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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.

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How to prepare your child for their first Holy Communion

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Tue, 11/12/2019 - 10:43am

Getting your child ready for their first Holy Communion is an exciting time for both you as a parent and for your child. However, it can also be extremely nerve-wracking for them, with many elements that they need to learn, as well as the big day itself in which your child will have to stand in front of their family and friends and accept the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

This is why it is so important for your child to be adequately prepared for what is arguably the most important religious occasion of their life.

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Crealy Christmas Spectacular billed as the biggest festive event in the South West

Crealy Theme Park & Resort’s Christmas Spectacular 2019 offers all day family festivities and a glittering new ice show.

Packed full of Christmas family fun and entertainment, the event has been billed by the park as “the biggest Christmas event in the South West”.

Josh Haywood, General Manager at Crealy, said: “This all day experience is the biggest and best value Christmas event in the South West and is guaranteed to be the most magical day out for the whole family.”

As part of their ticket, guests will be seated in the new permanent Arena and taken on a...

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New plans revealed for Tickety-Boo

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Mon, 10/21/2019 - 10:34am

Stuart Phillips, owner of Ottery St Mary coffee shop Tickety-Boo has announced plans for the business following the closure earlier this month of the play area.

The move means that not only will the play area still be usable – albeit on different terms than before - but there will be new activities available for younger children.

This is because the back section of the building which formerly housed the soft play and pirate ship is being rented to Baby Sensory. This award-winning initiative runs WOW programmes for babies and children from birth to Key Stage 1.

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5 Christmas gift ideas for kids under 5

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Thu, 10/17/2019 - 11:11am

Forget that it is October. Christmas is a few weeks away, and some parents are already compiling their shopping list ahead of time. While toys serve as delightful presents for kids, stationery items are also excellent gifts for art-loving children who have so much time on their hands during the holiday.

Furthermore, stationeries are cheap gifts that can help children under five years be better at journaling, drawing, scribbling, doodling, and so on. Stores like TheWorks.co.uk make life more comfortable by offering online shopping for kids’ stationery.

Wondering which fun...

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Devon appeals for adopters to come forward as number of children waiting increases

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 10/16/2019 - 7:42am

Adoption agencies in Devon are working together this National Adoption Week (14-20 October) to appeal for potential adopters to come forward. This comes as numbers of adopters drop to an all-time low in the county and the number of children waiting continues to grow.

Regional Adoption Agency, Adopt South West, and independent adoption charity Families for Children are specifically looking for adopters who will consider adopting a sibling group. If adoptive families cannot be found soon then it is likely that these brothers and sisters will be separated.

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How to choose a collapsible wagon for kids

When your toddlers grow up and need more space than a stroller, you should consider a toddler’s wagon. It has enough space not only for your kids but also for their necessities. Depending on your need, you can purchase two-seated wagon or three-seated wagon.

Toddlers wagon allow you to carry your kids along with their requirements easily in the park, beach or school. They are straightforward to carry. If you have a look at other mums, you will see that they are using the wagon for kids where they need it. You can also keep a toddler wagon with you on the go. There are different...

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Shaun the Sheep is on the run this Halloween at Haldon Forest Park

Join Haldon Forest Park this Halloween for a Shaun the Sheep Farmageddon Glow Run !

To celebrate Aardman’s new film A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, in cinemas 18 October, Shaun the Sheep welcomes all the family to enjoy this spooktacular 3km glow run on 30 October.

The route through the trees is lit up with fantastic colour and characters from the film are there to guide your way... but beware the Hazmats! Runners each receive a pair of Shaun the Sheep ears to decorate with UV paint to really make you glow before you venture into the forest.

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£13,000 a year for time to chill

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 10/10/2019 - 8:02am

Exhausted working parents spend almost £13,000 a year in a bid to free up time to relax, new research has revealed.

Desperate Brits have spent an average of £249 forking out for cleaners, ironing services, food deliveries and taxis in a bid just to free up time. If they did this every week it would equate to almost £13,000 a year, new research from Churchill has revealed. Despite parents forking out for the extra home support a third say there simply isn’t enough time in the day to chill out, new research from Churchill shows.

The survey of 2,000 respondents revealed that...

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New deal for Devon’s children and families launched

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 10/04/2019 - 8:29am

An ambitious new vision for how public services will come together to better help and support children and their families in Devon is being launched this week.

The Devon Children and Young People’s Plan brings together all the local agencies responsible for helping children, young people and their families including schools, councils, health services, the police, and community organisations in a clear shared vision of how they will work together to tackle the real challenges and big issues facing families, children and young people in the county today.

More than 22,000...

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Flock to the forest, an alien has landed!

For the very first time in history, Forestry England has confirmed that an alien has crash landed into Haldon Forest Park! Lu-La, from the Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (in UK cinemas 18 October) is an impish and adorable alien with amazing powers. She has been stranded in the forest and needs to charge her communicator so that she can get a message back home to call for rescue!

Haldon Forest Park invites families from 1 October to help Shaun the Sheep with his mission to get Lu-La home before a sinister organisation can capture her. In a race against time, children helping...

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