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Top Tips To Keep Children Safe On Social Media
Join me as I dive into the digital age, researching the best ways to keep my children safe while still allowing them to explore this vibrant online world. I'll share tips, tricks, and resources to help you navigate the complexities of social media parenting with confidence.
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Top Tips For Pre-Teen Skincare
In recent months, there has been a growing concern over pre-teens and teenagers using an excessive amount of luxury skincare products. However, many of these trending products are age-restricted due to the potential damage they may cause to young peopleās skin. So I wanted to learn what the truth is, and how I can help my children take care of their delicate skin in the healthiest way.
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Christmas Songs To Help Kids Sleep
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I discover which are the best Christmas songs to help kids sleep so I can be ready for Christmas eve and settling my VERY excited Smalls to sleep before Father Christmas arrives.
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Online Games That Teach My Children About Healthy Eating
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out some online games that teach my children about healthy eating so I can make nutrition accessible and interesting! Teaching Children About Healthy Food I’m always interested in ways to teach my children about healthy eating habits, but it can be tough to get them excited about eating vegetables and fruits. While I am a big believer in showing them food in the original form, they know what tomatoes, onions, carrots, and apples look like, and I try to make sure they eat as healthy a diet as possible, I always want to find a way to make it fun, rather than just…
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Lunch Box Foods That Help Children Focus
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out top tips from nutrition experts for lunch box foods that help children focus so I can give my kids the best education possible. Back To School It’s September, which means it’s back to school. While there’s many things that are advantageous about my children being out of the house for six hours a day, there’s two things I struggle with. One is the school run, I hate it, but there’s nothing I can do about it. The second is lunch boxes. I want to make sure my children have a healthy, filling and enjoyable lunch every day, but sometimes it’s hard to…
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How I’m Using Games To Teach My Children About Money
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I share my experiences of using games to teach my children about money, and why I think financial education is important for kids. Teaching Children About Money I’m always been on the lookout for creative and engaging ways to teach my children about the things I’m not personally an expert in. There’s so much I want them to know about, but unless it’s story craft or how to cook vegetarian food for people who love spice and garlic, I need a bit of help. One of these areas is finance. I’m terrible at maths, really struggle with reading numbers properly, and am absolutely not a…
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How To Entertain Children On Rainy Days In The Summer Holidays
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out different ways to entertain children on rainy days in the summer holidays. Rainy Days Of Summer We are entering the six weeks summer holidays during one of the rainiest most miserable Julys I can remember. Our plans of beach trips, BBQs in the garden, dog walks and playground excursions look in serious jeopardy as the grey rain hammers against the windows, thunder rolls through the skies, and everybody huddles up inside wearing fluffy pyjamas all day. Rainy days can be a drag for kids, especially when there’s no school to keep them busy and entertained during the day time. And if, like…
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Encouraging My Children With Their Creative Passions
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I share my experiences of being creative parents raising creative children, and how we are trying to encourage and support their creative passions. Creative Parents When Jon and I met in November 2014, one of the first things we bonded over was our love of creativity. He is a passionate and astoundingly talented musician, I have always loved everything to do with art and crafting, and we were both working on writing books. Over the course of our relationship, we have spent more hours than I can possibly imagine talking about and working on our creative pursuits. Since our first novels came out in 2016,…
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Ten Tips For How To Help Children Taking The 11+ Exam
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out ten tips for how to help children taking the the 11+ exam from education experts. My oldest daughter and step son are in year five, and scary as this feels (they’re growing up so fast!!) it’s time to start thinking about their secondary education. There are some fantastic schools in our area, we’re very fortunate, but the most highly rated is the grammar school. While this might be beyond us, if we did have the opportunity to go down the private education route, we’d want to give them the best shot at success with taking their 11+ exams. To help me work…