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Discovery

A young child’s environment is both vast and intimate.

For very young children, understanding the environment beyond their own little patch of outdoors is impossible to grasp. However, as they develop children will begin to see themselves as part of something bigger and will be eager to learn and discover more about the big wide world and themselves.

So go ahead. Open the front door and let them at it!

Where to now…?

Where to now…?

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Snowplough parents, dog poo and the benefit of idle parenting

Snowplough parents, dog poo …

May 27, 2019 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

The night I stabbed a stranger…

The night I stabbed a …

June 24, 2018 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

My Pimple Poppers

My Pimple Poppers

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When were you last sprung?

When were you last sprung?

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Green IS good…

Green IS good…

October 11, 2017 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

Exit stage left…

Exit stage left…

March 3, 2017 by Caro&Co 2 Comments

16 unplugged activities for teen girls

16 unplugged activities for …

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12 things I refuse to apologise for…

12 things I refuse to …

January 31, 2017 by Caro&Co 2 Comments

The new order…

The new order…

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Finding the quiet places…

Finding the quiet places…

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15 unplugged activities for teenage boys…

15 unplugged activities for …

January 10, 2017 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

The exquisite art of doing nothing

The exquisite art of doing nothing

December 6, 2016 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

The (not so) mysterious case of the missing Freckles

The (not so) mysterious case …

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How to get your kids to down tools and head outside…

How to get your kids to down …

December 1, 2016 by Caro&Co Leave a Comment

12 reasons to turf your kid outside…

12 reasons to turf your kid …

November 29, 2016 by Caro&Co 1 Comment

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