Clever Cake Stand
I have to thank my son’s playgroup teacher for this gorgeous craft, which I’ve adapted to fit my own needs.
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Aug2014
Schoolbags and Your Child’s Back
Choosing a new school bag isn’t just about buying what looks good. Many parents have concerns about back problems in
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August 2014: Back to School
Brush that sand out of your shoes and put your holiday photos to the side. It’s back to school, back
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Back-to-School Matters
When I was a girl, I would spend the night before school started lying awake in bed, worrying. I did
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Dos and Don’ts for the First Days of Kindergarten
Do: Read all the information the kindergarten teacher sends home before the school year starts. If you can’t understand it,
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Let Them Play… An Instrument
Music has been long used as a powerful force. A carefully chosen musical background can make us feel more relaxed,
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Mini Quiches
Back to school also means back to routine and good habits, like reasonable bedtimes and healthy eating. For the whole
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Don’t Look Back
Choice of schools in England is a Big Thing. To try to explain the Bigness of this Thing to a
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Fresh Starts, Learning, and Staying Young
From the first grade all the way up to my senior year of university, I always got pumped up about
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Back To School To Learn About Breastfeeding
Astonishingly, doctors (paediatricians, gynaecologists, obstetricians, etc.) receive very little education about breastfeeding. In fact, for many years there was no
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