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Northern Ireland's premier online magazine about parenting, children + familiesCopyright 2007 ni4kids Ltd.The changes to the transfer system may result in children starting school when they are slightly older....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=7997b5be-34a8-4958-b9a0-85bc105f1daa&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f28/04/2008 00:00:00Education minister Caitríona Ruane will reveal plans for the replacement system for the 11-plus in two weeks....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=67efe655-6377-4ded-ba6c-883283baa0b9&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f01/05/2008 00:00:00While it’s shocking enough to read this month that attacks on secondary level teachers in Northern Ireland have rocketed from five in 2001/2 to 85 in 2006/7, what’s truly alarming is that within that same period, the number of physical assaults on primary...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=f35b7b9c-fd63-47d6-b79b-fd8ac1ce26e4&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d913/03/2008 00:00:00In the run-up to one of the most significant annual events for schools looking to educate children about healthy living, we take a look at Walk to School Week....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=bbd5bfdf-8fa1-48e7-9e4e-5eeeeb2b372b&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f30/04/2008 00:00:00Ulster Rugby’s lucky mascot Sparky is getting set for one of the squad’s most decisive games of the season, the Magners League clash against Glasgow Warriors, at Ravenhill on Saturday, May 3, at 3pm....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=af110436-4b8d-47ad-8f86-9d6761b6618d&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f29/04/2008 00:00:00The 2008 Belfast Children’s Festival (May 23 - June 1) will take as its inspiration the water that surrounds this island and the wind that sweeps through the city from the sea and the mountains. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=a0b55b6b-ab6a-4915-94ef-ccf26ba51b98&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00A new book promoting healthy eating to young children has been given to all primary schools in Northern Ireland....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=7466501e-c268-4d95-864f-93292f8e93f6&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f25/04/2008 00:00:00A company to manage an independent test to replace the 11-plus will be set up by 30 grammar schools....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=89d1afc0-d3fc-44b7-bf54-f6fd1924dfdf&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f24/04/2008 00:00:00Pupils from Woodburn Primary School in Carrickfergus were seeing stars recently during a visit to the Armagh Planetarium. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=8f75892f-8447-4cc1-8ea9-eb01ce318208&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f23/04/2008 00:00:00Speed limits around schools and housing estates should be cut, the assembly heard....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=6d581887-44da-4689-a034-39b6a18b3127&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f23/04/2008 00:00:00A new study recently has suggested that high heels may improve a woman's sex life....http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=24321710-af84-40ea-8ebe-7de31ceb13b6&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d922/04/2008 00:00:00These are good times for those of us in the family way. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=af37f6b5-dd35-4413-8bcc-03a214186ff1&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Next month will see the launch of the new Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA) in Belfast, one of a new generation of weekend performing arts schools being opened across the UK by the popular actress....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=0597b887-5edb-4463-960e-ef256e98a1ca&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f22/04/2008 00:00:00While the credit crunch is generating acres in column inches at the moment, there is very little that you and I can do about it, so why worry? You might, however, like to take this opportunity to do something about your own family’s level of debt?...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=15f0dc8a-47ff-4e61-bcc9-9299df880338&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d922/04/2008 00:00:00From the health benefits of the technique to what exactly will happen in the treatment room, here’s the insider’s line on hot stone therapy from senior beauty therapist, Diane Robinson....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=c422005a-df1f-48ff-8071-18dac0137f63&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Clara opens the door a crack, just wide enough for me to pass through the tray of popcorn and orange juice. She has invited three friends for a sleepover and the fug of teenage hormones and hair styling products in her bedroom would choke a cat....http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=35bf5d47-93b3-45f9-a6b5-17e1acdfd0a9&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d922/04/2008 00:00:00This month, Belfast dad of three Stephen Harrison puts the Toyota Carolla Verso 2.2 diesel turbo well and truly through its paces, with the help of a washing machine and several bags of cricket gear…...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=e43fe30c-072a-4337-b507-6b4fa4322fd0&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00On April 22, it’s Earth Day – 24-hours dedicated to celebrating the beautiful environment in which we live, and drawing attention to what we might to better protect it. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=f82e26f5-dc0e-4da1-b5b6-da5f5f044756&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00We all know that we should recycle, but sometimes the nitty gritty is a little more complicated. Here’s the ni4kids guide to the practicalities of doing your bit for the environment....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=b93bcb5a-b27c-44af-80cf-3574602fb702&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00In the run-up to one of Travelwise NI’s most significant annual events, Walk to School Week 2008 (19-23 May), Anna Coates, Travelwise NI Schools Co-ordinator, explains the importance of educating young people on the benefits of sustainable transport. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=470476fb-51b3-4f75-8dbf-adf0716abca5&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Nothing gets youngsters outside and away from the telly like outdoor sport. And if football is your kid’s thing, then you’ll be interested to hear of our new partnership with the Irish Football Association....http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=c5c40705-eb5c-4fc6-a6ee-07494b0b6da0&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Now the warmer weather’s on its way, we’re all keen to encourage the kids to get outside. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=1ce4d77b-7381-4afd-8153-37c1f8a675ba&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Keen gardener and mother of six, Rosie Gilmour, offers ni4kids readers the benefit of her experience when it comes to pulling things back into shape…...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=2be2d33c-2dac-43d3-b2ce-4154230c1a2c&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00The kids might have been playing outside but have you ventured into the garden yet this year?...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=68978a2f-2813-4c14-b34f-1edbac3e6641&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00National Pet Month, April 5 - May 5...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=dc53e1ee-b6be-442b-a5e4-4ae3193485c3&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Home education in Northern Ireland...http://www.ni4kids.com/Features/article.aspx?listing_id=30278a66-ac12-4af7-9fe9-25223a10683b&cat_id=6f4911ae-9396-4932-94b4-f541b4215a2022/04/2008 00:00:00Pupils at a County Tyrone primary school entertained the education minister to a morning of drama, music and poetry. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=30f6c0c4-6afb-4d89-812d-f7aaa1da5ace&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f22/04/2008 00:00:00Downey House, the preparatory school at Methodist College, Belfast, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=30b9bdc3-32d7-4d46-a919-361f12b5aace&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f22/04/2008 00:00:00We took delivery recently of yet another plastic wheely bin. We now have four of them lined up by the back door like little multi-coloured eco-warriors. ...http://www.ni4kids.com/Columns/article.aspx?listing_id=ee992f1e-9597-444f-97e0-7fe82bd7305d&cat_id=6ad03cfd-7774-4522-a3e2-960dc550f5d922/04/2008 00:00:00Truancy among pupils in their last year of primary school has doubled, according to the latest figures....http://www.ni4kids.com/News/article.aspx?listing_id=87798335-d07a-4454-a666-265ba6318e73&cat_id=04d20fa4-839d-445c-88c8-41f9b316465f21/04/2008 00:00:00