To Make Easy Monster Skittles.. You will need: 6 plastic bottles (I bought a pack of plastic milk bottles from the Reject Shop which are perfect for this craft) 6 copies of our monster image below Coloured pencils/textas Scissors and sticky tape A soft, plush ball (for inside skittles) or a light rubber ball […]
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Why is it that we are so quick to judge other parenting styles? Even when we don’t mean to, we often put across our own preferred method whilst tearing down another which someone else has found effective. It is almost as though we feel threatened by difference here instead of discussing the pros and
I have four children under seven, I’ll admit it. For many people inside and outside of Catholic circles, is a hard pill to swallow. That I would actually, consciously decide to have four children that close together. So now that my youngest is getting older, he’s six months old by the way, there’s a
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Encouraging and teaching children to pray can be a little daunting but one thing small children are really good at picking up are nursery rhymes and here is where mums can be a little creative. Have you ever thought of adapting a few prayers to the tune of a nursery rhyme? Neither had I
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Our children are constantly watching us, imitating our actions and picking up habits. Most days, we try to demonstrate patience and good will and hope our family life runs relatively smoothly. In other moments however, we may take shortcuts in attending to our children’s needs. Simply because we are busy with life and therefore
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As a qualified massage therapist and mother of two, I wanted to share with you the joy of baby/toddler massage and it’s benefits. Massage is the perfect way to strengthen the loving bond with your child. If it’s your new bundle of joy, massage helps develop their first sense of interaction through touch, stimulating
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Please be patient Mummy, when you are overwhelmed with the thousand little chores that creep up on you each day. Your job as a homemaker is invaluable. Be patient with that child whom you find slightly more difficult than the others today. God will give you the strength to shower him with more love,
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This article has been a long time coming but the problem has always been how I would go about tackling this issue. You see this article is about the situation you find yourself in when you come to realise that your child is not quite like other kids. Master 6 is my eldest child
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“I’m Just Not Cut Out To Homeschool!” – One Mum’s Experience My eldest is five years old. He should have started school this year… He is not going to school because we have decided to educate our children at home. Interestingly, now that it is obvious to people that we are home educating, we are
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Image Credit: Jayson Kingsbeer There was always something, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. From the young age of 12 months, I knew my oldest son, who is now three was always a little different in some way. He had certain habits and traits and he liked to do things a
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