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Category: Family Life & parenting

Education

Questioning the cost of school uniform

With the approach of a new school term, I recently joined many parents in buying new school uniform for Helen and Izzy. Cardigans, polo shirts, PE kits, coats and so on were all bought at great expense and left me asking a question: Whatever happened to the simple, sew-on school patch? The cost of school uniform

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Childcare

Q&A with Norland Nanny Sophie Weston

At the beginning of summer, I published a very special Q&A with Harry Pratt and Liam Willett, the first men to graduate as nannies from the world-famous Norland College of childcare in its 127-year history. The interview clearly struck a chord as it quickly became one of my most-read blog posts of the year so

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A lesson in cycling on the road safely

How knowledgeable are your children about road safety? Do you let them cycle on the road and if so, what age did you let them? There are issues I have been dealing with over the school holidays and I am so glad I did.

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Family Life & parenting

Reviving our carpets the Carpet Bright UK way #ad

I pointed under the dining table and said: “That’s your priority. I’m afraid it’s like a pizza under there.” Andy, the technician from Carpet Bright UK, wasn’t fazed at all. He laughed and said he’d seen much worse.

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Education

Tips for preparing your child for school

There are a few weeks to go until the start of the school term. If your first child is about to start school, you’re probably wondering how to handle the situation. Well, actually, if you are anything like I was when my kids Helen and Izzy started, you’re possibly a quivering wreck in the corner

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