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The best advice is to keep them suitably entertained and your home adequately insured.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The comparison website offers some suggestions on how to keep the kiddies out of trouble and your treasures as they should be:<br \/>\n\u00b7<br \/>\nAmuse them as actively as possible. If children spend the day running around the park or splashing in a swimming pool for a few hours, they will be tired. This will reduce the likelihood of them running around the house in order to use spent up energy.<\/p>\n<p>If the weather stops them from being outside, have activities planned for them that can be fun and engaging. Revert to the golden oldies like board games which can include the whole family.<\/p>\n<p>Do some research on kids clubs and play groups within your area. These can be god sends during miserable days and on occasions unexpected events crop up taking the adult away from the home.<\/p>\n<p>Incentivise calm and good behaviour. 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