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Who knew children can create so much mess. From using multiple cups, to endless piles of washing, the school summer holidays can create a battlefield at home.
August is here, but there still is a good four weeks to go until schools open again. How do you make sure the mess doesn’t drive everyone to distraction? Here are some tips:
There are some people’s think having a blog or website alone doesn’t make money, but the truth is that they can be a money spinner if you know what to do, and what to sell.
Here are four ways you can make money writing online:
Now that all schools have (finally) broken up for the summer, it’s a time for working parents to have more quality time with the kids. It it’s not without a cringe or two – for the children, anyway.
Research by Zeamu Music on 700 children aged between 4 and 10, a new record label for children, found that parents taking to the dance floor after one Pimms too many topped the list of embarrassing parent behaviour.
Finding out that you are expecting your first child can be a mix of feelings – joy, excitement, fear and confusion.
You may have already started thinking about how you’ll cope with an extra mouth to feed and how you’ll do that. Will you leave your job and become a full-time mum, will you cut back your hours so you can spend more time with your baby, or will you work full-time because you need the money?
Love your iPhone and iPad? We’ve been reviewing some fab accessories and apps that the whole family can enjoy.
Are you looking for childcare for your child during the school summer holidays? Perhaps you’re starting a new job and your child starts school in September.
Whatever the reason for needing childcare, you’ll want to find the best you can afford, and with a reputable provider you can trust. Today’s video will give you some tips and advice on finding childcare.
School summer holidays have already begun for some children, and the rest will follow suit in the next week or so. Typically a time when parents try to juggle the many activities for children, along with a budget that never seems to cover everything, summer holidays can also be a good time to teach children how to be grateful for what they get.
So the trip to Disney World didn’t happen this year (and may not happen next year!), but a few days away at a seaside resort did…and it’s still a holiday that cost money! How do you teach children to appreciate the time, money and organisation that goes into their care? Here are a few tips:
Working from home has become the reality for millions of people around the world, thanks to the internet. Our mum friends in the US have taken a lead on this, and it’s not uncommon to find a mother homeschooling her children while running a home-based business at the same time.
If you’re looking for a way to generate money doing just that (homeschooling aside), there are three models you can use to keep a steady flow of cash coming through:
Do you often fancy your chances in the weekly lottery? Are you known to make an impulse scratch card purchase at the newsagents when you get a feeling that luck is on your side? Or maybe a a regular trip to the bingo with the girls is more your thing. Perhaps you can’t resist playing free slots on your smartphone on the way to work?
Whatever you’re into, you probably aren’t alone. The Gambling Commission estimates that there are between 236,000 and 378,000 problem gamblers in Britain, but Gamblers Anonymous thinks it is nearer 600,000 and women make a significant percentage of those figures.
If you’re left feeling ashamed, here are some tips to make sure you gamble sensibly:
Now that the sun’s finally out, and looking set to stay for the next week at least, we all want to make the most of the sun. Having a barbecue is something that the whole family can enjoy – and great opportunity to cook fresh foods with lots of healthy salads,too.
If you haven’t got a BBQ and don’t know what to buy, the first video will guide you through that – then you can work your way through making BBQ burgers and tasty chicken wings…finger licking good!
Not so long ago, if you needed business cards you would have contacted your local printing company, paid for then to knock up an expensive design (however good it looked) and received your ordered cards one or two weeks later. If you wanted your order completed quicker, you paid extra for that service, too.
But, thanks to the internet, the creation of business cards is a lot easier, and cheaper too – find out how:
Curries are a firm favourite of adults and children alike – but only if you get the seasoning right!
Today’s video will show you how to whip up a low-fat chicken curry in next to no time:
Setting up a home office is one of the first milestones that lets you – and the rest of the family – know that you mean business. You’re not just spending hours on your laptop surfing or Facebooking, but are actually doing something tangible.
But you don’t need to spend thousands to do it – unless you choose to, of course. If you want to get the basics right and build on from there (or expand as your business grows), here are some tips on choosing office furniture:
Being a mum. It’s a full time, unpaid job. Replete with (sometimes) moody customers, a myriad of paperwork and an ever growing list of ‘to-do’ items, it’s a wonder any mother can find the time or inclination to go out and work alongside their domestic duties.
But work they frequently do and, as the Office for National Statistics cheerily informs us, the number of mothers working full time in the UK has risen from a quarter to a third in the past 15 years.
Tight budget or not, buying school uniforms is a must for every parent with school-aged children. And the older they get the more expensive and mandatory school uniform becomes.
So how can parents shop on a budget when purchasing school uniform during times of austerity? Here are four tips to help you buy school uniform on a tight budget:
Most children love pizza, but if you’re a health-co scions mum you’ll not want to pander to the unhealthy demands too often. A healthier alternative, however, which keep everyone happy are pita pizzas.
Cheap to make, and a fun cooking experience for even young children, these filling yummy servings are perfect as part of a meal, or for parties.
So you’ve found something that you’re great at, that people have paid you to do for them, and you want to set up your own business from home – but where do you start?
While the UK ranks well for paid maternity leave when compared to other countries, there is a distinction between paid and week paid, and when it is compared to countries providing well-paid maternity leave it slips down the scale.
We live in a culture where every talks about being busy, and we’re all guilty of saying it at so e point (or all the time, depending on how honest you want to be!). Rarely do we stop to ask whether we’re working hard on the right things for the right reasons.
Imagine this: you’ve been applying for jobs for weeks, months even, when you are called for an interview. You can barely sleep the night before, and when the time comes, you’re burning with energy. You hop the bus to get there and rush into the building, only to find the lift that will take you to the 12th floor is broken.
But you don’t let that stop you. You rush up the stairs, and by the time you make it to the top, you’re completely out of breath. That’s when you look at the sign hanging above the receptionist and realise that you were in the wrong building!
It can often be a struggle to get children into enjoying fish – unless it’s coated in batter and served with chips! But this fish pie recipient from Nelson’s has a mix of potatoes, cod and salmon, which is sure to turn the tables on the fish detesters.
