health
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Enough with the cold weather
This winter has been so long that I'm beginning to think I live in Narnia. As I sit here, typing these words - wearing multiple layers and gloves - I can safely say that I have had enough of being cold.
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Wake up to the dangers of a faulty carbon monoxide monitor
At 5am this morning, our faulty carbon monoxide monitor went off. Emitting an intensely high pitch, pulsing alarm, the monitor next to our boiler woke us all and sent us immediately into a state of puzzlement. Not, you'll note, a state of panic and frenzied activity, but of stupified bewilderment.
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Children’s mental health: Why we need to stop and listen
Taking time to stop and listen to the worries and concerns of the young people in our lives is important, even if you don't have the answers that they want to hear.