Family Time Articles

You might think that dusting off your board games once a year at Christmas is ample game-playing time for your family, however, according to the head of Ofsted, children who play traditional board games at home do better at school.
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Have you made your New Year resolutions? As parents we have our work cut-out having to make two sets of resolutions - one set for our personal goals, and one set for our parenting goals! Whether you have made your resolutions or not, or even if you want to make them later in the year, we have some great advice from My Child readers.
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To celebrate the continued success of our new and completely FREE catalogue brochure service powered by the Catalink Network, we are offering visitors the chance to win £500 of M&S Shopping Vouchers.
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Getting the kids away from the TV can be difficult, but there are plenty of ways to encourage them to lead healthier lives. Here are 10 ideas to inspire you.
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As a parent, facing the prospect of divorce or separation from a partner can be a daunting experience, fraught with anxieties of how your child may be affected.
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According to road safety charity Brake, traffic is the biggest single killer of 12-16 year-olds. A child is hurt or killed every 20 minutes on UK roads, say Brake.
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We've launched our new online catalogue shop. Visit the site at http://shop.mychild.co.uk.
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Recently a survey by the Fathers Institute (previously know as Fathers Direct) showed that three-thirds of parents agree that society values a child’s relationship with mother more than the father. So how can dads get more involved with their children?
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Who the children live with and where they go to school are just some of the types questions parents only ever have to consider when going through a divorce. Suddenly parental rights take on a whole new meaning.
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Can playing computer games harm children, and if so in what way? Research and debate around this heated subject tend to get stuck on the ‘yes, no’ dithering seesaw.
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