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A Halloween party at home can be a memory your kids and friends never forget! And what are the ingredients for a great party? You will need to make your own guest list and decide on costumes but here are great and easy ideas for the rest:

Pull off the Greatest Trick of all this #Halloween by Introducing NEW non-candy Treats that aren’t toothbrushes or floss!

To help you get started, we created a list of things you can do now – indoors, outdoors and getting out – to be ready for Jack Frost to arrive:

A great way to spend time together and to add to the festivities of feasting is to get your kids going on Thanksgiving crafts to decorate your home and table. This is a great activity for your nanny or babysitters to do with your kids as well. But the fun is not just in making the crafts – it is also about deciding which crafts to make.

Keeping your kids healthy, whilst not always easy, is at least backed by endless amounts of science. But what about teaching them to be happy? Is that an art form or is there some science behind that too?

Family pets – especially dogs and cats – can often feel like just another member of the family. They bring love and joy, frustration and worry, and sometimes a lot of mess – just like a kid or your partner! Unfortunately, pets generally have a shorter lifespan that other members of the family and it is quite likely that the death of a family pet will be the first experience your kids have with this type of loss.

Moving only follows divorce and deaths in the family as the thing that causes the most stress. And if you are a military family then it is likely that moving frequently is part of the deal. So does military life have to equal moving stress?

If you have a nanny and find that you are too stretched between work and family to attend some of the events and appointments, you likely will be sending Nanny in your place.

It might feel like summer just got going, but it is already that time – back to school! No one is excited to say good-bye to summer but by being organised, you can help your kids ease back into the school year and maybe even get them excited to get back to it!

As the comedian Joan Rivers once said, “I hate housework! You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again!” If your idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance, you need to read this blog!

If your child is starting Full Day Kindergarten this autumn, there are a number of things you (and your nanny or babysitters) can do to get them ready. We have compiled a ‘primer’ to get you started: Preparing for a change of Pace Your child is going to be away from home and you or […]

Road trip with the kids? Be ready with lots of games to play with the kids or else be doomed to the dreaded… “Are we there yet?”