discover what parents often forget to include.

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Underage vaping is on the rise: Parenting tips to help your child say no

Gone are the days of a cigarette behind the bike shed. E-cigarettes, or vapes, are now exploding in popularity across the UK. Vaping has become commonplace, including in playgrounds and school toilets, where children are reportedly hiding from teachers to get their nicotine hit. Recent data from the Action on Smoking (ASH) shows that the experimental use of e-cigarettes has increased by 50%...

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Free Crumpets for families from Warburtons @ Morrisons Cafes

WARBURTONS PARTNERS WITH MORRISONS TO OFFER FREE CRUMPETS TO ANYONE WHO SIMPLY ASKS FOR ELLEN THIS SUMMER

200,000 portions of crumpets accompanied by butter and jam will be given out for free during the summer holidays, in a new initiative called ‘Ask for Ellen’
Offer available in all Morrisons Cafés across the United Kingdom from Monday 17th July until Sunday 13th August –

How to dress for juggling hybrid working and the school run

Hybrid working has become a very popular option for workers and their employers ever since the COVID pandemic took its toll on the world and now 44% of us now either work from home or on a hybrid basis. It offers a flexible approach that means employees can split their week working remotely from home, as well as in the office, and juggle work and other childcare commitments, like the school...

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Understanding Gentle Parenting

Parenting is an incredible journey filled with love, joy, and challenges. Over the years, various parenting approaches have emerged, each advocating for different methods of raising children. One such approach gaining popularity is gentle parenting. In this article, we will explore gentle parenting, its core principles, and how it promotes a nurturing environment for children.

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How to Reduce the Feelings of Mum Guilt when Working Over the Summer Holidays

Whether you’re working from an office or at home during the school holidays if you aren’t with your kids 24/7 then chances are those feelings of mum guilt are going to start creeping in. We all know we shouldn’t feel guilty, if we have to work we have to work, but that doesn’t make it any easier does it?

However, as working mum of three who runs her own PR Company I have found that...

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Expert Shares Top Tips That Could Save Families Hundreds During the Six-Week Summer Holiday

As recent research suggests that parents could be set to spend £1,047 per week during the six-week school holiday, a leading youth enrichment expert is sharing cost-saving tips that could save cash-strapped families hundreds of pounds this summer.

Charlotte Russell – a youth enrichment expert, trained secondary school teacher, co-founder of Pawprint Family and mother of one (with...

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4 Steps to Teach a Child To Ride a Bike

We all remember our first bike ride. The feeling of excitement and freedom! Soon enough, cycling through cobbled streets or escaping to the countryside on your own opened a whole new world. Here at Bobbin we have a few stories to tell… We are often asked how long it takes to learn a skill like bike riding. As every child is different, it can take as little as 45 minutes up to a couple of...

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How to keep your children safe from NFT and crypto scams

REPORT REVEALS CONCERNS OVER CHILDREN BEING TARGETED BY ONLINE CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAMS

● Nearly a quarter of UK teens aged 13 to 16 have either already invested in cryptocurrency (8%) or are planning to (15%), new research reveals today

● Children engaging in both cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) despite concerns over the risks of being targeted by scammers

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Must-Have Products for Adventures with Your Toddler!

With long summer days ahead of us, many of us are planning lots of fun days out with our little ones.

Adventures with toddlers can be so much fun, getting to see new experiences through their little eyes when they are seeing things for the first time can be really magical! These days do have their challenges though too, especially if you have other children in tow or are in the...

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How to find the perfect family friendly restaurant

Finding a place to eat that will be enjoyed by the whole family can prove quite the challenge. Whilst many restaurants have kids menus, these won’t necessarily be the most inspiring to the younger generations. Similarly, restaurants tailored specifically to children often lack the culinary choices that would appeal to the adults of the group. Luckily, with a little bit of research and some...