Since returning to work, I’ve been struggling to find the time to blog as much as I would like to. However, I’ve sat down and decided to answer a whole list of ‘this or that?’ questions based on these…
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Saving time is not cheating… it’s being creative and doing what’s best for both you and the children. When you first have a baby, you often here the phrase “Happy mummy, Happy baby” and I do think there is…
I first visited a Park Resorts holiday park when my eldest was still a baby. It was our first holiday away with her and we went to Wales. My mum won the linked bingo and that covered the cost…
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A third of families sit in silence during meal times, according to a study
A third of families sit in silence during meal times, according to a study. Three in 10 admit they struggle to find enough to talk about over dinner while four in 10 parents eat their evening meal at a…
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Half of crafty school children admit to trading their packed lunch on the ‘playground black market’
A study of 1,000 parents and their kids aged 6-11 has revealed what the youngsters really think about their packed lunches with many swapping items with their friends at school for something tastier. Seven in 10 parents say the…
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Study pinpoints British children’s age of independence
British kids are allowed to play outside unsupervised at 10, get their first smartphone at 11 and stay home alone at 13, according to a study. Amid the worries facing modern parents – from social media usage to making…
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Traditional children’s hobbies have been replaced by modern phenomena such as computer and mobile games
Traditional children’s hobbies have been replaced by modern phenomena such as computer and mobile games, according to research. Watching TV or YouTube are both more popular than reading books or playing with toys. And building dens only came ninth…
Today was the big day (04/09/2019). The girls’ dad was dropping them off at school today, but I sneaked into the playground. As my youngest, the school starter, shouted Mummy at me from across the playground, I burst into…
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British parents have less than half an hour a day of ‘real’ quality time with their children
British parents have less than half an hour a day of ‘real’ quality time with their children, according to a poll. Researchers found fathers and their daughters get less face-to-face time together than any other parent-child combo. And just…
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These are the topics of discussion most likely to cause arguments around the dinner table
Money issues, politics – and Fortnite are the topics of discussion most likely to cause arguments around the nation’s dinner tables. A study of 3,000 parents found 90 per cent say disputes are a common feature of their family…