When my mother died, for the longest time afterwards I was angry at her. I felt she had abandoned us, left us, not tried hard enough to stay. It took me a long time to come to a place where I wasn’t angry and I forgave her. Mother’s Day for me has always been bittersweet […]
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If you live in the UK, you may know it’s Mother’s Day this weekend. If you have forgotten this is your reminder, go get a card! 😉 We generally keep Mother’s Day low key. There are no extravagant gifts and I am not a fan of lots of fuss, but apparently my children have been […]
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One of the biggest struggles to face as a parent is childhood illness. Instead of spiraling into a panic and assuming the worst, it is vital that you take control of the situation. Firstly, you will need to ensure your child receives an accurate diagnosis. Then, you will need to put a suitable treatment plan […]
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I am not a big gardener, I struggle to find the time to concentrate on anything more than the basics of keeping our garden looking clean and tidy, although I do love being in the garden. I do however, love window boxes and find those easy to look after and maintain, and to me there […]
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All parents will need to perform some maintenance from time to time to ensure their family homes are safe and secure for the little ones. That is a top priority, and it’s something many people forget or overlook. Considering that, this article will draw your attention towards some of the straightforward jobs that should […]
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Before I continue with this post I need to ask for a couple of things… I don’t need opinions on my age or that we have two healthy children and I need to just get over it. I don’t need medical or nutritional or any advice on what we need to do or not do […]
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This post is a rant based on someone mansplaining a snow day to me… If you live in the UK, you are either very aware of the snow and freezing weather we are having or you are right in the middle of it and are snowed in, or struggling with the effects of the snow […]
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I plan to write another post about sensory processing disorder, what it is, how it affects children, and their families, and lives, and how we work around coping with it, actually it will probably be several posts, come to think of it. This is a brief post, with some pointers for those people who don’t […]
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We’ve had snow here today. Much foretold and much anticipated. Much fuss made by the media and weather forecasters. Some parts of the country have had a fair dumping of the stuff. We’ve even had a rare and reasonable amount considering we are in London. The kids are thrilled. They’ve made snowmen and peppered each […]
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Picture Credit Summer is fast approaching and your little ones are likely to want to start spending more time in your back garden as the weather improves and they have longer periods of time off school. But things aren’t quite as simple as opening the back door and letting them out to play. You need […]
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