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Common Mistakes Parents Make When Teaching Their Kids From Home
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Common Mistakes Parents Make When Teaching Their Kids From Home

Teaching kids at home isn’t easy. It’s essentially a full-time role, and it can be tough to manage alongside other jobs and domestic duties as well.  While home-schooling is no longer a government mandate, some parents still teach their kids at home all the same. They may be preparing them for important exams or giving their grades a boost through their input.  Still, that doesn’t mean things are easy. If you’re one of the many parents who suffered from home learning related burnout recently, then there may be a better path forward. Below we’ve highlighted some of the common mistakes…

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How to Use Educational Games to Improve a Child’s Language Skills
Child Development

How to Use Educational Games to Improve a Child’s Language Skills

Games can be used to teach and reinforce a number of lessons. They can be used to build and improve communication skills, too. You’ll see the greatest success if you choose the right educational games for your child. Let’s learn how to use educational games to improve a child’s language skills.  Read to Your Child  You can use digital storybooks to read to your child. This will help them learn the names for items at early ages and the meaning of text once they hit the preschool years. Don’t be afraid to read to your child after they’ve started learning…

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3 Things You Need To Know About Running A Business As A Mum
Mums In Business

3 Things You Need To Know About Running A Business As A Mum

Image credit. Running a business is a huge project, and when you’re a mum to young children, the idea of doing both simultaneously might make your head spin. Business owners are typically pictured as suited up men, pointing their fingers and making deals at all hours of the night. The reality, though, is that running a business is whatever you make it.  In this post, you’ll find out three things you should know about running a business as a mum. Let’s get started! You are in the driver’s seat. When you run a business as a mum, you are in…

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Things You Should Know About Your Pension
Mums In Business

Things You Should Know About Your Pension

Image credit. When you begin working after leaving school, the last thing on your mind will be your pension. However, the more you go through life, the more you realise you should have been thinking about your pension back when you felt young and invincible! Your pension is your safety net for old age, and should be taken seriously from a young age. What is a pension? A pension is, in short, a pot of money that builds up throughout your career, to be used once you retire. If you are self-employed, you are required to pay into your pension…

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Should You Sell Your Home Privately?
Motherhood & Well Being

Should You Sell Your Home Privately?

Pexels. CCO Licensed. A lot of people hire the help of estate agents when selling their home. However, it’s possible to sell your home privately without the help of an agent. Below are a few reasons to sell privately and a few reasons to use an estate agent compared so that you can make the right choice. Why sell your home privately? A big advantage of selling your home privately is that you don’t have to pay a percentage fee to an estate agent. This allows you to keep more of the money to yourself and potentially make more profit.…

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Why Are Chores So Important for a Child’s Development?
Parenting

Why Are Chores So Important for a Child’s Development?

Chores are unlikely to be amongst your child’s favorite ways to spend their time. In fact, most adults will have that eye-roll moment when they remember they have a a pile of laundry that needs ironing, but learning to crack on and take care of the less than thrilling tasks is an important part of life. Children can benefit from having chores to do around the home, and to help you understand why we have teamed up with an independent school in Yorkshire who have shared their insights. It’s easy for kids to take everything parents do for granted. They…

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Top Tips For Helping Your Child With Their Vocabulary
Child Development

Top Tips For Helping Your Child With Their Vocabulary

Developing a broad vocabulary benefits children in a number of ways. It helps them communicate more effectively, strengthening social connections and family bonds. It also helps them learn to read and write, giving them an advantage when they get to school. Small children understand many words even before they start to talk in full sentences, and from the moment a baby utters their first word their vocabulary will begin to expand rapidly. It is important not to underestimate your influence on your child’s vocabulary as there are many things you can do to help them learn more and more each…

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Helping Your Child Find Their Passion
Parenting

Helping Your Child Find Their Passion

Following your passion brings so much joy to life. Whether it’s a career or a cherished hobby, pursuing something you truly care about provides a sense of purpose and accomplishment. To help your child uncover their passion, an independent school in West Sussex has shared the following advice. Help Them Explore The easiest way to help your child find their passion is to introduce them to a variety of different activities and experiences. If your child follows the same routine week in, week out, they won’t get the chance to sample the different flavors of life and find something that…

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How To Boost Your Child’s Creativity
Parenting

How To Boost Your Child’s Creativity

Creative thinking helps us solve problems and develop new ideas. Children are natural innovators, eager to explore the world around them and find fun wherever they go. To help nurture your child’s creativity it is important to give them the tools and encouragement they need. An independent school in London has shared the following advice to help you boost your child’s natural creativity. Give Them The Tools Coloured paper, paint, glitter, PVA glue. Give your child the tools for a creative project and let their imagination guide them. Children don’t need a structured assignment or project to work on, the…

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Five Simple Gardening Tips For Beginners
Motherhood & Well Being

Five Simple Gardening Tips For Beginners

Unsplash Your family deserves a beautiful garden space, there are so many ways to enjoy a garden whether it’s playing games with your children or entertaining friends. If your garden looks a little neglected, the likelihood is you won’t use it very much. To help you create a lovely space, follow these simple steps. 1 . Create healthy compost If you’re looking to grow a healthy garden you should think about creating your own compost pile. There are many benefits to creating a compost pile for your garden, you’ll enrich your soil and remove the need for chemical fertilizers. To…

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