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Leanne Ammon
- Dec 13, 2020
- 3 min
How to Stay Fit After Christmas - Advice for Mums!
Its been two weeks of indulgence, watching films and visiting friends and loved ones. Two weeks existing in the Christmas bubble where diets and exercise can go out of the window because ‘it’s Christmas!’. And then it stops, January rolls around and there’s no excuse anymore. The window has closed. The bubble has popped. And now you have to actually face the fact that six Ferrero Rocher doesn’t make a healthy breakfast. Plus, the summer looms and the big, cosy jumpers that we
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Leanne Ammon
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas – What to Plan and What to Buy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
As we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic, we have learned a new way of navigating our lives in order to adhere to Government advice and to keep ourselves and our neighbours and loved ones healthy. Nipping to the shops has become something I can only just about remember doing, without having to remember masks, hand gel and making sure I am complying with queuing and one way systems. Socialising too has become something that requires careful planning, compliance with bu
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Mark Ammon
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
The Importance of stories for Children
Stories play a vital role in the growth and development of children. The books they read and the characters they get to know can become like friends. It’s also good for children to understand that books are a useful source of information and that good reading skills are important for success in their future lives. Reading also helps children with their confidence levels, coping with feelings and language and learning. Confidence Building Studies have shown that children who c
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Leanne Ammon
- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
How to Keep children active!
In a world where i-pads and televisions are on the must have lists of most children, its easy to see why cases of childhood obesity are on the up. With our busy lives, i-pads and t.v are a convenient way to get everything we need to get done whilst keeping little ones happy. But while they have their place in a happy home, there are far more benefits, physically and emotionally, to keeping children as active as we can. Getting to the local park or green space is obviously a g
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