Learn to swim with Baby Annabell and Rebecca Adlington Is your child like a fish in the water or do they scream just getting their toes wet? Learning to swim is an important milestone in every child’s … [Read more...]
How to encourage children to be more active
Before the age of tablets and smartphones, children used to live fairly active lifestyles. They’d go out and play with their friends and spend hours exploring outdoors. These days however, … [Read more...]
The importance of family meals
Over the years, I think eating family meals together has declined. More and more people are eating with their dinner on their knee in front of the TV or giving the children their meals and … [Read more...]
Teacher training tips for busy parents
Teaching is a great career option for parents – not only do you understand the young mind, thanks to spending so much time with your own little ones at home, teaching hours are also usually a good fit … [Read more...]
Why I love wooden toys
Lucas was recently sent* an Alphabet Snake from SRI Toys to review and just from opening it, I loved it. There is something about wooden toys, the simplicity of them, the bright colours they … [Read more...]
Engineer the chocolate bar of the future
It’s no secret that children like to ask the question ‘why’, but just how much? New research reveals that curious children in the UK ask their parents 22,174 questions during their school … [Read more...]
The end of breastfeeding
The end of breastfeeding...The beginning of sleeping through For nearly 29 months I have been breastfeeding Lucas, I have loved it, it was difficult in the first couple of weeks and more than once, I … [Read more...]
How much should a child talk at 2 years old?
Lucas was 2 in February so he is now 28 months old. He has his 2 year check with the health visitor at the end of the month but I can't say I'm that bothered about it. Every child develops at their … [Read more...]
Bath, Book, Bed with Jo Frost and Book Trust
Lucas and I were invited* to the Trafford Centre on Thursday as part of Book Trust's #BathBookBed campaign. Parenting expert, Jo Frost and the Peppa Pig family have teamed up with Book Trust … [Read more...]
Struggling with baby constipation – baby feeding issues
Advertorial feature Baby constipation isn’t something that I had considered in the early days of having Lucas, we were asked how he slept, how he was feeding, we were told how many wet and … [Read more...]
What is intrinsic motivation?
I have followed Alice and Living with a Jude for a while now. I love her honesty and humour while she tells the story of living with her young family including her son Jude who has autism. When Alice … [Read more...]
Questions to ask a nursery
Questions to ask a nursery when going to look around Going back to work after maternity leave can be a daunting prospect, wondering whether you will settle in from where you left, how much may have … [Read more...]