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Why Skill-Based Gifts Are the Christmas Trend That Actually Lasts

Discover why skill-based Christmas gifts are becoming more popular than traditional presents. With rising festive waste and unwanted toys, FindTutors encourages giving experiences that inspire lifelong learning, creativity, and emotional wellbeing for children and adults alike.

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Four Thrilling Adventures Inspired by Children’s Books

Release Your Inner Child! Four Thrilling Adventures Inspired by Children’s Books

You’re never too old for an adventure! The consensus seems to be that, once we hit a certain age, exciting adventures become few and far between. An adult in Britain typically works an average of 36.4 hours per week , and with common responsibilities such as mortgages, children, and household chores...

Magical Christmas Experience comes to Meadowhall

An immersive Christmas adventure is coming to Meadowhall from November, with an indoor secret world, an outdoor enchanted Winter forest and Santa’s grotto.

The Christmas Chronicles featuring the Santa Express experience is perfect for families with children of all ages and will open from Thursday 10 November on Upper Park Lane.

Guests will enter a cosy Christmas attic room...

Starting Early: 3 Body Positivity Lessons to Teach Your Children

There are many lessons we teach our children: from how to be kind to others to being diligent in their studies. But the most important lesson we need to teach them is how to love and accept themselves.

As role models, we want to instil ultimate body positivity into our little ones, so that they can walk confidently on the runway of life and withstand any external criticism.

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Pension Awareness Week: how to tackle the topic of pensions during a divorce?

According to National Family Mediation (NFM), which helps families to sort arrangements for children, property, finance and other important matters following separation or divorce, disagreements over pensions and finance feature in around 20% of cases that they deal with.

While the charity says that most people want to keep things as amicable as possible during the divorce process,...

Make Halloween less scary with these five safety tips

The scariest day of the year can become all the more menacing if injuries and allergic reactions strike. With this in mind, education experts at Skillstg.co.uk have outlined preventative measures and solutions to five potential Halloween dangers.

Carve your pumpkin carefully

Carving pumpkins that you may have picked yourself from a pumpkin patch can be a fun activity if...

5 top tips to keep your children safe online

Based on the most popular online content worldwide for children, 43.6% of parental control notifications in the first half of 2022 were as a result of children accessing software, audio, or video .

With it being such a fine balance between keeping your kids entertained yet safe in the modern age, experts at Proxyrack have shared 5 top tips to help keep your kids safe online .

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Kids Eat Free at Westfield London this October Half-Term

Over 20 restaurants at Westfield London commit to offering a ‘Kids Eat Free’ meal deal to support families during autumn school holiday

Westfield London , Shepherd’s Bush, announces the launch of a kids eat free meal offer at over 20 of its casual dining restaurants across the October half-term period.

Running from 21st to 31st October half term period, the offer aims to...

4 parenting tactics to avoid at bedtime

4 parenting tactics commonly used across the UK that could be detrimental to your child's sleep Parents in the East of England are the most likely to let their children scroll through a smartphone before bed compared to all other UK regions. On the other hand, parents in Wales are least likely to allow their children to use a phone at bedtime.

Sleep experts at Bed Kingdom surveyed a...

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GET CLUED UP ON ROAMING CHARGES TO AVOID HOLIDAY HELL THIS HALF TERM

Families planning to jet off in the half-term break will want to make sure they’re not landed with a hefty roaming bill right before the festive season .

This year has seen the return of roaming fees across many mobile network operators. Travellers are urged to check their phone contract to make sure they won’t receive any unexpected charges for using their device overseas.

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Every New Parent’s Biggest Fear – Asking for Help

The moment you’ve been waiting for nine months has finally come. Your baby has arrived, and you’re ready to start your life as a family.

While this is all exciting news, the stress of taking care of your newborn can really take a toll on your physical and mental health. Amidst changing diapers, breastfeeding, and soothing your baby, your personal needs and the outside world often...