Articles Tagged: skills

The trouble with maths

By Glynis Kozma, Mar 22, 2012

Maths. How does that word make you feel? Do you squirm when you remember how you struggled with simultaneous equations at school, do you reach for the calculator the moment you have to find a percentage, and does your child’s maths homework leave you feeling totally inadequate? If so, you are not alone.

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Intelligence is in the genes

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 10, 2011

New research has found that we can blame our parents for our lack of intelligence - or at least 50% of it.

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How to have your dream job this year

By Sue Hayward, Jan 1, 2011

Hefty mortgages and spiralling bills mean more mums are being dragged back to their desks earlier than planned. According ...

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Teaching your children skills

By Sally Whittle, Dec 23, 2010

In many ways, as a mother, I'm an abject failure. I can't cook, unless 'burning stuff in a variety of different pots and ...

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Men have lost their 'dad' skills says Top Gear presenter

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 3, 2010

TV star James May has blasted men's 'dad skills', claiming modern fathers lack the practical abilities of previous ...

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101 Uses for a Dedicated Dad: Computers

By Marc Beishon, Sep 8, 2010

I used to work in the computer industry and have also spent many years writing about IT. Does that make me any good with ...

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Mobile phones, laptops, digital cameras, iPods - primary school children are spoiled rotten

By Jenny Cornish, Jan 23, 2010

Most children under the age of 10 own mobile phones, new research has revealed. In fact, kids these days have gadgets ...

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