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Talking to children about Father Christmas- Blogmas Day 18

Father Christmas is a topic of discussion that I’m sure many parents have gone backwards and forwards on. Whether they want their children to believe or not, what he brings, and how they’d ever explain things if their children started to ask questions. This is something that Mark and I …

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Our Quarantine Routine.

Quarantine Routine

If you’re a long time follower of The Stevenson Life, you’ll have seen the previous routine posts we’ve done about routines within our household (our AM routine can be found here, our PM routine can be found here and our most recent daily routine can be found here). We thought …

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Why I hate the term “terrible twos”.

Terrible Twos

Let’s be honest, we’ve all been there. I remember before I had Grayson I’d say it to friends with children “oh it must be the terrible twos!!!” and I’m sure a lot of you have said it at some point or another. Since Grayson’s become a toddler, I’ve really resent …

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How to Raise a Science Lover.

Science Lover

When it comes to teaching your child about one particular subject, you might feel a littleapprehensive, especially if it’s not your area of expertise. This is true of Science; if you have notpursued a career in a science-related field, it’s unlikely that your knowledge of the subject is very up …

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Top ways of helping Your Child Become More Confident.

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Helping your child become more confident Confidence is such an important trait for children and adults alike, as it helps us to overcome challenges, make new friends and take risks. However, it doesn’t come naturally to everyone; some children are shy and find it difficult to speak up in class …

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Toucanbox review

toucanBox

We were recently offered a toucanBox to try out and see how Grayson got on. Which we were VERY excited to get, because after however many weeks we’ve been in lockdown – we’ll accept all the help for entertaining a toddler that we can get! So here’s our Toucanbox review…. …

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Helping Your Child Learn a New Language.

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There will come a point in your child’s education that they will have to start learning an additionallanguage in school. Usually this is either French, German, or Spanish, or a combination of the three,but some schools will offer additional options. Learning a new language is very beneficial for children and …

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Top Tips for expectant parents.

Expectant Parents

We have another guest post today, and this time it’s from my lovely friend Shona over at _homeandfamily on Instagram, with some top tips for expectant parents. Shona and I bonded over our ‘mummies boys’ (she’s mummy to Archie, who is an absolute sweetheart!) and our friendship has grown ever …

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