Our alternatives to Elf on the shelf
In this house we don’t do Elf on the Shelf. We don’t make anything about Christmas conditional on behaviour and we don’t report back to
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5 December 2019
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Christmas carrying
Slings: a calming tool for Christmas Carrying can be a fantastic way to keep everyone calmer at Christmas. Christmas can be an overwhelming time for
Rowan Littlejohns
4 December 2019
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Festive Calm: Calming Big Feelings in the Festive Season
When a special holiday comes around, in particular the festive season, it is really common for our children to have big feelings. If you have
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25 November 2019
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Stress: a Christmas tradition to banish for good
Christmas is a time of celebration. It’s a time for family, gift giving, wonderful food and general excess for at least a month, nowadays. All
Rowan Littlejohns
15 November 2019
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Festive traditions: your families celebrating your way
The Christmas season means a lot of different things to a lot of families. For many families it is a joyful time full of festive
Emily Taylor
5 November 2019
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Engaging a toddler in your traditions
When I was thinking about writing about engaging children in our traditions I was thinking about how my family do Christmas, and the ways we
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7 October 2019
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Newborn Christmas gifts: making it meaningful
A quick Google of the ‘top ten Christmas gifts for babies’ brings up all manner of ideas from baby gyms to personalised sleep suits. But
CalmFamily Leadership
12 February 2019
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