Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Technology is not making our kids stupid!
Myths About Teenagers and Tech that Parents should ignore On the weekend I read an article by Elizabeth Pearle, the Senior Editor of HuffPost Teen called 5 Myths that Parents should ignore about Teens and Technology. She challenges the myths that technology is making our kids thick, anti-social and causing them to have attention spans…
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Why it’s important to show an interest in your child’s schooling
Why is it important? We try to be as involved with our 6 year olds education as much as we can as feel genuinely believe it will help her succeed not only in school but in life. Research shows that it’s not how much money you make or what your own educational experience was like…
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Win 4 Tickets to Legoland Windsor Courtesy of Cuthberts Toys
Win 4 Tickets to Legoland Windsor It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Cuthberts Toys in St Albans and I have written about their excellent customer service on a couple of occasions. I’ve known Kirit, the owner, for a few years now and he’s just a genuinely nice guy with a great sense…
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Travelling to Iceland with Kids
Is Iceland Child-Friendly? ‘Mummy can I go with you so we can throw snow at each other?’ Madame Age 6 In December, I had the opportunity to go to Iceland for a few days, I’d been once before about 14 years ago and my husband coincidentally was there for work back in October, now I’m…
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Clever Storage Ideas for Small Houses
Desperate for more space? I don’t know what came over me. Just after New Year, I don’t know if it’s guilt over the excess at Christmas or the New Year New beginnings thing, but I found myself doing some uncharacteristic cleaning and apparently I’m not alone. I asked around and quite a few friends found…
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