My husband and I have always loved going out to restaurants to eat, so when we had our first child it was important to us to keep being able to do this. Our now much loved ‘Restaurant bag’ started out its life as our changing bag and was initially filled with nappies, wet wipes and changes of clothes. As time went on we started adding toys to it and now it stays in the car and is only used...
New research by The LEGO® Group reveals that 55% of UK children have been fighting FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) over the past year by becoming FOCOs (Finders of Creative Opportunities) discovering outlets for self-expression and learning via positive mood-boosting activities at a time when they’ve needed it most
How to kill those sneaky Covid Kilos over the Easter break
Keep it stress free, screen free and on a budget
With two weeks of Easter break to get through with the kids, Claire Spurway (European and World Masters Indoor 60 meters champion) has partnered with Feel Good Contacts to help frazzled parents on a budget to have a stress free, screen free, fun and active few...
Pioneering ‘Nature Friendly Schools’ launches new phase to boost children’s learning at a critical time
Almost 30,000 school children from disadvantaged areas are set to enjoy classes in nature this spring in a ground-breaking outdoor learning project spearheaded by The Wildlife Trusts. Nature Friendly Schools gives children from some of the poorest communities in the country...
Medics urge parents to prioritise their children’s eye health over the Easter break
Keep screen time to a minimum over the holiday
Arrange an eye health check-up for your children
Sharon Copeland, Optician at Feel Good Contacts is urging parents to prioritise their children’s eye health over the Easter break by reducing screen time and booking an eye health check up...
Sibling squabbles are a normal part of family life especially when kids are around each other for days at a time but the constant bickering, badgering and sometimes physical behaviour can be hard going for parents. So, here are some tips to help decrease your sibling battles.
Don’t be afraid to keep trying new foods over and over again – I have heard that children need to try a new food 10 times before they might actually like it, so don’t be afraid to keep going! It can be unbelievably frustrating throwing away food they haven’t eaten but adding one floret of broccoli to their plate each night or adding a couple of
After the first lockdown, many parents found that their usually, confident children had developed some separation anxiety once they were heading back to school and nursery and speaking with parents it seems, particularly in younger children, that this will be the case again after this lockdown.
Here are my tips to help but it is important to remember that how you react will impact...
After nearly three months of home-schooling , I had forgotten the chaos of the school run! I started back last week with the best intentions and quickly realised after the first few days that snoozing my alarm for 10 minutes made a huge difference in the level of rushing around! So here are my 5 tops tips that I have learnt this week to try and make the school run go as smoothly as possible...
It’s not that your teens don’t want to have fun, but the days of everyone eagerly jumping into the family car to go to the same place are certainly behind you. These days, your kids are likely more interested in their phones, friends, and the newest trends. So, how do you make sure everyone has a good time and is actually enjoying themselves (and not just enduring)? It starts with getting...
