The Internet, for children and adults alike, is a hugely important communications medium. Children now use the internet to help with homework (in good ways and bad), to play games…
Many adults remember sharing a room with one or more siblings in their childhood home. For some, the close proximity served as an opportunity for bonding, while others don’t recall…
When our children are being warned about the dangers of little exercise and poor diet, it is natural to get them into walking or cycling to school or just out…
There are currently over 60 million mobile phones being used in the UK and they continue to increase in popularity, as new features become available. Just as you struggle to…
It’s lovely to explore the garden and park with your children, but they do have a tendency to use all their senses to explore – touch, smell, sight, sound and…
There are allegedly 800 million bikes in the world, double the amount of cars, and they are a very efficient and eco-friendly way of getting around. Children love the speed…
In the summer there is nothing more appealing than a dip in the sea, a paddle in a river or an afternoon at the pool or lido. And because we’re…
When I was a kid, I loved running about on the beach all day wearing a swimsuit and rarely, if ever, worrying about sunscreen. If we had known in the…
Playbarns and indoor play areas are commonplace and rainy weekends are countered by visits to these large, purpose-built indoor play centres, such as those at the Wacky Warehouse pubs. While…
