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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We all feel tired from time to time, and it’s not always perfectly clear why and how it happens. It’s not as simple as just saying that you need to get more sleep, although that is obviously a common cause. However, it’s just as likely to do with something else, whether that something is a […]
READ MOREIt’s rare for me to challenge another parent or to be critical (my policy tends to be “we are all doing our best, unless you are feeding your kid whiskey and crack, or I think you are hurting them, it’s not my job to tell you I’m a better parent than you”) but sometimes I […]
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Today we have a really helpful guest post from Special Home Educator, with lots of useful tips on how to keep kids busy on a day when you are stuck inside because the weather isn’t playing fair… Spending time outside is not only healthy, it helps children to learn about the natural world. But sometimes […]
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I always tease the husband that he needs to look after his healthy head of hair. He’s lucky that he has good hair, and even if he’s going a tiny bit grey, he still manages to look younger, than me, and I am convinced it’s because of his hair. Hair is a funny thing, you […]
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*This is a partnership post with Balmonds, sharing what works for our family’s skin* I am VERY fussy about what I put on my skin and what we use as a family. When I find a brand I like, and that works for us, we tend to stick to it. I have very sensitive skin […]
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Is bookkeeping at the top of your to do list? Nope, didn’t think so. And you’re not alone. There are many busy parents who run their household finances on a wing and a prayer. Maybe it’s because bookkeeping and accounting sound like very ‘business’ things to do, or maybe it’s because it seems like […]
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