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The Importance of Cause And Effect In Parenting
Cause and effect is the idea that something happens as a consequence of something else. For example, if I drop a glass, the glass smashes…
Gentle Parenting And The Art Of Listening
The key to gentle parenting is treating your child as you would wish to be treated yourself. It is the belief that children deserve respe…
Six Digital Training Sessions Tailor-Made For You
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Technology is changing the way we live and it’s changing it quickly!
Even in my lifetime, we have moved from landlines t…
11 Digital Technology Tips That Mums Need To Know
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Digital technology is evolving so quickly, it can be difficult to keep up. Even as a young mum, I sometimes feel overwhel…
How To Do Gentle Parenting Without Pandering
Gentle parenting: it’s one of those marmite things – you either love it or hate it. Some people are drawn to the laid back, forgiving app…
Stick To Your Guns Without Being Dictator Mummy
As parents, it can feel like we spend our lives saying, “no!” Much as we hate doing it, sometimes dictator mummy has to step in and be fi…
5 Things To Do NOW About Your Future Teenage Kids
I worry about my future teenage kids. Or rather I worry about the kids I have now becoming teenagers. It’s a cruel world out there, and p…
The Quickest and Easiest Storytelling Method For Kids
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I have always loved storytelling. As a child I would love writing books and, being completely useless at art, I was thril…
9 Things My Kids Say That Make My Heart Sing
As a mum, you spend a lot of time listening to your kids! Sometimes they’re singing, sometimes they’re screaming, sometimes they’re makin…
Show-and-tell Develops Confident Kids & Here’s Why
Show-and-tell – it’s an institution, right? At the end of the school week, the whole class sit down on the carpet and the kids can talk a…
Positive Language – The Brain Theory & How To Use It
Regular readers will know that the power of words and the importance of using positive language are common themes in this blog. But today…
Could My Daughter Be Developing Anxiety?
Today was the school nativity.
I remember being so proud of you last Christmas when you learnt all the words to your class song. You eve…
40 Reasons I NEED The Internet!
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We are a typical 21st century family – we have electronic devices coming out of our ears, we take roughly 683 photos a da…
Starting Nursery: Why I’m Worried (& Why I Shouldn’t Be)
My little girl, Charis, will be starting nursery in January. She’s just turned three and so her free nursery place is available from next…
I Have A Little Superpower: A Poem
Today’s post is a little poem about being sensitive and being anxious.
Sensitive
I have always been sensitive and picked up on other pe…
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 …
Peter Rabbit Play Set Review (includes giveaway)
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We are big Peter Rabbit fans in our house! (You might remember our popular tutorial on how to make Peter Rabbit cupca…
I Never Thought I’d See You On Stage
I never thought I’d see you on stage, my little one. Even though mummy and daddy regularly sing and perform, it was never something you w…
My Big, Fat Blogging Secret: Should I Stay Anonymous?
My blog is a complete secret! I mean obviously you guys know about it (!), but my “real life” friends and family don’t have a clue. With …
10 Things I’ve learnt About Insta In the Last 48 Hours
I’ve just signed up for Instagram (or Insta for the cool kids).
I am clearly no expert – I don’t know my Gingham Filter from my Ludwig, …