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How to Encourage Independence Safely at Every Age

Parenting is the only job where the ultimate aim is to be made redundant. You spend years holding a child close, only to spend the next decade slowly loosening your grip. The objective is to raise an adult who can stand on their own two feet, make sensible decisions, and function without you hovering over their shoulder. However, handing over the reins is rarely straightforward. It requires patience , nerve, and a scaffolded approach that respects the child’s current capabilities rather than just their age.

Start Small in the Early Years

Autonomy starts long before a child asks...

6 ways to encourage your children to play outdoors

Authored by Natasha H
Posted: Wed, 08/01/2018 - 2:20pm

Although modern technology brings some incredible things to the world, it has had some unfortunate consequences for younger generations. According to statistics :-

  • Children consume at least 3 hours of media a day
  • 65% of children under the age of 8 watch TV lately
  • Every day, children under 8 spend around 25 minutes playing video games
  • Children begin watching TV at around 9 months of age

These statistics aren't that shocking or worrying for most households, but the problem lies in using too much technology. Although many children...

East Devon’s Countryside team to run adventurous holiday club in August

A week of fun-filled activities will take place at Seaton Wetlands this summer

The Education Rangers from East Devon District Council’s Countryside service are running a week long summer holiday club, aimed at children aged 7 to 11 years, at Seaton Wetlands from 10am to 4pm daily from Monday 20 August to Friday 24 August.

The week will involve a range of exciting activities including natural crafts, survival skills, campfire cooking, pond dipping and bug hunting.

Spaces can be booked for the whole week or individual days and cost £25 per child or £112 for the whole...

The Impacts and Repercussions of a Serious Accident In The Family

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Fri, 07/27/2018 - 11:05pm

When somebody in the family is involved in a serious accident, it can be a very difficult time for everybody involved, and there will be many emotions to process. There will be potentially important actions you need to take, and along with dealing with the emotional trauma, keeping on top of everything may become a struggle. Below runs through some of the repercussions you may find yourself experiencing after a serious accident in the family.

Concern, Worry Or Guilt

When a loved one is suffering or in pain, it is natural to feel concerned, anxious and want to do everything...

Top chefs announced for Powderham Food Festival 2018 as tickets released

Powderham Food Festival has revealed the line-up of high profile chefs who will be featuring at this year's Festival on 6th and 7th October 2018.

Michelin starred
John Burton-Race and Peter Gorton will be making their debut appearance at the exciting autumnal foodie event alongside broadcaster Judi Spiers, who will be hosting the chefs' theatre across the weekend.

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Powderham Castle, master chefs John Burton-Race and Peter Gorton will be joined at the two day celebration of South West food and drink by acclaimed patisserie chef Colin...

Can you challenge a will after probate?

A will is one of those things that you’ve likely heard about repeatedly. While some people take drafting one seriously, others may feel death is something that’s far away and stall on writing one. However, for those who have written wills and passed away, a will has likely saved a lot of hassle especially if assets and money were left behind. You may be reading this because a loved one has recently passed away and you realised that you weren’t given as much as you were supposed to be or left out of the will altogether. If that’s the case and a probate has already been passed, you may be...

6 Questions to Ask Before Retirement

As we age, retirement seems like a prosperous time of our lives. We think of freedom, a life without having to work, and a lot of potential for us to do the things we didn’t have time (or the money) to do when we were younger. However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to retirement; all of us have our own requirements and dreams. Before you retire though, you need to ensure you’re happy, healthy and financially stable – otherwise, you won’t be able to enjoy this time of your life you’ve been blissfully looking forward to.

If you’re on the edge of retiring but...

Campaign launched to help prevent the number of toddlers being accidentally poisoned by making the home safer

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 06/21/2018 - 10:32pm

Trading Standards is aiming to reduce the number of incidents in which babies and toddlers (under fives) are being accidently poisoned in Devon, Somerset and Torbay.

A recent report published by Public Health England shows that accidental poisoning is on the rise in the South West, with more children aged 0-4 being rushed to A&E. The report says that from 2014 to 2018 there were 186 emergency admissions in Devon, 206 in Somerset and 36 in Torbay because of accidental poisoning. Buy Wise Be safe is a campaign by Trading Standards South West, a partnership of 15 local authority...

Simple ways to bring your family closer together

Family bonds are important no matter if you come from a large or a smaller family. Although it might seem difficult to find a way to bring your family closer together, there are quite a few effective methods of doing that. Seeing that a lot of families tend to drift apart once their kids are starting to grow up and spend more time with their friends, it is important to start the process quite early. The key to creating sustainable family bonds is to focus on maintaining healthy family relationships through enjoyable activities.

Instead of only speaking to each other on special...

Queen’s Drive Space goes live!

Fun, sun, food and entertainment were the order of the day for Exmouth Seafront over the Bank Holiday Weekend as the Queen’s Drive Space officially went live.

The new space, created by East Devon District Council, features a brand new Jurassic-themed play park, a scrumptious food village from Taste of the West and an events space which, from June 12, will be used for live performances and big screen streamed shows from theatres across the UK, starting with Swan Lake from the Royal Opera House.

Doors opened to the new space on Friday (May 25) afternoon although children from...

Dunsford Woods

Love this beautiful lace like pattern of trees roots I saw on a recent walk through Dunsford Woods with my daughter and granddaughter.

Nature is so beautiful.

We really are so lucky to live here in the South West where there are so many places to walk and observe nature.

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