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Primary school age

12 things to do with Dad on Father's Day

12 things to do with Dad on Father's Day

Whether he's an old pro at daddy-duty or looking forward to his first Father's Day, make this June 16th special by celebrating the number one guy in your life. Spend time together doing activities that involve the whole family -- and use these ideas as inspiration for a dad-centric day of...
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Raising a boy: parenting tips we wish we'd known thumb

Raising a boy: parenting tips we wish we'd known

When you have a girl, you know that you can always fall back on your own childhood...
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Fail to prepare, prepare to fail? Thankfully not! thumb

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail? Thankfully not!

Week two of the Easter holidays started mildly panicked that I was going to be stuck in...
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Are we sexualising our kids too early? thumb

Are we sexualising our kids too early?

When do you think childhood ends? At 13, 14 years old? In a recent study, more than two...
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Is the nuclear family really that important? thumb

Is the nuclear family really that important?

Ah, the nuclear family. As a concept, it verges on the quaint - straight from a cosy...
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Do you discipline your kids properly? thumb

Do you discipline your kids properly?

Do you lay down the law or prefer an easy-going approach? Find out if your discipline...
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Is there such a thing as a parenting expert? thumb

Is there such a thing as a parenting expert?

When I became mum to twin boys, I learnt a few things very quickly. One was that there...
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How to limit the mess with messy play thumb

How to limit the mess with messy play

Not every parent relishes the idea of allowing their child to bury their bodies in jelly...
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10 reasons why messy play is a must thumb

10 reasons why messy play is a must

It’s easy for me to say. I’m a primary school teacher and messy play has been...
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New Life thumb

New Life

This morning I woke up to BLUE SKY! Yup - you heard right - BLUE SKY! Kaya was sat...
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10 parenting issues that divide women thumb

10 parenting issues that divide women

There's nothing like raising a family to spark debate - so which side are you on?...
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11 tips for coping with fussy eaters thumb

11 tips for coping with fussy eaters

Is dinner time a battle of wills? As 49 per cent of mums describe their children as fussy...
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Disciplining kids: what works and what doesn't thumb

Disciplining kids: what works and what doesn't

Children need to understand right from wrong, but how best to get the message across?...
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Everyone else's kids behave better than mine! thumb

Everyone else's kids behave better than mine!

Ever feel that your friends’ children behave beautifully - while yours is an...
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10 health benefits of being a mum thumb

10 health benefits of being a mum

Stronger, fitter, happier...yes, you can feel this great, simply by being a mum. Here...
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10 ways to discipline without smacking thumb

10 ways to discipline without smacking

As parents, we all know that smacking is a big no-no - yet occasionally, we're pushed...
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