The Curious Mom

As a parent, it’s natural to always do what’s best for your kids, which is why when they’ve got a dream you want to ensure that it comes true. Of course, there are some things that as a parent you just can’t control. You can’t promise your child that they will grow up to be a prima ballerina or that they will be a famous chef, but what you can do is help your children to make their dreams a reality. The good news is that there are lots of little ways that you can help your children to achieve their dreams, it’s just a case of knowing what they are and how to utilize them. To give you some ideas, below are some things that you can try to help give your kids every chance of reaching their dreams and full potential. 

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Enroll them in after school clubs

Not only have social studies shown that attending clubs like a football club, drama club, Kids Gymnastics club, or art club, can help a child’s development and social skills, but enrolling them in a club that matches their dreams can help them hone their skills. Let’s say your child is football mad and dreams of being a famous footballer player one day, a great way to help them achieve their dreams is to enroll them in an after school football club so that they can get the practice and training that they need. The same goes for any skill, whether it’s dancing, drawing, or cooking, enrolling them in a club can help them to hone their skills.

Motivate them

The key to achieving your dreams is motivation, which means that if you want to ensure that your child makes their dreams a reality, you need to find ways to motivate them. One of the best ways to do that is to show them what they can be. Say, for instance, your child wants to be a famous footballer, take them to watch a football match. Or, say they want to be a singer, pay for them to have a recording session in a real studio and order copies of their replication CD from a specialist company like Nationwide Disc. Let’s say your child dreams of being a renowned chef, take them to a see their favorite chef in action at their restaurant. Give your child the chance to see what it would be like if their dreams came true, and you can help them to achieve their goals. 

Get them extra lessons

If you notice that your child loves to sing, for instance, but isn’t getting the help they need when singing in the school choir; perhaps it could be worth getting them extra tuition to help them to develop their skills. The same goes for gymnastics, basketball, drawing and painting - basically, any activity that your child loves to do, you can get them extra lessons to help them to hone their skills. The more help your child has to improve on a hobby, the better their chances of success in the future. 

There you have it, a guide to the little things that you can do to help your children’s dreams come true. 

When you are a mom one of the toughest things in life is to find a way to balance your checkbook. Just try as you might, it is incredibly tough to find a way to have all of the things that you and your family need while still coming in under budget every single month.

If you find yourself falling back into the category of living paycheck to paycheck, you need to start getting crafty about how you go about getting the things you want. No one here is suggesting that you start cutting back – but rather that you start looking into solutions to get whatever it is that you want for a lot less.

If you want to get started on this adventure of getting the clothes you want for less money, then you know you need to give up cruising around malls. Giant shopping malls exist to slowly rope you into making purchases of items that you did not actually need. When you end up buying items from store windows that are “on sale,” or even those that are in the “clearance” rack, you simply end up with a bunch of gear at retail price that appears to be marked down. These items are often those that the store needs to sell, anyway. Your first step in saving money is to start shopping online.

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But if you are no stranger to online shopping and still need a way to cut back, or even if you are new to shopping online, you need to take your shopping habit to the specialty shopping spot of the internet.Check out Groupon Coupons’ new partnership with Kate Spade and you will wonder just how you have never heard of this before. You will have access to all kinds of coupons and discounts, ranging from 15% off to 25% off and even all the way up to 50% off. If you want to be able to get the clothes you want be spend a lot less money doing so, you definitely need to look into Kate Spade’s Groupon Coupons page.

As a parent, you're the center of the world even though you might not feel like it sometimes. But you do have to do everything and events will revolve around you, even if you don't want them too! Your family relies on you to be a doer. Keeping everyone in the family happy is hard, especially when it comes to our children, who can change interests at the drop of a hat and be quite loud about it when they do. As parents, it is our job to keep our kids happy. Sometimes this can seem like a goal that is horrendously far out of hand. It is important in these trying times to step back and find the time to chill with the kids.

However, there is an answer. It's called technology and no, it doesn't mean to just plonk your child down in front of the TV. Technology is everywhere and it has been for a while. For some, it's exciting, for others it can be quite scary. What technology is, though - is a problem solver.

Look, it can be enticing to go out, buy a Nintendo Switch and give it to the children and hey, why not?But technology is so much more than a relief.  If you've ever been stuck for ideas, why not Google it? Why not look for something to do in your local area? Not only that, but you can be directed to the place you need to go with your kids thanks to your phone. That's what technology can do for you. Even with the old-school methods. If you want to help your kids read or play board games, you can purchase them with a smartphone and have it delivered to your door on the same day. What technology does is open up new possibilities for you and the kids!

Say you want to have a movie night - download Showbox on your tablet and host it! Find out more about ShowBox on their website and see what it offers to you. What about cooking? You'll find no end to the recipes that you can prepare for you and your family thanks to the internet. Technology allows access to all sorts of books, films, and music that can help keep your kids happy if you are truly out of ideas. As a last resort, technology can be used to entertain kids and there are all sorts of fun games out on consoles like the XBOX One.

So, technology - it can inspire us to find ideas and it can back us up when we are out of them. From finding a new place to relax with the kids, or a new activity for them, to allow us to buy craft materials, books, pens, and paper. The secret to keeping the kids happy? It’s not just about putting them in front of a new games console, it’s about finding inspiration for the latest things to do with our families, and of course, our beloved kids!

We live in a world where technology is taking over. For medicine and science, this is naturally a good thing as our technological advances are assisting us to live longer and healthier lives. The only downside to this world full of smartphones, smart TVs and apps, is that there is little in the way of safety rules laid down for our kids.

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If you roll back time thirty or so years, computers were only in their beginnings. Children didn’t grow up with iPads and smart tablets and Kindles – they had bikes, fresh air and imagination to keep them busy. However, we must roll with the changes and get with the program; the world will continue on and excel and we cannot be left behind due to remembering the ‘good old days’. Kids love being able to interact with tablets on games, books, educational apps and the latest version of MovieBox, where they can watch their favorite movies. However, internet safety is so important. So, what you need to do as a parent is to teach your children about technology and how to stay safe while using it. With these golden rules, you can make sure your children are shielded from unpleasant surprises on their coveted tablets:

Makeup holds the cure for many of life’s problems. Not feeling great about yourself? Get the makeup out. Broken hearted? Try a new look. In fact, the makeup bag is one of life’s unrecognized heroes. And, it’s not just the trials of life makeup can save us from. When you’re feeling ill, you may turn to doctors and medicine to get you better. But, once they’ve done the hard work, you may need something to boost you back to health.

You know the feeling; you’ve been ill for a few days. You haven’t washed as much as you should, and have been in your  PJ's the whole time. And, makeup hasn’t had a look in. It can be hard to recover when you’re feeling stale, though. First thing first; get into the shower. It’s the fastest way to make yourself feel better. So, as soon as you feel well enough, get to it. It’s always amazing how showers seem to wash illness away. The fresh water will remove any fogged thoughts, and bring you back to your usual self. Once you’re out, take the time to do your hair in the usual way. If you’re not feeling 100% yet, you may want to leave it to do its own thing. But, that’ll leave you back where you started.