Author: Ghenwa Yehia-Malaeb

With the weather heating up quickly in Doha, there’s no doubt we’ll all be looking for great ways to cool down. But before you crank up the air conditioners, just take a second to think about what would happen if we all did that; Mother Nature wouldn’t be too happy!Luckily there’s no need to resign yourself to months of peeling yourself off of sweat-soaked surfaces and assuming a lethargic daze of inactivity. Check out these environmentally-friendly ways to beat the heat responsibly!  1. Clean out your air conditioner filters. Clean filters are more efficient on a warmer temperature setting.2. Invest…

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If you’ve ever spent a summer in Doha, you know that there are days when you just feel like you’ve been to every mall, been into every store and memorised the merchandise. And on days when you can see the heat waves rising off of the asphalt in the early hours of the morning, it’s not even an option to venture outside. So now you’re stuck at home, with restless kids that you somehow have to keep entertained But being stuck at home doesn’t mean that you have to write the day off just lounging around watching the clock tick…

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Being a kid isn’t all fun and games. After long, eventful days at school, most children are required to do some extra work at home to reinforce the lessons they learned in class.While homework may seem daunting to some children, it is a key part of the learning process that teaches independent learning, responsibility and time management skills.  As a parent, there are a lot of things you can do to help your child with their homework without doing it for them.1. Set them up for Success. Whether it’s helping them organise one large task into several smaller ones; helping them…

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