Inside: A step by step guide to weaning your reflux baby Before I had kids I had absolutely no idea about the trials and pitfalls that can come your way. I assumed it would be relatively simple – all they do is eat sleep and poo, right? I have dealt with a multitude of issues …
Inside: The most important life skills your toddler needs you to teach them. More than ever before, we are the main teachers in our children’s lives. From experience, I know that you always want your child to meet milestones and keep up with other children. You don’t want to be the reason they haven’t learned …
Inside: 20 fun things to do with the kids at home this summer. The past 4 months have seen homes turned into schools while parents have had to take over the role of the teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic. The weeks have seemed endless and many people have given up on schooling already. But with …
Inside: Ideas to keep the kids occupied while you are working from home. Work-life balance is never easy, even in normal circumstances, but right now it is being made near-on impossible with schools being closed and many people having to work from home. Even if you are used to working from home, the sudden introduction …
Inside: A roundup of the best Easter activities for kids If you are looking for activities to do with your kids to fill up the long days, don’t forget that it is the Easter period now and there are loads of Easter crafts to turn to. I have gathered the cream of the crop from …
Inside: How to use your Alexa device to potty train your toddler Potty training can be an absolute nightmare. I know, because I have been through it three times now. But, after the first two were potty trained I realised why it had been such a stress. Time. You see, the first time I went …
Inside: Review of Get Your Kids To Eat Anything by Emily Leary I always thought fussy eaters became that way from a young age, brought on by pandering to toddlers and their hysterics. Honestly, I was so smug that all of my children loved everything I ever offered them! So imagine my shock when at …
The summer holidays are upon us and the pressure is on to give the kids the best summer ever, right? Trips here there and everywhere, craft supplies up to your armpits, days full to the brim – because that is what they want… Except they don’t, do they? They don’t want or need those things. They couldn’t …
Reading is a passion of mine. I have always loved books, delving into Enid Blyton and other tales of adventures from an early age. Being able to transport yourself to another place is so magical, isn’t it? As a teacher and a parent, I have carried my passion for reading through life and passed it …
Inside: Ways to spend more time together as a family. The other week I put the children to bed after a particularly busy day and realised that I hadn’t really seen them at all. I mean, I’d been with them the whole time, but I’d been busy making calls, running errands in town, taking them to …
I have learned that every baby is different, each liking different things and having different needs. Gracie never liked to be swaddled yet Lils couldn’t sleep without it until she was around 8 months old. When Wills came along we were open to whatever he needed but it seemed he was fine without anything at …
I thought I had potty training sussed, I thought I was a potty training expert, I’m wasn’t. You see, Gracie was potty trained at 2 and a half and it only took a week for her to grasp it. Easy! Except it had nothing to do with my abilities as a parent and everything to …
