The Easter holidays were really a revelation for me. Having started a new job a few weeks back this meant I worked Monday to Thursday until 12.30pm during the holidays. By the time I got home all I wanted to do was spend time with my children. I think this is something I previously took…
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Easter Holidays Week 1
Read moreThe start of the Easter holidays last week has been full of fun! Although I worked Monday to Thursday last week (read more about this here) we still managed to do lots of fun things! On Monday after I arrived home from work we spent most of the day in the garden playing tennis, racquetball…
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AD| Top Tips To Help You Cope With A Fussy Eater
Read moreHaving a fussy eater can be one of the most frustrating things for parents, especially when you have spent time preparing a meal and a toddler simply refuses to eat it. Approximately 90% of children go through at least one lengthy phase of fussy eating, so Laya Healthcare has developed this handy guide to help…
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Chicken Pox Strikes Again!
Read moreLast year our twin girls, R and M, both had a very mild dose of chicken pox. My husband and I crossed our fingers that that was it. They’d been lucky by only having a mild dose and they’d never get it again. Hooray! Except it didn’t quite work out like that! Around three to…
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How to Teach Children to Tell the Time
Read moreOur twin girls recently turned seven. They’re both clever, kind, caring girls who have a natural thirst for learning. I’m always amazed at the things they tell me they’ve learnt in school. In particular when they showed me some multiplication they’d learnt in school, I was amazed at how easy they’d found it. Like many…
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Encouraging Children to Read with the Right Books #AD
Read moreReading is something that’s always been important to me. For as long as I can remember I’ve always had a love for books. My very earliest memory of reading was when I was in primary school. I remember our teachers asking us to bring our favourite book in for show and tell. I was, and…
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#GIFTED Mud & Bloom Subscription Box Review
Read moreAs a busy parent finding ways to encourage my children to connect with nature can be hard. During the weekdays we’re all pretty busy with work, school and after school activities. This means I don’t get a lot of time to plan out any activities for the weekend. However Mud & Bloom recently sent me…
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Review: Beatrix Potter Gifts by Enesco
Read more(Helen) Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children’s books featuring animals, such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. My children are seven years old and they love Peter Rabbit. They always watch the show on CBeebies and they loved the Peter Rabbit film that…