Natural Ways to Keep Bugs Out of Your Home
Sustainable tips for protecting your home and yourself from insects during warm weather. Springtime has arrived which means it is time to...
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Planting Spring Flowers with Kids
With the recent equinox heralding longer days and shorter nights, spring is officially underway. When you think spring, the first...
Questions to Ask in An Au Pair Interview
Ask the right questions to find the best au pair for your family. An au pair will be taking care...
The Dog Diet: How to Keep Weight Off Your Dog
Is your dog walking with a little too much waddle? Reduce your dog’s excess weight in a controlled manner. All dog owners know...
Online Scams: What Carers Need to Know
While the internet makes it easier than ever to find your ideal care job, it also leaves the door wide...
Lenny the Dementia-Friendly Barber
Lenny White is the UK’s first mobile dementia-friendly barber. With his pop-up barber shop, jukebox playing 1950s hits and old-fashioned...
How to Arrange Your Documents and Papers
Top tips for keeping your bills and important documents in order. Drawers pile up and folders split open from the...
We Are Family: A Conversation with BlendedDadUK
Today, when we think of family, no single image comes to mind. Nowadays, the typical family structure includes blended families, single...
The Best Way to Spoil Your Mum This Mother’s Day
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Au Pair Tips: Holidays with Your Host Family
Tips for going, or not going, on holiday with your host family. One of the big questions au pairs and host families need...
Are You Scared of Your Child?
5 signs you fear your kids and how you can change their behaviour Parents fearing their children is more common than you might think....
How to Send Children to Bed Stress-Free
Do your kids seem to find all their energy right before bedtime? If so, you are not alone. At the...
Au Pair Tips: What to Do If You Feel Homesick
How you can fight homesickness and have an amazing au pair experience. When you travel far away from your friends and...
What You Need to Know About Getting A Check-Up for Your Dog
Check-ups are vital to maintaining your dog’s health so schedule regular visits to the vet. Here’s what else you need to know. The...
6 Natural At-Home Stain Removers
At home-remedies that you or your housekeeper can use to battle the toughest of stains. From grass stains on the children’s white t-shirts to lipstick...
Au Pair Tips: What to Do If You Have Problems with Your Host Family
How to handle problems that may arise with your host family. The au pair experience is usually a positive and exciting one....
We Are Family: A Conversation with The Langtons
Today, when we think of family, no single image comes to mind. Nowadays, the typical family structure includes blended families, single...
The Au Pair Contract: Why You Need It and What It Should Say
Everything host families need to know about creating an au pair contract. One way to ensure that the au pair experience will be a...
How to Make Valentine’s Day Special for the Whole Family
While February 14th may bring up visions of a romantic dinner date and flowers with a significant other, parents know...
What Do Parents Really Think About Valentine’s Day?
To stay in or go out, that is the question for parents come Valentine’s Day. While the thought of having...
No-Gos for Au Pairs
The role of an au pair can sometimes be complex and challenging. But the rewards of this line of work...
The Best Cities in the UK to Celebrate Your Love
Love is in the air! Care.com has analysed which cities in the UK provide the best opportunities for a romantic...
How You Can Make This a Valentine’s Day to Remember with Care.com
Are you looking to be spoiled this Valentine’s Day? Look no further as Care.com is giving you the chance to...
7 Ideas for Valentine’s Day with Your Elderly Loved Ones
Great ideas for the elderly loved ones in your life on Valentine’s Day. There is perhaps no more fulfilling and...
A Parent’s Guide to Flexible Working
What is flexible working and does it really help? From working parents juggling the school runs to millennials no longer...
What You Need to Know About Retiring Abroad
Are you thinking about retiring abroad? Here is what you need to consider before you go. Retiring to sunnier shores has long since been only a...
5 Things That Change When You Hire an Au Pair
The benefits of having an au pair that you will notice straight away. Are you thinking about hiring an au pair? Here...
A Moving Abroad Checklist for Families
Moving abroad can be a challenging, but hopefully also rewarding experience to go through. It is often difficult enough for...
We Are Family: A Conversation with Just The Three Of Us
Today, when we think of family, no single image comes to mind. Nowadays, the typical family structure includes blended families, single...
Getting the Most Out of Your Tutor
How to manage and evaluate the private tutors and instructors you have hired. Once you have hired a tutor, you may be relieved to...
Which Small Animals Are Suitable for Children?
Is there nothing in the world your child wants more than a pet? Why not think about getting them one of these small...
Social Media for Kids: 9 Things to Think About Before Creating an Account for Your Child
It’s only a matter of time until you hear the dreaded question out of your tween’s mouth: “When can I...
First-Aid Checklist: What to Do If Your Child Is Being Cyberbullied
How to tell if your child is being cyberbullied and what you can do to help. As the number of...
6 Tips to Monitor Teens and Social Media
How to keep your children safe online. Social media has long since become a dominating feature in the lives of...
7 Ways to Help Your Child Cope When Saying Goodbye to A Nanny
From relocation to new employment, the working relationship between nannies and the family they work for can end for many reasons....
How to Supervise Your Children Online
For most of us, the words “social networking” and “social media” seem to stare at us from every page of...
8 Ways To Manage Sandwich Generation Stress
If you find yourself at the end of the day feeling drained and worrying about not doing enough, then demands...
New Year, New Raffle! Great Prizes to Help You Live a Better 2019
After the excesses of the holidays, we are quick to turn to the fresh start of the New Year with...
Is Your Baby Teething Early? Here Are 4 Common Parent Worries
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