Raising

How to STOP raising cotton wool kids, expert reveals

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There’s a fine line between being a protective parent and wrapping kids up in cotton wool. And now an expert has claimed the latter can actually be detrimental to a child’s development because it ‘suffocates’ their growth. Dr Zoi Nikiforidou, a senior lecturer in early childhood studies at Liverpool Hope University and mother to a … Read more

Raising the bar in Zanzibar! A chic new resort adds extra zing to Africa’s exotic Spice Island

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Deo the barman greets me with a big beer and an even bigger smile. ‘Jambo!’ he says, handing me an icy glass of Kilimanjaro beer. In front of me, jade-coloured water slides onto the sand and I can feel a lunchtime snooze at Zuri Zanzibar beckoning. The resort, on the north-west shore of this bewitching … Read more