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My Problem With Gentle Parenting: Rewards And Praise
I’m going rogue! I may be a gentle parenting blogger, but there’s one aspect of gentle parenting that I just can’t get on board with – th…
10 Steps To Try Before Saying “We’re going home”
We’ve all done it – “I have had enough!” you yell, as your child flatly refuses to sit down properly at the restaurant table. “We’re goin…
How To Use Praise To Encourage Good Behaviour
How often do you praise your child? Is it a regular thing or something you reserve for special occasions (like exam success)? Do you do i…
Positive Attention Is The Kindest Form Of Parenting
Children, teenagers, adults – we can all be attention-seeking. Even if we shy away from direct attention, we would never want to be ignor…
Smart People Know That Love Is An Action
Last week, on the hottest early may bank holiday since records began, while the rest of the UK was out having fun in the sun, I was shive…
Mothers Day Review & Giveaway: Novanu London Watch
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As a child, Mother’s Day was about sneaking downstairs with my dad and brothers to make up a tray of breakfast before…
A Letter To My Average Child Who Seems Invisible
To my beautifully average child,
Every week your little heart floods with hope that today could be the day; maybe this will be the week …
Maybe I Don’t Want To Be A Stay At Home Mum Now
I have always wanted to be a stay at home mum.
I think I am good with kids, and that eventually led to me train as a Primary School Teac…
I Am Sensitive But I Am Not Weak!
A while back, I read a post by a lovely fellow blogger, Mackenzie Glanville. Speaking about her daughter, she said,
“it saddens me when …
When Selfless Love Becomes Self Abuse
When you become a parent, your priorities change. It’s no longer about looking after yourself, it’s about taking care of your little ones…
10 Reasons I Am Rocking Motherhood
The Rocking Motherhood tag was originally started by White Camelias to celebrate the “small but great things mothers do right day after d…
Who Is Your #BlogCrush? New Friday Linky
Have you ever read a blog post that’s just blown you away? Was it hilariously funny? Was it beautifully heartfelt? Was it filled with stu…
To My Grown Up Children, Don’t Forget Me
Oh my darling daughters, when you are grown up, please don’t forget me.
It seems so far off right now (you are only 5 and 2), but I know…
I Am A Mummy; I Am So Blessed
When I look at you, my beautiful children, I feel blessed.
When you throw your chubby arms around my neck, I feel blessed.
When your so…
The Voluntary Baby Group Leader
I run the local Baby and Toddler Group. It’s a voluntary position but I feel very passionately that we need a local meeting place like th…
I Apologise, My Sweet, Sweet Daughter
She will probably never read it, but today, I apologise to my eldest daughter.
