So a few weeks ago, I apparently committed a massive parenting faux pas. I offended someone, and it seems like this has made me somewhat of a pariah, in the nursery playground. Unfortunately, the school playground is not just for the children to learn how to get along, relate, communicate and build relationships, or for […]
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My child bites…
So, yesterday, I am sitting, drinking coffee, chatting to another mother, in a very busy, but surprisingly harmonious soft play. It is half term, it’s pouring with rain, and I had offered to babysit a friends two children, who are good friends with mine, for the morning. We opted to go for a soft play […]
READ MOREChoosing a bicycle helmet for your child
It’s no secret that after LSH’s bike accident, where he came off his bicycle on a dark, wet road, almost 4 years ago, and was badly concussed, after hitting his head, that I am PASSIONATE about everyone wearing a correctly fitted helmet when cycling, no matter what age they are. Thankfully LSH was wearing his […]
READ MOREWhen a parenting decision doesn’t work.
Some time ago, we decided to move Little Man into his sisters room, so they could share a room, while they were still of an age where it would work. We are lucky that we could make that choice and that we have the space to be able to have separate rooms if needed. If […]
READ MOREWhy I am “meh” about Mother’s Day…
Oh here she goes again about days that she doesn’t like celebrating…. I know, I sound bah humbug, when I say that I am not really bothered or feel like I need a fuss made on one day, in the year. Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday has been taken over by the shops and media […]
READ MOREDo you let your kids play out with other kids in the street?
(photo source) This is a parenting quandary, that I am trying to work out in my head, and with discussion and input from LSH. I thought I would talk about it on the blog, and see what other parents thought and do too. In the next street, there is a family, that have children the […]
READ MORECow’s Milk Allergy: A kick in the guts
by Emma Oliver So your baby is inconsolable and having trouble feeding. Maybe it’s colic? Or is there more to it? As a mother, sometimes it’s simply a matter of gut instinct… From one day old, my daughter Esme suffered with severe colic and a burning silent reflux. Hardly surprising then, she screamed around the […]
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Does Your Children’s Art Decorate Your Walls? Millions of families around the world decorate the walls of their homes with art, photography and family pictures. When you look at your walls, are they covered in extravagant pieces of art that catch a person’s eye? Do you feel a connection with the pieces that adorn your […]
READ MORESleep deprivation, and a solution. A guest post.
This week, we have AtoZMummy, sharing her thoughts on how sleep deprivation has affected her life, and that of her families, when her second child Baby A arrived, and started having sleep issues when he was about 5 months old. She’s also had a battle, to win, with sleep, she and I have shared many […]
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Diet pills don’t work…
(photo source) I will qualify that remark, by saying, that in the short term, diet pills DO work, in that they can help someone loose weight, and burn off energy. I do know people use them, and also who sell them, as a business concern, so this is a touchy post for me to write. […]
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