Monthly Archives: September 2009

The death of the guidebook

Like many families,the summer was packed full of outings to various museums, historic sites and  places that we do not generally call home. Often with children everything is done at breakneck speed, especially if you are operating amongst a gaggle … Continue reading

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Entertaining children with your mobile phone

Does anyone still own, or can you even buy, a mobile phone that simply makes and receives calls? The cellular phone has certainly come a long way. From the systems that now look very primitive, units that were almost as … Continue reading

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Do personalised books encourage reluctant readers?

Via Twitter, Super Nanny, or the people behind the programme, asked their Twitter following if they believed that personalised books encourage reading in reluctant readers. This is something that interests us, and indeed did interest us as we trawled Twitter … Continue reading

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