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Breathing Techniques to Teach your Kids
Before we teach kids anything like numbers or the alphabet, we should teach them to breathe correctly. Breathing is essential to our development - it changes the way we feel and interact with each other. The best part is, once…
5 simple steps to help get the kids back in their usual sleep routine
With the start of the school term upon us, many of us will have some New Year resolutions in mind with regards to improving health and general well-being. Along with good food and exercise, a good night’s sleep is now…
What to do if your child is being bullied
School nursing expert Trudy Cowan at the University of Derby, discusses the impact bullying has on young people and what to do if your child is being bullied. It’s simple… with good mental health, children and young people do better…
Ten lessons I’ve learned since becoming a mum
Happy parent, happy child Yes, our life becomes primarily focused on our child, their happiness and wellbeing - we naturally put ourselves beneath them on the priorities list, but it is also important to make time for ourselves to do…
Pathetic Parents – Toddlers are A**holes
Toddlers can be horrible creatures, and hard-pressed mum Bunmi Laditan made a name for herself in 2012 with The Honest Toddler: A Child’s Guide to Parenting, based on her youngest child. In her follow-up book Toddlers Are A**holes, the Canadian…
More than half of parents happy for kids to miss a week of school for a cheaper term time holiday
Parents willing to risk fines to save £679 on the cost of their family holiday More than half (53%) of UK parents would be prepared for their child to miss a week of school in order to take a cheaper…