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Why you should embrace unplugged play - for ALL ages
It’s undeniable, childhood now looks nothing like we remember. Mud pies, forts and neighbourhood games have been replaced with iPads, Playstations and Gaming.
How to create healthy, happy, food-loving kids : Tribal Food and Fussy Eaters
You lovingly prepare a nutritious, yummy meal and your child says, ‘Yuk, I don’t like it!’ Thud. Your head lands on the table. Devastated, bemused and desperate, you resort to scare tactics: ‘You need to eat broccoli, it prevents cancer!’ And if that doesn’t work, there’s the emotional blackmail: ‘Kids are starving in Africa, you know. They’d love to eat this meal, I’m sure.’ Then the big guns – the threatening bribe: ‘There’ll be no ice-cream if you don’t eat your lettuce!’
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