Name stickers for a good cause…

My kids have  A LOT of stuff, and most of it, they reassure me is needed and part of the essentials of life (can someone explain to me why a child needs three pencil cases please?) and that they use it all and it all really has a purpose. Things for school, things for dance […]

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It’s not bah humbug, it’s self protection…

I recently celebrated a birthday. Actually, I asked for minimal celebration, and whilst we did mark the day, and the children made a fuss, and I had lots of love and greetings from friends and families, and some very kind and thoughtful gifts, I would have been quite happy for my birthday to pass unnoticed […]

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Melatonin and sleep issues in children – our story.

Our son takes medication to help him sleep. Melatonin, in fact. We have shared about our sleep issues on the blog and our social media a number of times, but I don’t talk about one of the solutions we found that mostly has helped. You may have heard of it, you may have even tried […]

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She’s wearing my shoes…

This week, we had a bit of a mum fail. My tweenager was supposed to be singing in a concert, with some of her class and children from other schools. It was in my diary, we had tickets, and I knew she had to be at a certain place at a certain time. What I […]

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