Growing up I always felt as though we, my siblings and I, didn’t do enough around the house. This was something I was not keen to replicate with my own children. But the question remains, how do you encourage your children to help around the house from an early age? I don’t presume to have […]
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There is a trend at the moment of using sensory toys to help keep children calm, or in fact to calm them down. They are also useful for keep children quiet and have proved to be something of a wonder worker in our house – our eldest child has subtle autism spectrum features which means
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Birthday parties have become synonymous with extravagant birthday cakes. I’m constantly amazed at the number of families who spend a huge amount of money on having meticulously decorated cakes created for their child’s birthday. Yes, birthdays should be celebrated but there are inexpensive ways of creating birthday cakes that will be a hit with the
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In a few weeks, my eldest child starts school. As we prepare by learning to tie shoelaces, raising your hand when you want to speak, to not hitting his brothers (note: other classmates); it’s mostly an exciting experience. Though, I feel slightly sad. He’ll learn to love his more experienced, all-round calmer kindergarten teacher. He’ll
Here is a little tutorial on how to make a simple fairy door for your children’s play. This is just a bit of fun for the kids and encourages them to have a great imagination! I like to pretend that the fairies walk in and out of the door when no ones looking! You
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I decided to write this article because I have been using the ‘time out’ disciplinary method for a little while now and I have found it very effective. I also heard the complaints and concerns of other mother’s who have ‘tried’ the timeout method and found it didn’t work. After further discussion I found the
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Being a parent is a challenging job! There are some days when I question why I acted or reacted a certain way with my children. Was it the best way? Could I have responded with more patience and remained more calm and composed? As parents, we want to try and maintain a close and open
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The tug of war began; “Noooo! It’s MINE”…! I watched somewhat embarrassingly as my two-year old child proceeded to collect every toy that he could possibly clasp in his two hands, just so it was out of range for the other children. So why is the concept of sharing so difficult for young children
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Just recently, my almost three-year old son asked me for a chocolate from the pantry. Seeing it was just past 7am, I explained that it is not a good habit to eat chocolate so early in the morning. His voice quickly escalated three pitches higher and in a shaky tone he said “PLEASE MUMMY I
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Teaching modesty to your children is so important, yet it can be forgotten and misunderstood in today’s world. In this article you will learn the fundamentals of modesty, and how to teach them to the your children. Firstly, what is Modesty? Is it wearing a shawl over a sleeve-less dress? Wearing a knee-length skirt? Wearing
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