I love Bonfire Night! Wrapping up warm (in my lovely new jacket!), playing with sparklers and stuffing my face with treacle toffee, whilst watching fireworks is my idea of heaven! What’s not to love? With 5th November nearly upon us it’s time for some safety tips in preparation.

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Now I know a lot of us have children who, from time to time, drive us nuts. We feel like pulling our hair out because they won’t stop screaming and living off only a couple of hour’s sleep a day (5.51am this moring my little boy wanted Toby from Thomas the Tank Engine, desperately!) is the norm for hectic mums (and dads).

I have read a number of articles in the past which state that some behaviour  issues in children can be linked to what  children eat and the amount of sugars and additives that they consume through fizzy drinks, crisps, white bread & pasta, chocolate, sweets and so on. Not rocket science when you think about it but it does give you ‘food for thought’. 

from dailymail.co.uk

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After the long lazy days of summer, thousands of children are now back to school and getting back into the swing of things. One big factor in this is trying to get them back into the pre-summer sleeping routine. After weeks of staying up late at night and getting up late in the morning, the sound of the alarm at 7.30am, signalling that it is time to get up for school can become the sound of doom – I remember it was for me at least…still is!

from www.cartoonstock.com

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Yes Sunday 13th will be a day of nostalgia where we can look back and celebrate the genius of my favourite children’s author, Roald Dahl.

Now is the time to get the kids down to the library to stock up on boredom buster books. And while you’re there you could pick up a couple for yourself - Dahl’s The Witches still gives me the chills. Not to mention the film, that gave me nightmares for weeks!

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So after a couple of months racking your brain about how to entertain the kids every day, they’re finally back to school. School uniform check! Sports kit check! Stationary check! Healthy packed lunches…hmm not yet got that sorted?

With fresh news of Jamie Oliver getting out there to the schools once again and banning butter on sandwiches, I think we’re all realising how important it is for kids to get the right nutrients on a daily basis, without all the junk food. Another factor is that the food needs to keep them full throughout the day – a hungry child is a grumpy one!!

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