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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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Bedwetting myths thumb

Bedwetting myths

Is your child experiencing bedwetting? It can be a worrying time for all involved and a...
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Should we censor our children's reading? thumb

Should we censor our children's reading?

So - World Book Day came and went... along with some frightening statistics on literacy...
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Diary of a stay-at-home dad: not just a babysitter! thumb

Diary of a stay-at-home dad: not just a babysitter!

My wife is very lucky to have me, apparently. She knows this because wherever she goes...
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Are you a guilty parent? thumb

Are you a guilty parent?

It’s almost impossible to breeze through parenting without feeling a sense of guilt...
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A lazy mum's guide to parenting thumb

A lazy mum's guide to parenting

With all the pressure to be a perfect parent, it’s so tempting to kick and back and...
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10 benefits of reading with your child thumb

10 benefits of reading with your child

Reading to your child is a mutually beneficial experience, nurturing self-expression,...
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Bedwetting video expert Q and A thumb

Bedwetting video expert Q and A

As part of iVillage.co.uk's partnership with Huggies DryNites, users of the site were...
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Do you praise your child too much? thumb

Do you praise your child too much?

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Working mums deserve medals

Book bag -  Ch
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When you see me in the morning thumb

When you see me in the morning

Let’s face it, Monday mornings are testing in any household. Kids to be breakfasted...
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Test your primary level English thumb

Test your primary level English

Do you find your primary school child’s English homework baffling or simple?
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An essential guide to modern-day parenting thumb

An essential guide to modern-day parenting

Is parenting more stressful and complicated than it’s ever been? It sure feels like...
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Are you helping or hurting your child's behaviour? thumb

Are you helping or hurting your child's behaviour?

Whether they're angels or devils, your children are probably behaving as they do...
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Diary of a stay-at-home dad: reading to them thumb

Diary of a stay-at-home dad: reading to them

I don’t read for pleasure – I read to get information. I did have a novel...
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Diary of a stay-at-home dad: playgroups thumb

Diary of a stay-at-home dad: playgroups

Recently I had the opportunity to attend an NCT group meeting for new dads called ‘...
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