There are plenty of parenting skills that you will naturally adopt as your children grow up, such as learning to understand their needs and attend to them. However, there are additional skills that you can pick up that will make life easier, and fun, for you and your family. Learning new topics, and picking up…
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How to Raise a Resilient Child
Read moreFailure is not to be feared and is an important part of growth. It teaches children resilience and gives them the ability to bounce back when things don’t go as planned. A private girls school in London shares ways that you can build your child’s resilience. A Change of Perspective Looking at the silver linings…
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AD| Helping Your Child Become More Optimistic
Read moreHelping your child to become more optimistic will help them to develop important skills for their future. Being optimistic will also support your child’s mental health and motivate them to reach their goals. So how can you encourage your child to have an optimistic attitude? Here is some great advice from an independent school in…
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AD| How to Raise an Inquisitive Child
Read moreCuriosity is important because it’s what helps us uncover information and learn new things. Young children are naturally inquisitive, which is something parents should try and encourage as they grow up so that they continue to develop an understanding of the world, outside of their little bubble. I have teamed up with a prep school…
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What effect is social media having on our children?
Read moreSocial media is a big part of our world. It’s a great way for families all over the world to stay in touch with one another, but at what age should children be given access to social media? Just to clarify social media to me are platforms such as You Tube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.…
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AD| Is the rise of computer games and mobile phones having a detrimental impact on our youth?
Read moreIn a world of ever improving understanding of technology, advances in science and such like, I’m saddened to see that a lot of people, parents mainly, are yet to understand the impact of computer games and mobile phones on our children. I read a while ago that parents tend to approach video games like junk…
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AD| Tips for keeping your children safe in the sun
Read moreProtecting our children from the sun’s harmful rays can be challenging. Even on a cloudy day there’s always a risk that your children could get sunburnt. Babies in particular are at risk because of how thin their skin it. Although the summer months are a great time to get outdoors as a family, it’s also…
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Raising strong, independent children
Read moreBeing a parent is such an amazing gift. It really is. Raising a baby well so that they become a kind-hearted, independent, strong adult is certainly challenging, yet I like to think it’s something all parents strive for when teaching their children. This stems down to so many things. They way in which you interact…
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Chicken Pox Strikes Again!
Read moreLast year our twin girls, R and M, both had a very mild dose of chicken pox. My husband and I crossed our fingers that that was it. They’d been lucky by only having a mild dose and they’d never get it again. Hooray! Except it didn’t quite work out like that! Around three to…