May 19, 2013

Garden Games – Getting Your Children to Play Outside

Children having picnic

    Most parents are keen to find ways of encouraging their children to move away from the television and get some fresh air and exercise playing games in the garden. It might be time to invest in some outside games for your children, just in time for summer. Time for Croquet To keep your [...]

Bringing books back to bedtime

Child reading a book

    There are so many distractions for kids (and adults, for that matter) these days that World Book Day becomes more and more necessary every year. A global initiative to encourage more children to read, this annual UNESCO event takes place on Thursday 7 March this year. The scheme is dedicated to making books accessible [...]

Introducing Quib.ly

Quib.ly

    When I was younger I considered it a technological breakthrough when a fourth channel was introduced to television broadcasting, and the TV’s themselves could be operated by using a box you held onto – not remotely but connected by a wire. Now technology is changing all the time.  No sooner do we master [...]

Creative ideas for raising bilingual children

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  Fluency in another language is one of the most valuable skills that you can help your child to learn. But raising a bilingual child doesn’t need to mean hours of study every week. Instead there is a great range of new and creative ways to incorporate language skills into your child’s life. Here is [...]

5 Tips For A Busy Mother

laughing baby playing with mother

    For mothers with young children, life seems to contain endless hassles and complications. This is not to say that things aren’t enjoyable and interesting – but the bottom line is, having kids is work. This is the part that every busy mom already knows – what some don’t always figure out is how [...]

Dating after divorce and dealing with jealous kids

Holding Hands

      If you’ve taken on the challenge of dating after divorce and managed to find someone you can see a future with, you might be feeling happy and excited. Unfortunately, if you have children, they may not be seeing things the same way. Tensions between children and new partners are completely normal in [...]