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How keeping all devices in one room can protect your child online

Internet expert reveals how keeping all devices in one room can protect your child online

Children have more access to screen time than ever before, in particular, access to the internet. Internet safety has become an increasingly worrying problem amongst parents, however internet expert Allison Troutner from VPNOverview.com has listed the best ways to keep your child safe online.

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Where to send the kids this half-term?

Parents are Wondering: where to send the kids this half-term?

With the October half-term looming closer, parents are looking for childcare options over the week-long period and Camp Beaumont is providing the answer with its entertaining and educational holiday camps. Places are still available across 42 UK locations for 3-16-year-olds. Appealing to everyone from sports lovers to creative...

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ONE IN FIVE HOUSEHOLDS TO CUT THEIR ENERGY USE TO COPE WITH BILLS THIS WINTER

  • Despite Government help, one in five households (20%) – over five million homes – will only cope with rising bills this winter by cutting their energy use[1]
  • Nearly nine in ten (86%) have already made changes around the home to prepare for winter, with a quarter (26%) installing insulation [2]
  • Two in five (43%) will turn down their thermostat [2] , with a third (32
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NAVIGATING PARENTHOOD IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL ADDICTION

We live in a world reliant on technology. Unfortunately, a very real side effect of this can be overuse, and even digital addiction - a colloquial term used to describe a problematic relationship with technology involving impulsive and obsessive use (including smart devices, the internet and video games).

For many of us it may feel normal to use one or even multiple digital devices...

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Spooktacular Fun for the Whole Family

Well, it’s definitely got cooler, the scarfs are coming out and hot chocolates are soon to become the weekend treat… so it must nearly be Halloween! With this in mind we have pulled together some super (spooky) fun suggestions to keep little ones entertained and looking the part for all things Halloween!

Juno Jack's Halloween Twinning Set! RRP: £47.99 (mum) £22.99 (little ones)!...
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PARENTS WITH SEPTEMBER BABIES COULD BE SPENDING OVER £20,000 MORE ON CHILDCARE FEES 

New research has revealed the true scale of nursery fees across the UK, with some parents paying up to £20,269 extra per year, depending on the month when their child is born.

The Nursery Fees Report, produced by the UK’s leading IVA provider, Creditfix, found that parents who have a child in late July or August could save thousands of pounds compared to if their child is born in September...

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Parents are under more pressure than ever before to be ‘perfect’, with social media the main culprit

Research by Play-Doh, the pre-school brand, reveals parents are under more pressure than ever before to be ‘perfect’, with social media the main culprit

In response, the Play-Doh team is launching Parenting is Messy – a new campaign that celebrates the honest, unspoken truths about parenting, kicking off with the launch of its first ever book, Notes on Messy Parenting

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Top tips for healthy living this winter

By Madeleine Gauffin, Psychologist at Livi, and Dr Annette Alaeus, Medical doctor and infectious disease specialist at Livi

As prices continue to surge for food, energy and fuel this winter, the cost of living crisis can affect not just our wallets, but our health too.

A YouGov poll commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians found that 55% of Britons have felt that their health...

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Charity urges government to ‘do more’ to help children benefit from mediation

NFM says child-inclusive mediation remains ‘out of reach’ for many

The charity National Family Mediation (NFM) has called on the government to ‘do more’ to support child-inclusive mediation in a bid to tackle the issues that arise when children are exposed to conflict within their family.

The call to action falls on this year’s Youth Mental Health Day , and follows the...

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Countdown tops the list of the UK's favourite family game show

These are the UK's favourite game shows, does your favourite make the list?
  • Countdown is the most popular UK game show with 996,000 annual searches
  • The Chase comes in second place, with 840,000 searches per year

The UK’s most popular game show gets almost one million searches each year, new research has revealed.

The study, commissioned by gaming...

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