Family Times’ feature articles cover a variety of hot topics related to family living and parenting. From health and education to parenting tips and tough-to-tackle subjects, we aim to bring you up-to-date, relevant, informative and interesting articles.
Physical activity: most of us have the ability to do it, it’s accessible and rewarding, yet inactivity is one of the biggest health problems in the world today. We all know physical activity is good for us, but as identified by a recent SPARC survey, 51 per cent of us don’t reach the national guidelines [...]
If you are in charge of the gathering for Christmas dinner, you will want to organise a few fun games and activities besides the meal. After all, everyone will be sniffing around the kitchen looking for food if you don’t keep them entertained. Here are a few fun-loving ways to divert the crowd until the [...]
Ask most parents about video games – particularly those who don’t play themselves – and you will probably get all the horror stories they have heard about: predators, addictive gaming habits, violent behaviour and antisocial habits. Studies, research and media reporting on the subject sometimes inflame these perceptions. With video games and children, however, it’s [...]
If there’s one thing parents deserve, it’s a good laugh every now and then. These 18 hilarious parenting quotes are sure to crack smiles on the faces of mums and dads everywhere. 1) “A truly appreciative child will break, lose, spoil, or fondle to death any really successful gift within a matter of minutes.” – [...]
You hear a lot these days about “family time” and how important it is to invest in quality time with your whole family. Some folks are under the impression that in order to make family time really fun you need to set up big planned functions. Although structured events are certainly unique and can be [...]
There’s a secret to understanding anger, and it is simple. Anger, almost always, is not the first reaction someone has to a situation; there is a prior emotion like disappointment or sadness that precedes the anger. Parenting angry kids can be difficult; sometimes it can be nearly impossible. But understanding anger itself, and realising that [...]
It’s never too early for kids to learn about money, and the school holidays provide a great opportunity to teach your children valuable lessons that will set them up for a bright financial future. You don’t need to be a financial expert to introduce your children to basic financial concepts like saving and budgeting. But [...]
Most parents have been embarrassed by their child searching for “bats in the cave” at the wrong moment, blurting out that a person in the near vicinity is fat or belching the national anthem for the world to hear. After the cringe factor wears off, you may ask yourself – do children still have manners [...]
Musical play should be regarded as an essential ingredient in the life of every child because of its ability to bring about a sense of enjoyment, freedom, creativity and uninhibited movement. Whether it’s playing rhythm games, chanting, dancing, or singing soft gentle songs to calm and settle tired babies, music can become a natural part [...]
Gaming reviews with Duncan Sharpe Game: Plants vs. Zombies Platforms: (Nintendo DS) Your rating: (4 out of 5 stars) Classification: PG Genre: Tower Themes and values: Use the plants to stop the Zombies Language: Nothing offensive Violence/distressing scenes: Moderate plant to Zombie violence Review: Plants vs. Zombies is awesome. That’s what I have to say [...]
