School holidays just aren't the same anymore

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Today is the start of a school holiday and your kids are likely to tell you how bored they are quite often. In fact a survey found that children complain about boredom 5 times a week during school holidays. Term breaks are very different these days though. We wanted to know about your memories of school holidays.

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