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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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Real-life heroes at Bristol Zoo Gardens this half-term

There is a chance to see some real-life heroes at Bristol Zoo Gardens this half-term.

They are the Conservation Heroes who are part of Bristol Zoological Society’s work to save wildlife both in the country and across the world.

Starting on February 19 to 27 the Zoo is celebrating seven of them and they are each featured on life-size boards all around the site.

They...

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Top tips to look out for if you think your children are masking

As a quick disclaimer, I should say that I am not a professional, a doctor or a psychiatrist., I am just a regular person, except I have accidently spent my entire life masking out of fear. I am now an adult (or 42-year-old child, whichever you prefer), and have only recently resurfaced from my lifelong personality projection.

It’s only since my four children, a nine-year-old, a...

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Hop into Easter with Chocolate free gift ideas

1. SmartGames Bunny Boo | RRP: £24.99 | Stockist: https://smarttoysandgames.co.uk Pull a rabbit out of the box with Bunny Boo from SmartGames! Is the rabbit looking through the round hole or through the star-shaped one? Is it standing on top of the yellow, red or blue block? With Bunny Boo, young children from 2 years can explore the fascinating world of three dimensions. Solve all 60...

Family lawyers must ‘challenge’ themselves amidst growing desire for amicable divorces

Simpson Millar launches single lawyer divorce service, Separating Together

One of the country’s leading family lawyers has said the profession needs to ‘challenge itself’ to better meet the needs of consumers amidst growing demand for a more amicable solution to separation and divorce.

The call to action comes in the run up to the introduction of ‘no-fault divorce’ on April...

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British attitudes towards paid parental leave and childcare

Revealed: British attitudes towards paid parental leave and childcare

Parental leave and childcare considerations have a massive impact on parents, carers, employers, communities and most importantly, children's lives.

For that reason, Easy Offices surveyed 2,000 people across the UK asking how they felt about topics related to parental leave and childcare to ascertain what impacts...

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This Mother’s Day gift her a treat to treasure with luxury personalised presents

This Mother’s Day gift her a treat to treasure with luxury personalised presents from The Fine Cotton Company.

Known for their boutique hotel bed linen and personalised bath robes, the quality cottons and natural fabrics they source make everyday feel like five star luxury.

Bath robes

As seen on celebrities like Olivia Palermo and in boutique hotels across the UK, The Fine...

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Five top tips for designing a harmonious children’s room

Five top tips for designing a harmonious children’s room with Little Folks Furniture

A child’s sleep quality is a crucial building block to their mental and physical wellbeing, and bedroom harmony is a great way to help encourage positive sleep patterns. So how can you best design a room that makes them feel comfortable? Christopher Lusty, Founder of Little Folks Furniture shares his top tips...

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Discover Nature, A Better Way to Play

Plum Play’s Discovery Range Encourages Children to Explore the Great Outdoors, with fun, Education, and sustainability at the Heart of Play. Get Messy, Get Outside.

Nurture through nature and little ones can get messy or dirty and embrace the garden with outdoor role play. Leading active play toy specialist Plum Play has the fantastic Discovery® range, that combines hands-on play and...

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Don’t miss out on up to £2,000 towards childcare costs

Thousands of working families in the South West could be missing out on an opportunity to get up to £2,000 a year to help with the cost of childcare, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents, ahead of February half term.

Tax-Free Childcare – the 20% childcare top-up – provides eligible working families with up to £500 every three months (or £1,000 if their child is disabled) towards...

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PETS AT HOME OFFERS EVEN MORE ANIMAL FUN FOR KIDS THIS HALF TERM

Pet care specialist, Pets at Home, has released new animal-themed fun to help keep kids entertained this half-term, while learning about responsible pet ownership at the same time. Launching on 11th February, the new activities will join the extensive range of free interactive content already available on the My Pet Pals educational activity hub .

Designed for parents, carers and children...