Category: parents

Is your phone affecting your relationship with your child?

Frankie and Benny’s have announced that a ‘phone-ban’ at all tables in their UK restaurants will be implemented on a trial basis next week.

After conducting a nationwide survey that found that 72 percent of British children wished that their parents would spend less time on their mobile devices and more time talking to them, the popular restaurant chain has decided to try an incentive to help parents’ step-back from their phones so that the family could reconnect at meal times.

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How to Help Your Child Deal with Nightmares

Nightmares are common in both children and adults, but they affect children very differently.

Adults can understand upon waking that the nightmare wasn’t real, but this isn’t so easy for young children, as the fear they feel during a nightmare can overwhelm rational thought when they wake.

That’s why we’ve put together some advice to help you support your child whenever a nightmare occurs.

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Is Your Child ‘Clingy’ – Top Tips to Help You Cope!

Is your child being clingy? Are you finding it difficult to use the bathroom without your child barging in or crying at the door? Having difficulty leaving them at nursery or with your nanny while you leave for work?

Clinginess is actually a normal phase of development that most children go through at one time or another during their development and whilst it can be difficult for both children and parents to go through, we’ve put together our top tips to help you manage.

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Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Take Your Child Camping

Camping is the perfect summer activity for families, especially those on a low budget.

That’s why we’ve put together our top 5 reasons why you should take your child camping this summer:

1. Disconnect – Technology is everywhere. We’re in the digital age, which makes it almost unavoidable. Whether it’s TV, smartphones, computers, video games, or tablets; it’s thought that too much screen time can be linked to ADHD, obesity and sleep disorders. Camping allows you to leave the technology at home, immerse yourself in nature and disconnect from the digital world.

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5 Water Activities for Young Children

Help children to stay cool this summer with these 5, fun and simple water activities!

What’s your child’s favourite summer water activity? Share your suggestions in the comments!

Top 10 Interview Questions to Ask Your Nanny Job Applicants

If you’re hiring a nanny for the first time, it can be difficult to know which questions you need to ask. How do you identify a good nanny from a nanny that just isn’t suited to you and your family? How do you know that you’ve chosen the perfect nanny for your children?

We’ve put together a list of our top 10 interview questions to ask your nanny job applicants to help you determine who’s the cream of the crop:

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How to Find a Nanny on NannyJob.co.uk – A Guide for Parents

Finding a professional nanny, babysitter, au-pair or other childcarers couldn’t be easier with nannyjob.co.uk.

It’s completely free to register and browse our listings of over 4000 childcarers, which include up-to-date profiles, location, experience and much more to help you find the perfect nanny for you and your family.

Simply enter your requirements into our custom search tool – your ideal nanny could be just a few clicks away!

If you don’t have time to search through every listing, you can also post a job in a matter of mouse-clicks. We’ll send this to our database of nannies and childcarers whilst all you need to do is sit back and let the applications come directly to you.

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What to do if your child just won’t listen?

When your child is old enough to know better but still doesn’t listen to you and do as they’re told, it can be more than a little frustrating.

How many times do you have to ask or tell your child to tidy their room before they do it? To come off that video game? To come inside from playing? To say please and thank you?

There are a lot of reasons why your child might not be paying attention and doing as you ask, some of these are easier to combat than others, but we’ve put together some tips to help you through these difficult situations.

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Best 5 Audiobooks for Kids

Audiobooks are fantastic for children, especially those who haven’t yet learned to read. Audiobooks can even help your child to improve their reading ability, especially if they follow the words in the book whilst listening to the audiobook.

Audiobooks are also great for quiet time and for keeping children occupied during long journeys.

That’s why we’ve put together our top 5 audiobooks for children to get you started:

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Quiet Time Activities for Toddlers

Does your toddler still enjoy an afternoon nap? Afternoon naps are wonderful, giving you and your toddler some well-needed rest from all of that energy they’ve been using throughout the day. Unfortunately, those naps won’t last forever and eventually, your toddler will grow out of their need for an afternoon doze.

However, that doesn’t mean that the quiet time you both enjoy, and need has to be replaced with noisy, energy-filled activities. Quiet-time activities can help to occupy young children whilst building their skills and giving you a little time to relax.

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