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The highs and lows of restaurant dining with children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/09/2010 18:30:52
You've taken your seats at table, and you're ready to start your family dining experience, but are your fellow diners pleased – or appauled – to see children at the table?
cherub evokes a memory of one of them. They see only his cute face and view any naughtiness as the endearing behaviour of a spirited rascal. Befriend them, and they may even offer to rock your bawling baby for you while you eat.* The haughty business type
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Girl Power: 10 rules for raising successful daughters
By Catherine O'Dolan on 22/02/2011 12:12:11
They might say it's a man's world, but girls can be bright and brilliant too!
leadership opportunities Share out the responsibilities, regardless of birth order. Don't baby the youngest; be sure middle children also receive individual attention, and don't label children.10. Teach your daughters to value the three C's: challenge
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Autumn Days Out In Northern Ireland
By Fiona McKim on 15/09/2011 17:28:37
Our pick of the most awe-inspiring autumnal activities
budding Bear Grylls’ can learn wilderness survival skills from resident roughing-it experts, the Northern Ireland Bushcraft Association.Baby Grow!September 24Bring your green-fingered little ones for an afternoon of planting snowdrops, daffodil
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Look To The Stars
By Fiona McKim on 04/10/2011 11:18:58
Inspire your stargazing child on International Observe The Moon Night
Outer space and the Moon in particular have always held a fascination for children and adults alike. We sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to our babies, recite nursery rhymes about cows jumping over the moon and tell them that the Man In The Moon
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Read this book: Babbit
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 06/10/2011 15:00:44
Lydia Monks' quirky fairytale about a big one, a little one and a garrulous rabbit
cloth bunny rabbit belonging to her four-year-old daughter Scarlett (older sister Ava is six). “Scarlett has had Babbit since she was a baby, and he’s always going missing,” says Lydia. “Once, we left him behind at a relative’s house. He was posted back
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Easter Days Out In Scotland
By Fiona McKim on 27/03/2012 15:34:16
Have a crack at one of these fun family events
Easter animalsMarch 31–April 16Livingstone’s Almond Valley heritage Centre will be hosting an Easter egg hunt throughout the on-site farm, giving children a chance to get up close to the adorable baby animals which have arrived in the Spring. Turn
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Five great ideas for children's party bags
By Rose Hammick and Charlotte Packer on 04/04/2012 11:34:50
Send your little guests away with a goody bag and a smile
in their child’s room. Toddlers also love blown-up rubber or helium balloons, which provide hours of entertainment.2. Add a little home-made touch Provide a fun going-home present by making home-made play dough. You can put it in little baby-food jars and add a
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Turn the page on owl picture book A Bit Lost
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 10/04/2012 11:10:51
Chris Haughton's gentle tale stars an owl who goes AWOL
discovered that owl babies have a habit of falling out of trees and getting separated from their mothers. “Getting lost is an experience that most of us can identify with,” says Chris. “I remember losing my mother in a shopping centre when I was about three
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A conversation with Herve Tullet, author of Press Here
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/05/2012 11:44:01
In conversation with French artist, Herve Tullet, author of the innovative picture book, Press Here, winner of the Junior Design Awards 2012 Picture Book Of The Year
and interactive books for babies and adults reading them, trying to find what will happen when you turn the page! The inspiration inherently comes from all my sessions and interactions with so many children all over the word. I learn from them, they give me
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National Museum Of Scotland
By Julie-Ann Murphy on 28/05/2012 19:00:19
Delve into the worlds of history, culture, art, science and much more with a fun family day out at Scotland's national museum
dragon dance, play the bongos and other instruments, and create their own stories with word jigsaw puzzles.Access for families was great, with toilets and baby changing facilities on every level and glass lifts for easy buggy transits to the next level
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