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It’s over 4.5yrs since my last post and I’ve been gentle parenting throughout, so I feel pretty qualified to tackle any questions about w…

Do you ever fall into the trap of being a “shouty mum” or “bellowing dad”? Maybe it’s trying to help your kids with homework, or the pres…

Mental health is a big problem for many people. It’s estimated that 1 in 6 of us will have experienced a common mental health problem wit…

I’m sure there was a time when parenting was just parenting. Now, though, there are hundreds of different parenting styles and it can be …

Have you got an interfering Mother in Law? Maybe it’s a friend who just can’t keep her opinions to herself? Or perhaps it’s your own mum …

GENTLE PARENTING… at best, it’s seen as weak parenting by the snowflake generation; at worst, it’s portrayed as downright lazy. Let me …

This post that has been floating around my brain for a couple of years and it’s something I’ve spent a lot time thinking about personally…

No don’t worry – I’m not about to advocate letting your little ones watch an ‘18’ film or drink a shot of vodka (!), but there are lots o…

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…

Gentle parenting gets a bad rap. I’m going to hold my hands up and admit that before I started it myself, I thought it was weak, wishy-wa…

Yup I fully appreciate the irony of a post about the problem with parenting advice on a blog which focusses on giving parenting advice… b…

The tears are still drying on my cheeks as I type this. Tonight, I’ve taken one of the biggest gambles of my life – I was offered a teach…

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…

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…

Regular readers will know that the power of words and the importance of using positive language are common themes in this blog. But today…

I try to be the mummy who treats you with respect,

Who listens your point of view and doesn’t interject.

I try to be the mummy who w…

Failure – it’s a dirty word, isn’t it!

I did ban it for a time in our house because I labelled myself a failure at so many things:

“My legs are fat, Mummy.” Five words that chilled me to the bone!

Jenny is a bubbly, confident, chatty 5 year old, who has just complete…

I am VERY passionate about being a full time mummy. I realise that it doesn’t work for every family and that …