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[ 19 Aug 2009 | No Comment ]
Keeping the Kids Busy: ChooChooGames

It can be hard to keep the kids occupied all summer long. Whether you work from home or just have jobs to do there are times when you’d give anything for a few minutes peace and quiet. To this end, I’ve asked Daisy, 7, to review ChooChooGames, a new educational play website for children. The site is for 2-6 year olds, so Daisy has been looking at the site with her brother Jay, 3.
Daisy writes, “Two to six year olds should try ChooChooGames. I like it because it teaches you new things.” The …

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[ 9 Aug 2009 | No Comment ]
Keeping the Kids Busy: Their Own Computer

The summer holidays are a time when most mums struggle to get a balance. Do you let your kids chill out totally with DVDs and computer games or drag them out for sports and day trips? There has to be a happy medium with a bit of activity and a bit of downtime, and if your children can learn something while playing computer games it is a bonus.
With this in mind, I set my two to test out the VTech Media Desktop. As you can see from the picture, right, …

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[ 17 Jun 2009 | 2 Comments ]
Home Educating and Running a Business

How would you manage to run a business if you were also responsible for educating your kids at home? Lots of mums and dads do combine home education and running a business from home too. In this blog post, you can read about how starting a business can contribute to your kids’ education. Whether you home educate or not, getting your kids to understand about business is a valuable lesson. They can pick up maths skills if you ask them to help work out postage. And leanring about how business …