Financial Wellbeing for Women
The importance of unstructured play Are your kids’ days packed with clubs, music lessons and after-school activities? Despite experts demonstrating its wide-reaching benefits, unstructured play with no specific learning objective is quickly becoming an endangered pastime. Here are just a few reasons to throw out the schedule: Social skills & communication: Free play allows children to develop core …
The tech that can make your kids better behaved… Kids of all ages love technology and most of us probably struggle to separate them from the iPad. As well as (attempting to) strike a balance between tech time and traditional play time, how can we harness technology to our advantage, so it could actually make …
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In partnership with Ocado Hallowe’en tips from around the web This year we’re letting go of competitive costume-making and Insta-ready food in favour of minimal prep for maximum fun time. And we guarantee the kids won’t notice the difference! Fuss-free food The messier the better with Hallowe’en food. If Pinterest-perfect bakes are not your thing, these super speedy …
Have you spent the last few weeks waking up to your alarm thinking it’s still the middle of the night? Has there been a lot of shouting about missing socks, brushing teeth or making it to nursery or school on time? With those lazy summer mornings of everyone lolling around in their pyjamas firmly a …
If you live far from your family, becoming a parent can often leave you ready to up sticks and move back home for babysitting & support on tap… Sound familiar? Before you start looking up house prices on Zoopla, here’s what you need to do: – Be open to meeting new people: Finding yourself some …
Money-saving tips from our favourite savvy bloggers Nappies, clothes, shoes, childcare fees, hobbies, birthday parties… Child-rearing is an expensive business! That’s why we have some serious love and gratitude for these parent bloggers and their money-saving tips: Skint Dad is written by Ricky Willis, who transformed his family’s spending habits and blogged about getting out …
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The Outdoor Edit: A Lesson in Lemonade for Entrepreneurial Kids in partnership with Great Little Trading Co. Who needs Lord Sugar…The path to entrepreneurship starts with lemonade! Teach the kids a lesson in business with a very cool retro Lemonade Stand. Step 1: Planning Discuss when and where the lemonade stand will run. Teach your kids about …
Bring out your child’s inner Bake Off star! Who needs Mary & Paul when you can organise your own Bake Off at home! Clothing All important is to have a chef’s hat. Make a simple one like this, or buy one here – there’s a full costume or simple apron and hat option. Recipes 0-3 yrs: biscuits, and if they …
Think accessibility at all times when choosing ski wear. No-one wants to spend hours each day wrestling kids from their salopettes each time they need a wee It’s totally acceptable to drink during the day, so incorporate mulled wine / beer into your daily routine and you’ll all have a much nicer time! Fill children …
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The habits to adopt for the new school year The link between wellbeing and learning is well known. Get off on the right foot this school year with these tips for happy, well-adjusted and productive children: Mindfulness: Introducing mindfulness practice into your daily routine will create more focussed kids who are better able to manage their emotions. Try …
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