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4 Things Every Child Needs To Know About Animals
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What Everyone Needs To Know About ‘The Flu’
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Why Modern Parenting Can’t Be Compared To Generations Before
“Things were different when I was raising my kids.” “Kids didn’t have all these problems…
4 Ways to Improve Your relationship with Your Teen
The years of adolescence can be challenging, both for the teen and the parent. Relationships…
Fostering Independence In Your Preteen
Parenting is a journey filled with moments of bittersweet irony. For example, one minute you…
What Is Crossing The Midline And Why Is It Important?
What is the midline? If you imagine your body folded in half vertically, the crease…
Type 1 Diabetes: What Every Parent Needs To Know
Did you know that type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases…
What Is The Sharenting Phenomena And Do You Do It?
Like most things to do with the digital world, there is a catchy portmanteau (blend of words) to…
How Involved Should Parents Be In Their Child’s Schooling?
I was having a conversation the other day with a friend who homeschools her two…
Do You Explore STEM In Your Home?
What is STEM? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. While traditionally these subjects…
What you need to know about your teen’s bad attitude, and how to help improve it
I used to have a lovely daughter who couldn’t do enough to help around the…
The Reality of Being A WAHM
When people find out that I’m a work at home mum (WAHM), their reactions are…
Don’t Tell Me What NOT To Say To My Kids
As I was trawling FB the other day, a parenting article popped up in my…
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