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The challenge of entertaining children (economically).

Well that was it, the Easter holidays have passed in a blur and we seem to have spent the majority of it entertaining children. This break was particularly significant for my family as we were testing just how thrifty we could be. There is a reason for this austerity. Our oldest daughter, Helen, started school

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A day out in London

A day out in London with the family #MySundayPhoto 20 April, 2014 The Easter holidays presented one of those rare occasions for my wife and I to take the kids into London for the day. We visited the Natural History Museum before going for lunch and then caught the Thames Clipper catamaran up to Greenwich.

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Working mother / father guilt (delete as applicable)

As you may be aware, Mumsnet has just undertaken some research into working mothers. If you aren’t familiar with it, 900 working mothers were asked what they thought about being away from the kids and only 13% said they felt guilty about it. The research also found that that 48% of respondents felt having a

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What matters most?

Just below is a picture recently drawn by our eldest daughter, Helen. It was something she drew around the time of our wedding anniversary because she wanted to mark the occasion. I love the picture because it is typical of the type of the way Helen draws. She takes great pride in drawing love hearts

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Review: Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush for children

Dental hygiene is something I take very seriously and it’s something I want to instil in my children. I think it probably comes from the number of fillings I have! We’ve been lucky as a family in that both our daughters are quite enthusiastic tooth brushers. Despite this, the enthusiasm with which our eldest took

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