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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*This is a review post, Angela Langford is a brand that I have heard good things about so being able to try out some of her organic skincare products is a treat for me* I am very picky about what I put on my skin but when I find a product I like I usually become […]
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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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My small son has a wide variety of toys, that he likes to play with, some are educational, some are creative, some are just for fun and help him to use his imagination and keep him busy. He and I like toys that he can invest some of his pocket money in, and he’s also […]
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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 MOREAs I type this, my children are playing happily together (rare nowadays, the tween finds her little brother very annoying and he loves to wind her up, I spend a lot of time being mum referee) and there are sounds of laughter and even the occasional screech of joy. They have litterrally been up stairs, […]
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I was very lucky to have an afternoon off, this weekend, child free and spend time enjoying the amazing collection of art at the Wallace Collection in London. This was one of my favourites. A trip to an art gallery is a rare treat for me…
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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Dear Cystic acne, You’re back. Mysteriously after months and months of absence you are showing your face. I thought I finally may have outgrown you, and that our twenty year plus relationship was finally over. But nope, just when I least expected you, you are back. I suppose I should be greatful that you have […]
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