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Summer Issue – available now!
09 June 2010 5:53 PM | No CommentsThe summer issue of RELAX Magazine is available now to buy or read online.
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RELAX Magazine – The Autumn/Winter BUMPER ISSUE!
03 August 2010 9:43 AM | No CommentsDid you know that the next printed copy of RELAX will be a bumper issue?! The team behind the magazine and Relax Kids are attending several events towards the end of the year and want to have a great issue to take with them to the...
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Pork Meatballs recipe
03 September 2010 11:38 AM | No CommentsThere is nothing better on a cold day then a plate of spaghetti and meatball in my opinion, I find it real comfort food. I like to pork as its light and lean and it makes a really good meatball. Kids like making these, they...
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Calm, confident kids!
03 September 2010 9:09 AM | No CommentsAccording to some recent research by the Telegraph, more than 40,000 children were expelled last year! Unbelievable! And what’s worse, they are all aged between 4 and 7! And no, they were not all from deprived backgrounds! Such children were said to have been expelled for...
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The Love Drug
03 September 2010 8:46 AM | No CommentsResearch has been released this week that suggests that fathers experience a surge of hormones similar to that of mothers when their child is born. Professor Ruth Feldman, a neuroscientist at Yale and at Bar-Ilan University in Israel states “This seems to be evolution’s way...
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Tips to help you Start a Family Friendly Business
03 September 2010 8:38 AM | No CommentsI started my first business after I had my daughter and found that my old job just didn’t fit with my new life. If you find yourself in the same situation, here are some tips from myself and my co-author Helen Lindop to help you: Decide...
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Puzzling bond for all the family
31 August 2010 10:22 AM | No CommentsThere appears to be little doubt about the educational benefits of jigsaw puzzles – particularly for younger children – but many overlook the incredible social and interactive aspects of participating in a joint ‘venture’ like this regardless of age or ability. Many parents already enjoy lots...
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Activities Archive
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Calm, confident kids!
Posted on September 3, 2010 | No CommentsAccording to some recent research by the Telegraph, more than 40,000 children were expelled last year! Unbelievable! And what’s worse, they are all aged between 4 and 7! And no, they were not all from deprived backgrounds! Such children were said to have been expelled for... -
Puzzling bond for all the family
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsThere appears to be little doubt about the educational benefits of jigsaw puzzles – particularly for younger children – but many overlook the incredible social and interactive aspects of participating in a joint ‘venture’ like this regardless of age or ability. Many parents already enjoy lots... -
Summer Relaxation
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the days are long and the kids are out all day – perhaps go for something a little lower key to chill them out in those hot evenings. Visualisation is a lovely way for your child to tap into another side of their energies and... -
Quality Family Time
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsWith today’s busy lifestyles, many parents and grandparents want to spend more “quality” time with their children or grandchildren but they worry about how to go about it and what to do. So what is quality time? “Quality time” is time spent doing a simple activity that... -
Motivation, People, Motivation!
Posted on July 13, 2010 | No CommentsIt can be very difficult to motivate ourselves. We might need a pat on the back and a bit of encouragement – but sometimes we need to be able to keep ourselves going! How can we motivate ourselves to stick with our goals... -
Slumber Parties
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsOrganise the perfect slumber party for your kids and have a giant relaxing sleepover this summer! Here are some tips: Plan your food – don’t forget the kids are going to be there throughout the night and for the morning, so ensure you have lots of ideas... -
Family Chat Activities
Posted on July 6, 2010 | No CommentsI have recently been coaching a local group of parents on their philosophy to life and their general family ethos. I asked them to think about things that were important to them in life like their values, their beliefs and their principles because parents who... -
Relaxing Activity this Summer
Posted on June 18, 2010 | No CommentsWhen the days are long and the kids are out all day – perhaps go for something a little lower key to chill them out in those hot evenings. Visualisation is a lovely way for your child to tap into another side of their energies and... -
Savvy Summer Play
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsThere are plenty of things you can do with your family during the summer. Shops are heaving with products to buy to enhance our experience but we often overlook what we already have at home. It is very easy to end up buying lots of things... -
31 things to do before you are 10!
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsHere is a list, compiled by a panel of experts and celebrities, of things children should do by the time they are ten. How many have you tried? 1. Roll down a grassy bank 2. Make a mud pie 3. Prepare a modelling-dough mixture 4. Collect frogspawn 5. Make perfume...