So here we are in 2019, society has supposed to have moved on we have become more tolerant and understanding as people, but have we really. There is sadly still in 2019 a bigot narrow minded large percentage of people that try to dictate to us what is considered normal. Normal now there is a…
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Treads The School Shoes That Are Indestructible Review #Ad
Read moreChildren and school shoes if your children are anything like my seven year old twin girls then you will have that feeling that you are constantly buying new ones because they quite simply don’t last very long. As a new full-term starts we are off to the shops to Purchase new school shoes again “parents…
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Rewarding Parents – How Much Can We Earn For Our Favourite Job
Read moreBeing a parent is the most rewarding job in the world, as well as life changing. It comes with the tears, the tempers and the tantrums, but the love and unconditional pride you feel whilst cooking meals that may not get eaten and tidying toys that will be broken is priceless. Multitasking if I only…
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Fun Ways to Get Your Child to Love Maths
Read moreIt is hard to get kids hooked up on maths. It is a subject that requires a lot of concentration and focus, and that is something that younger children have little of. If you want to help them grasp the main topics, you will probably need to do your bit as a parent outside of…
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A Mother’s Day Thank You Card To Break A Guinness World Record #AD
Read moreMother’s Day is a very important day all around the world. It’s also a very special day in our home for a couple of reasons. My seven year old twin girls love to spoil their mum, my wife. The other reason is my mum who is in the twilight years of her life. This means…
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When Is Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Going To Take Responsibility?
Read moreSome of the biggest and most powerful companies in the world are social media companies. They have been allowed to grow without any regulation and they seem to operate in their own world without any governing body, or government controlling their behaviour. They consistently tell us that it’s not their problem, but the people using…
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Guide To Upgrading Your Home In An Affordable Way
Read moreWe do love making our house a home don’t we. But the decision on what to do to upgrade your home and how much is it going to cost are common for us to wonder about? This guide will look at several options of how to upgrade your home in a way that’s affordable and…
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Road trip plans: 5 ways to get prepared
Read moreWhether you’re thinking about a family holiday to the seaside, a romantic getaway with your partner, or a weekend in the city among friends, making plans for a road trip can be extremely exciting. But for some people, there’s also the potential for stress and suffering. This doesn’t have to be the case though, as…
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Designer Clothes That Are On My Shopping List
Read moreFor as long as I can remember I have always loved designer clothes. I love nothing more than going shopping to a designer outlet complex or shopping online for my favourite brands of designer clothes. There’s nothing better than wearing clothes that are designer and having that feeling of quality and of course looking good.…
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Chester A Perfect Place For A Day Out Or Some Retail Therapy
Read moreI’m lucky enough to have family living very close to Chester which means that over the years I have had many opportunities to wander around one of the most beautiful and interesting towns in Cheshire. If you are ever in the region of Cheshire, Chester is a town that you must visit. The town dates…
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Dads! Do You Talk To Your Daughters About Periods #Pads4Dads Campaign
Read moreDid you know that nearly half of all dads in the UK have not talked to their daughters about periods? In addition, only 1 in 3 dads have purchased period products, 4 in 10 dads never learnt about periods at school, and 45% of dads are unsure what the signs are that a girl might…
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Dads! You Are Your Children’s First Superhero Lets Get It Right!
Read moreWhen you have been a dad for as long as me, it’s actually 24 years this year, it’s scary to think about where the time has gone. My son is turning 20 years old in a few days time and it only seems like yesterday that he was a baby. I’m not sure if my…
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Raising Little Geniuses: How To Make Your Kids Smarter
Read moreYoung children are much more intelligent than we give them credit for. While your little one might not be Einstein or Curie material quite yet, they do learn a tremendous amount just through everyday living. They learn about physics with toy bricks and maths when setting the table. As parents, we want to give our…
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Decorating A Child’s Bedroom With A Twist
Read moreDecorating a children’s bedroom can be very difficult, especially if you have twin girls as I do. Their characters, personalities and tastes are polar opposites. That means somehow we have to find a theme that both the girls are happy with, and believe me that is something that is incredibly difficult. You would think with…
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Suggestions For Home Improvement Plans
Read moreThe home is a funny place sometimes; there are those occasions that you just want to sit and enjoy the roof above your head and others where you need to tear it all apart and start from scratch. That feeling tends to crop up at this time of year as the move towards a bit…
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Places I Would Like To Visit In The USA
Read moreI have never been to the USA, but it’s definitely on my to do list or bucket list. It’s the kind of trip that I would love to do with my wife and our seven year old twin girls. It would be an experience that none of us will forget, and would create wonderful family…
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Giving The Girls Bedroom A Facelift With New Duvet Covers
Read moreWe live in a two bedroom bungalow, we have one bedroom and our seven year twin girls share a bedroom. A perfect arrangement you would think. Well not quite! Our twin girls are total opposites when it comes to their tastes and interests. In fact I call them my Superhero and Princess because of their…
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How A Tutor Helped My Children Pass Exams
Read moreWhen you have five children like me it can be very difficult to give them one to one time, especially when it comes to schoolwork and helping them prepare for exams. A few years ago when my now 21 year old daughter was halfway through her A’Level studies she was really struggling to understand one…
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Saving For A Special Holiday
Read moreWhen you are the parents of seven year old twin girls as we are we want to try to give them the best that we can and also create some magical memories that will live on in their minds forever. One particular memory that they will never forget is our holiday to Disneyland Paris that…
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Using The Internet of Things To Inspire Your Kids
Read moreIt’s no secret that computers are becoming increasingly important in the modern world. As time goes on, more and more people are relying on these machines to get their work done, and jobs of all shapes and sizes are wrapped up with them. Of course, most kids won’t want to learn about the work which…
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Playgroups & Prosecco Book Review #gifted
Read moreI have to admit after becoming a dad to five children, reading a book was something that I could never find time to do. Thankfully three of my children have grown up so I now have a bit more time to do a few things for myself and that includes reading a book. So when…
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