School holidays can be really stressful and need to be planned well in advance. This post gives ideas on how to get organised early and also gives ways of taking care of children in the holidays without breaking the bank.
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Know your employment rights! Know the ins and outs of your visa Read your job description thoroughly Know the hierarchy within your workplace Know all the benefits that your employer offers Working within the realms of your Job description My experience When I first got employed in the UK, all I was glad about was
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This post is a world book day special and highlights how we can encourage our children to read, especially allowing them to learn the habit from us the parents. It also highlights the challenges the use of gadgets as reading platforms.
As the children start deciding what they want and when they want it, it can be really difficult for us overworked parents to say no. Last night my little one decided that she wanted a lollypop and she wanted it instantly. We tried to explain to her that she had eaten the last one in
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Do you argue in front of your children and also show them how you got to the resolution, if you don\’t, do you tell them how you resolved the issue. Weather we like it or not, our children will at some point in their lives have to deal with confrontation and have to be able
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Childhood experience Having grown up in a country where capital punishment was expected in schools and at home, it has taken me a long time to view learning as an activity that should be enjoyed by children. At my high school the teachers would actually hit children on their bottoms with a gas pipe for
The epiphany To be honest, when I had my first child I was not ready to be a parent and I did not plan it. I had not set out plans on how to take care of my children and what type of home I wanted to raise my family in. Now looking back, I
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My life experience As a child my parents always expected me to get a qualification and be employed. My parents never once told me to go out there and start my business, or go out there and be a leader. Their ambition for me was to get into a profession that had job security. I
