How old are your children? What do they do in their spare time? Our girls are five years old and I’m pleased to say the majority of their time is spent playing games and being creative. I’ve often read that modern parents are too focused on keeping their children busy and worrying about them getting…
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How To Switch Off When Tech Takes Over: A Guide For Parents
Read moreParenting in this day and age is very different to how it used to be. Technology is everywhere we look, and it can be tough to raise kids to appreciate the benefits of newfangled gadgets without becoming reliant on them. As parents, we often moan that kids spend too much time in front of the…
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Stop blaming technology! Blame the Parents!
Read moreI see so many news articles, blog posts, vlogs and social media statuses about how children of today are becoming obsessed with technology. Children are spending more and more time locked away in their bedrooms alone whilst they surf the internet, spend time on social media and chat with their friends online. Family meal times…
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How will your children remember their childhood?
Read moreChildhood is a funny thing isn’t it. I mean you have no responsibilities, you don’t have to worry about paying bills or what to cook for tea, plus you’ve got your mum and dad to do pretty much everything for you. I often wonder what it’d be like to be a child growing up in…
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Toddlers and Technology
Read moreOur girls are three and a half years old. They started nursery a few weeks ago and they’re growing up so quickly. The scary thing is that the world they’re growing up in is so different to the world that I grew up in. My sister and I would spend our spare time outdoors playing…
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How Technology Can Benefit Your Children
Read moreKids are captivated by technology. As soon as they see a screen, their eyes light up and they are transfixed. As a parent, you might feel guilty about letting your little ones spend time playing with phones, tablets or games consoles. Of course, too much technology can be bad for tots. Kids also need to…
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Do you give your baby gadgets?
Read moreWhen our girls were around 6/7 months old they started to notice our iPhones. At first I saw no harm in allowing our girls to hold our phones and watch a video on it or simply play with it. I’ve changed my mind now though and have asked people not to give their phones to…