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As technology becomes further integrated into our everyday lives, it simultaneously becomes more and more involved with how we bring up our children and hence integrated into their lives too. We have all been guilty of sitting our kids down in front of the television for a couple of hours while we run some errands, or perhaps even handing them an iPad instead of a book to keep them amused on a...

Riding horses is an extremely rewarding hobby which can arm children with lifetime skills and a lifelong love of horses. Here are some reasons saying yes to horse riding lessons for your child are a fantastic idea: Get fit and outdoors Learning to ride is a fantastic way to get your kids eyes away from a screen and into nature; it encourages them to keep active and gives them the opportunity to...

As kids grow up, they’ll want to assert their personalities in everything they do, and their bedrooms are no exception. Whether it be a One Direction or Hunger Games obsession, your kids will want to reflect that in their notebooks, online and on their walls. In order to makeover an entire room can be costly, especially if you go all out, and the trouble with a change of this scale is that your...

The prospect of keeping the kids busy for a single weekend can often be a daunting task, but when 6 weeks of freedom stands before you it can be difficult to decide where to even begin planning the time away. Scour the town for free activities. The summer holidays can be a rather expensive time. Cinema visits, trips to the zoo, shopping trips, everything adds up. However, not everything has to...

A recent study found that music lessons in childhood can help with your child’s hearing later in life. Playing an instrument can also help keep the brain active in adulthood, and even though we usually associate deafness in the ears, the brain is important to ensure we hear clearly. If the brain processes sound more slowly, it can be more difficult, to say, hear clearly while chatting on the...

Hundreds of organisations have come together to collaborate and form the Wild Network – a new initiative to encourage outdoor play for children. The ‘network’ has launched a new campaign to encourage children to cut their screen time by 30 minutes a day and spend the extra half-hour in the great outdoors. The campaign hopes to get UK children to reconnect with nature and spend more time...

As the midterm break appears, parents will be relieved to hear that children are much happier playing simple games than with pricey toys. A new survey has found that parents don’t need to fund expensive days out and instead kids would be happier carving a pumpkin, baking or finger painting. Good news for any budget conscious parents out there....

A number of Irish primary schools have been reaping the rewards of meditation time for students. Children are using it in the school yard during moments of conflict and other pupils say it has helped them ward off nervousness during exams. Teachers have noted the improvement in children’s concentration and say it has worked as an anger-management strategy. One principal even said meditation...

Children who play violent computer games on a regular basis are more likely to be aggressive, researchers have found. The findings were revealed at a conference held by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Dublin yesterday. The study of more than 1,000 teenagers found a strong link between young people who regularly played violent games and increased...