One of the most glaring inadequacies in most education systems has been the total absence of financial education. This is doubly strange in light of the fact a lack of financial education leads to a number of problems, many of which are very difficult to overcome. We live in a faced paced world, things are […]
Whether we like to admit it or not, it’s likely that every one of us will find ourselves making difficult choices about assistance for older relatives at some point in our life. Whether the reasons for your concern are surrounding their mental or physical health, or perhaps both, if it seems like they need more […]
How prepared are you to handle a financial emergency – the kind that hits you like a solid left hook to the jaw or, more accurately, to your wallet? The wallet-busting shock of these events could be lessened if you had some idea of what to expect.
Are your children fans of the garden? We’ve been spending a lot of time in the garden lately thanks to the lovely weather we’ve been having. Families can make the most of the good weather this school half term, by getting involved in all the fun of National Children’s Gardening week. That’s right, there’s even an […]
Air quality in the home – how much thought do you really give that? In this modern world of busy, or maybe more accurately, ‘frantic’ family life, it can be tricky sometimes to get the basics done in a day, never mind consider things like the quality of the air inside your home. This is […]
How often do you visit the beach with your children? Our children absolutely love the beach and we visit day, night, rain, sun – anything goes. We can do that though as we live close to quite a few beaches. The bulk of the UK live no more than a couple of hours from the […]
Want to change your life? So many people talk about wanting to change their life, fewer choose to do something about it. To make real changes you have to invest in the process. One of the most common changes that people want to make relates to their body and physical appearance. I recently told you […]
Childcare is always something that creates stressful decisions for parents. Parents beat themselves up about the work/life balance constantly and despair at the cost of childcare in general. Over the years we’ve used a combination of nursery and playgroup for all the children. At some point all of them have been to nursery and two […]