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Young family eating out in a restaurant

Top tips for eating out with kids

I don't know about you, but I am so excited about being able to go to restaurants again! The great British weather isn't really made for eating outdoors, so having the luxury of knowing we can definitely eat indoors is going to be bliss!

Even though we are all pretty excited, the thought of eating out with kids can fill some people with fear! Especially after all of the lockdowns,...

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'Good for Planet. Good for me' campaign hopes to support parents to make healthier food choices

NEW REPORT REVEALS MORE THAN HALF OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 4 EAT TWO OR LESS FRUIT AND VEG A DAY

· Despite it taking up to 15 times to like a new food, over half of parents have given up and are resorting to hiding vegetables to trick their children

· JLS pop star turned farmer, JB Gill is fronting new healthy eating campaign ‘Good for planet. Good for me.’ by...

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A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World.

New book ' A Mind of Their Own: Building Your Child’s Emotional Wellbeing in a Post-Pandemic World ' - A toolkit for parents to nurture children’s resilience, amid what senior psychiatrist call a ‘terrifying’ mental health crisis.

“Children and young people are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis caused by the pandemic, and are at risk of lifelong mental illness,” a report...

5 fun things for dads to do with their kids

I think it's hard sometimes for dads when the mum is so integral and such a big part of their children's lives, understandably so. The thing that makes mums so wonderful is the amount of time they spend with their children. They are everything to them. But on the flip side of that sometimes this leaves you as a dad, not feeling left out but perhaps feeling less valuable.

I wanted to...

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It’s not all good in the (mother)hood

It’s pretty tough, motherhood, isn’t it? Even for a woman who, on the outside, looks like she’s got her shit not only together, but tied up in a gift box with a pretty bow. To quote the great philosophers of Love Island 2017, ‘on paper’, my life is perfect.

And somehow, I found myself with post-natal depression; questioning my marriage, my life choices, and my happiness. I was...

Children sitting down with blocks with letters on

Top 5 activities for introducing your child to spelling words

Top 5 activities to teach your child to spell words

When I started trying to teach my children about simple words I found it all a bit daunting and didn’t really know where to begin. We started off sitting down and writing out the words, but my children lost interest pretty quickly. So I came up with some more creative ways to teach them, here are my top 5 activity ideas ....

Duplo bricks with numbers on

Making your own number line with duplo

Making your own number line with Duplo

I know that the sound of the duplo box being emptied out into the floor sends a shiver down my husbands spine each time he hears it, but I honestly think that the duplo bricks are the best toy that we have bought for our children. They can be used for so many activities, although I think they are best for letting children just be creative and...

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Cross the River game

Cross the River game.

The “Cross the River” game has been one of the biggest hits for both my children during lockdown.

It’s an activity that we were given by my daughter’s pre-school and it is super easy, needs no real other equipment, can be adapted really easily and teaches the children lots of skills whilst they are having fun! What’s not to love!

So, what do...

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