We all face things in life which we find difficult from time to time, it’s inevitable. But how you feel about these difficulties can have a big difference to the impact they have on your self-esteem and confidence and of course it goes without saying your children’s too. So what do you tend to say to yourself [...]
Family walking games
Games to play when you go for a walk with the kids A really good way to occupy the kids out without spending a fortune is to go out for a walk. The thing is about going out for a walk can last twenty minutes, an hour or all day if your want. It is [...]
How to stop stress from being late
Runing late is, or trying to get somewhere on time – slightly different but still in the same family of daily challenges in my opinion is one of the biggest forms of stress that mums encounter on a daily basis. Trying to leave the house on time whether it is to get to work, get the [...]
How to give the children more fruit and vegetables a day
We all know that we should all be eating more fruit and vegetables a day – but sometimes it is difficult to think of ways to tempt children to eat more fruit and vegetables – and also it can be confusing to work out exactly what counts as a portion of fruit and vegetables as [...]
Ready Steady Cook – with the children
Kids cooking games – Activities to keep the kids happy cooking. If you are looking for fun games to keep the kids occupied this holiday then I really can recommend the following cooking game. This game can keep children entertained for hours. It is also a very educational game and best of all it is a [...]
Mums Easter Holiday Planning Tips
Easter is just days away so now is the time to embark on a little bit of Easter Planning. Whatever your circumstances or the age of your kids, holidays can be a challenge in a whole variety of ways. So spending half an hour working out how you and the kids are going to spend [...]
How to get more done in less time
If you have ever wondered why there are not enough hours in the day – or why you put off some jobs so that they end up taking twice as long as if you had done them a month ago – then you need to read this. Putting off things you need to do or [...]
How to help your children to love reading
Reading aloud with your kids is a great way to help them to start reading independently and will open up the magical world reading has to offer. Think back to when you first started reading. For me it was a chore. I found it very hard, and then at some point, having struggled with reading [...]
Children like helping with the chores so let them help
Kids Like Helping – So let them help When children are small they enjoy copying what their parents do. Now this can be a good thing – like helping with the washing up…. or a bad thing if it means helping themselves to your makeup! The thing is – sometimes it is easier to encourage the [...]
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