Parenting
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How To Build Self Esteem In Children
Confidence and self-esteem levels can have a huge effect on our lives. It’s important to support these traits in children as they develop. Having good levels of self-esteem can improve academic performance and encourage them to participate in new things and the benefits that bring. It can make children more resilient, and able to learn from their mistakes without dwelling too much. They also fair better in social relationships with their peers. The lack of self-esteem in children can be down to a number of factors, but there are things you can do to encourage it at home. How Self-Esteem Manifests In Childhood Many aspects of child development have been…
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3 Ways to Keep Kids Busy While Travelling This Summer*
I don’t know about you, but I have been heavily anticipating this summer! After two summers of minimal and restricted fun, this one feels, on the whole, relatively normal. Back in May I sat down and planned out some fun activities to do with my daughter to really make the most of her summer break. Living where we do, that has meant a lot of traveling. By car, bus, train and even by plane! Although she’s ten now, and find it’s a little easier to entertain herself which is great, she is also much more aware of the passage of time. I definitely hear “are we there yet” much more…
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Teach Them While They Are Young*
It is never too early to start teaching your children about the importance of living a more energy-saving lifestyle. By starting when they are young, you can help them develop lifelong habits that will save them money and conserve resources. You can do many simple things to help your child become more environmentally friendly, and it can be a fun family activity, too! Read on for some tips on how to get started. The Importance Of Conserving Energy One of the best ways to help save energy is to learn how to reuse, renew and recycle materials. This can be especially important for children, who can set an example for…
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Why I Have Invested in a GPS Device – a PAJ Find & Protect Review*
This summer we have all heard the horror stories about what is happening in the airports, not just here in the UK but world wide. During COVID and no fly orders being in place, a lot of airports paid off their ground staff and are still struggling to recover from this. This is leading to long waits to check in, at security and to reclaim bags. As well as many flights being cancelled. When we flew to Florida in June I had so much airport anxiety it meant I didn’t really enjoy the start of my holiday. I did all I could by arriving at the recommended time and even…
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Private Cord Blood Banking… What is it?*
Something you may have heard about, especially if you are pregnant, is something called private cord blood banking. However, do you know what it is? This article will hopefully start to fill in some of the blanks about what it is and how it works. Read on if you are curious. What is cord blood banking? Private Cord Blood banking is the process of collecting and storing the blood from your baby’s umbilical cord after they are born. More specifically storing the cord blood to harvest and store the stem cells it contains. Quick explanation on what a stem cell is just in case you haven’t heard of them. Stem…
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4 Exciting Summer Activities for The Whole Family*
Summer finally coming around again means one thing for families everywhere, the kids are out of school again. This is great, but now the question is, what are you going to do with them? Finding fun summer activities can be difficult, especially when keeping the whole family in mind. That is why we wrote this guide, to give you some fun ideas to keep your family busy! Go Camping There is no better way to get in touch with nature than going on a camping trip. Camping is the perfect way to spend quality time with your family away from technology. Also, taking the kids camping can be a great…
