If you have a daughter or girl in your life with lots of hair accessories then you need The Hair Helper in your life too… In our house, we have uncountable numbers of hair accessories, between my daughter and I. We both have long hair, and this requires hair ties (plain ones for me) and […]
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My teenager has very sensitive skin, and struggles with outbreaks of severe excema. She gets very sore patches on her legs, arms, trunk, and back. She’s struggled with this for a long time, and we have pretty much got a good skincare routine going, and know that certain things in her diet, and some enviromonmental […]
READ MOREThis is my series on parenting a child with a higher set of needs than his peers. Our beautiful boy, has a diagnosis of sensory processing disorder, mainly auditory, with some emotional/behavioural issues. We don’t know if this is because of the earlier ear/infection/hearing issues he had, or if he will “grow out of” his […]
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So my children are out of nappies now, and they both potty trained with very few issues. I have worked with children and families for almost 20 years now and have, in my time, potty trained a fair number of children. For some children potty training happens very easily and is not a stresfful time, […]
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I shout too much. I seem to find myself in the position of Army Major, where I am barking (shouting) at my family, mainly my kids, a lot. I have plenty of what seem like reasonable excuses. I am tired, I am busy, I am under a lot of pressure, I am juggling many things […]
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I don’t remember ever getting or being treated for head lice, as a child. I am sure I did have them, it’s such a common thing in childhood. However, I do remember the first time I realized I had them as an adult. I was working as a nanny, for a family. They had been […]
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*This is a review post. We worked with Nitty Gritty, but we don’t share about items unless we really recommend them* OK, so when head lice invades your children and family’s hair, it can be stressful. You have to deal with them, get rid of them, and make sure they’re gone and stay gone but […]
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We here are very excited about a new product that is going to be launched soon. We’ve seen it, and LOVE it and we know it will make that sometimes stressful “getting hair done” time of the day easier for parents and to help keep track of ALL those hair accessories and bobbles. (It’s a constant […]
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As a parent, I am always keen to be aware of what’s out there to help & encourage my children to learn. Both the husband and I love science, me being the chemistry and biology person and him being the physics and engineering type. With having a daughter interested in STEM and homeschooling a son […]
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My boy has taken a while to find his feet and feel confident enough to take part in group activities. He struggled for the longest time, both before we knew that his ears were causing him issues, and post grommet surgery. His SPD diagnosis means that we now know that noisy, busy groups are a […]
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