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Primary school age

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail? Thankfully not!

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail? Thankfully not!

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17 strategies for struggling readers thumb

17 strategies for struggling readers

Learning to read can be hard, but it doesn't need to be stressful. Here's how you...
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Advice for easing anxiety in your child thumb

Advice for easing anxiety in your child

Life can be a tricky path for children to negotiate. Here's how you can help to curb...
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Has becoming a parent changed your personality? thumb

Has becoming a parent changed your personality?

We all know that becoming a parent turns your life on its head - but does it change your...
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Things you miss from pre-parenthood life thumb

Things you miss from pre-parenthood life

You love being a mum - but sometimes, you have a twinge of nostalgia for your old life...
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Things you need to stop doing now you're a parent thumb

Things you need to stop doing now you're a parent

Swearing, partying, having high-maintenance hair...what will you be giving up now you...
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20 easy Valentine's crafts for kids thumb

20 easy Valentine's crafts for kids

Why waste all that money buying things on Valentines day when you can make them? They'll...
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Once upon a time - our girls were inspired! thumb

Once upon a time - our girls were inspired!

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All-weather half-term activities in the UK thumb

All-weather half-term activities in the UK

This half term, there are plenty of excuses to get the kids to down game consoles, leave...
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How to throw a kids' party on a budget thumb

How to throw a kids' party on a budget

Who needs a flashy venue or a child-scaring clown? When it comes to children's...
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There were 4 in the bed... thumb

There were 4 in the bed...

We’ve had the lurgie in our house this week. Boo! And I don’t even mean a...
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Parenting peer pressures you should ignore thumb

Parenting peer pressures you should ignore

Think children are the only ones subjected to peer pressure? Not so.
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La Neige + Les Mis = La Happy Mummy! thumb

La Neige + Les Mis = La Happy Mummy!

No matter how old you are – there’s nothing more exciting than a snow day!...
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A guide to playground diplomacy thumb

A guide to playground diplomacy

It's a jungle out there... in the school playground, we mean. Here's how to...
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Aspects of parenting you didn't anticipate thumb

Aspects of parenting you didn't anticipate

You expected sleepless nights and a drastically curtailed social life, but what about the...
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How to be a yummy mummy on a budget thumb

How to be a yummy mummy on a budget

You don't need a Victoria Beckham-style bank balance to be a yummy mummy. Here's...
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