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The hardest things to teach kids

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Tying shoelaces, whistling and using cutlery are the hardest things to teach young children, according to today’s parents. Faced with tantrums, short attention spans and spending so much time indoors, a study of 2,000 mums and dads has revealed the skills they’ve found trickiest to pass on. Learning to ride a bike is the fourth […]

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80% of parents think the lockdown has brought their family closer together

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FOUR in five parents believe the Coronavirus lockdown has brought their family CLOSER together, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 parents found the extra time at home gives mums, dads and kids more of an opportunity to bond. Just under two thirds (62 per cent) also believe the crisis has made their children […]

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Healthy kids are happy kids

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In today’s world, everyone has opinions of how to do almost everything, it can be overwhelming; especially for a single parent. Struggling through the trials and tribulations of being a single parent to a teenager, it seems like depending on where you turn, you’re either doing a fantastic job or your child is utterly doomed. […]

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Parents shell out staggering £28,000 on top of school costs for kids

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A new study of UK parents has discovered the true price parents will pay for extra curricular activities before their children turn 18. As many as 77 percent admitting they feel under huge pressure to find extra cash each week for activities, tuition, sports training and clubs, as school budgets are cut and families are […]

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