Home improvements

Renovating your child’s room

By Claire Winter With countless interior trends online, paired with your child’s ideas for their room, it can be hard to know where to start when it comes to home improvement. How do you combine practical with exciting?

During the pandemic, there has undoubtedly been a shift in the way many of us approach home living. Not only do we need functional and zoom-friendly spaces for us as adults, but we need safe and welcoming spaces for our children.

Here’s how to create smiles all round, considering:

Design themes Practicality Homework/play space Storage Colour and design trends Unique bedroom ideas – including space savers, wall art, plants and DIY items

Design themes This year has seen a strong desire for escapism, using exoticallydesigned items and location wallpapers to transport us to other countries or worlds. Children will definitely enjoy a star-gazing galaxy above their heads when they go to bed, or an ocean-themed wall so they can imagine the whooshing of the sea lapping up to shore. These kinds of themes keep their imagination and dreams fuelled.

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P roud to be Print Families Magazin e30 years May/June 2021

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Activities Tips/Advice Days Out

Helping your child make friends

By Poppy O’Neill

Rejection, big life changes, sensitivity and shyness can impact children’s ability to make or keep friends. Without guidance, they can feel baffled by friendship up and downs. What techniques can parents use to help their children build fulfilling social lives?

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Who teaches us how to have a loving and fulfilling relationship with another person? How parents relate to their children in the first three years, will shape their attachment style and influence their relationships for what is likely to be the rest of their lives.

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Two homes – the practicalities

Over the years at Only Mums & Only Dads, we’ve heard many separating parents express their concerns about their children having two homes. How will everyone cope? What can be done to make it easier for everyone? We have some answers to these questions and others.

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By Neil Wilkie

Foster care: are you eligible?

Foster Care Fortnight® organised by The Fostering Network, runs from 11 to 24 May. It raises awareness of fostering and celebrates the fostering community. There are some common myths and misconceptions about who can or can’t foster. Let’s attempt to clear some of these up.

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