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The Facts...Children's safety in the home

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So your precious little bundle is not quite so littlel any more and gone are the days of popping to the loo, leaving your baby perfectly still on the floor!

Self Esteem for Your Children

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Self-esteem is what makes a person like themself, think they are a good human being or feel proud of their abilities. But where does the ability to do this come from? As the first role models for a child parents play a major part, believes Sue Atkins, parenting expert and author.

Eat Together, Stay Together

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Table manners are something that seems to be going out of fashion these days, perhaps it is because many of us don't eat at the table any more. I think this is very sad. The old saying ‛families who eat together stay together' is true, because meal times should be a time for communication and discussion - whether it is about world affairs, general chit chat or what has happened at school that day.

A Good Night's Sleep

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Children with regular sleep patterns 'smarter at school' according to a new survey recorded recently in Daily Telegraph. Sue Atkins, parenting expert and founder of www.positive-parents.co.uk is a big fan of raising happy children and shares some interesting findings with us.

Language of Love

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In our modern society raising happy, confident, well balanced and emotionally healthy kids is often increasingly difficult. Kids seem to speak a completely different language when they are texting or chatting on the internet that is sometimes hard to understand yet one really important aspect to parenting is to meet your child's need for love.

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