Protecting your plants from frost is an important step to take before winters start to knock on your garden’s door. We’ll share some expert strategies and easy-to-implement ideas to keep your plants cozy and safe.
07.12.2023 - 13:07 / growingfamily.co.uk / Catherine
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Creativity is integral to your child’s overall development. While some children are innately creative, this valuable skill can be nurtured and honed over time.
Here are six essential tips to help boost your child’s creativity.
While exposing your child to various activities can be beneficial, your little one will most likely excel at something they’re genuinely passionate about.
Discuss their interests with them, and observe the things they gravitate towards. Try not to force your own passions on your kids and give them the freedom to choose the activities they want to pursue.
If your child constantly changes their mind about their hobbies, remember to be patient and continue to support them.
Children can easily get discouraged, especially when criticised. If your child is afraid to make mistakes for fear of being reprimanded or labelled, they will be less creative and may not want to leave their comfort zones.
To enhance your child’s creativity, you must create a safe and supportive environment where they can pursue their ideas and develop their skills without judgement.
Parents often reward their children when they do well. While praising and giving your child incentives for a job well done can help motivate them, it can cause them to focus on the results rather than the process itself.
Using positive reinforcement can help cultivate creativity in your child. When giving praise, concentrate on their efforts and not on the skills per se.
In this highly digital era, most children nowadays are technology-savvy. If you want your child to be more creative, you might want to lessen their screen time usage, as excessive use can hinder their imagination and creative thinking. Instead of leaving them to their own
Protecting your plants from frost is an important step to take before winters start to knock on your garden’s door. We’ll share some expert strategies and easy-to-implement ideas to keep your plants cozy and safe.
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The weird and wonderful world of Willy Wonka is back, with a new film starring none other than Timothée Chalamet as Willy himself (and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa!). Out in theaters in the U.S. December 15, the newest installment inspired by Roald Dahl’s fantastical story follows how Willy Wonka himself—magician, inventor, and chocolatier extraordinaire—came to be.
I have stored my seeds in many ways—in jars, in plastic storage containers, in used bubble mailers, in cute “binder” gift books, in Ziploc bags. Keeping seeds organized can be a challenge, especially when you grow an extensive vegetable garden. There’s the question of how to organize and categorize. But did you know that your seed storage conditions can also affect the viability and germination rate of your seeds? In this article, I’m going to share some tips on how to keep seeds and container options for storing them.
Seed saving is the art of collecting the seed from your crop and using it in subsequent seasons to grow new plants. Even if you save only small quantities of a few crops, understanding more about the life cycle, breeding tendencies, and botany of your crops will help you manage and care for them more effectively.
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Would you like to maximise your cantaloupe harvest? This list of good companion plants for cantaloupe will help you give your plants the best chance of thriving and fruiting.
While these plants can take the cold, they may need special care to thrive in certain environments. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your hardy cacti and succulents last for years to come.
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