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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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Well-being Archive
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Being Creative Like a Child
Posted on August 9, 2010 | No CommentsTo celebrate International Youth Day in August, let’s look to our kids for inspiration. To create the lives we want, we need to be bold explorers and feel free. How can we do this? Kids might be our greatest teachers. They know how to enter the... -
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... -
You’re So Sensitive!
Posted on July 30, 2010 | No CommentsSensitivity is a tricky subject because it’s often misunderstood. Sensitive children (and adults) are commonly mislabelled as “shy”, “moody” or “difficult”, while many of the positive attributes of their sensitivity are overlooked. Which is a shame because they have so much to offer when they are taught to nurture their gifts. -
Single Parent Success
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsKeeping healthy relationships. Children can assess the temperature of our moods with alarming accuracy, no matter what their age. Often the child’s perception that “something is wrong” is quite often more accurate than we realise ourselves. Retaining healthy relationships, wherever possible, will help to reduce the stress... -
Self Esteem
Posted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsWhy would I write about self esteem? Quite simply a huge number of people who walk through our doors have low self esteem and this is a major source of anger for them. So many of the issues I see each day are caused by self esteem. To... -
Recycling Tips
Posted on July 13, 2010 | No CommentsDid you know that one tonne of rubbish is produced by each household every year? And with an estimated 25.7 million households in the UK, that is a scary thought! It all has to go somewhere… Obviously, there is a number of items of rubbish 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... -
Statistics sent from Beat Bullying HQ
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsThought these statistics may be of interest for our RELAX magazine readers – direct from BeatBullying HQ. If you are or know a child who is experiencing a form of bullying, then please get in touch with BeatBullying by clicking here. As many as 70% of... -
5 Ways For Your Child To Manage Their Anger
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsChildren get angry in my experience ‘quite a lot’ mainly through frustration and also not getting their own way. They are not great at managing their anger and therefore need some help with controlling and channelling it. Being angry shows passion and determination as well... -
Helping your child to be who they are
Posted on July 8, 2010 | No CommentsNo two children are the same and whilst we love the uniqueness of our child being absorbed in ‘science’ for instance your child may worry that they are not the same as other children and aren’t fitting in with their peers. They don’t want to...