Parenting
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17 months and still not walking – should I be worried?
“Still not walking??” is the question I get weekly accompanied by the inevitable vague reassuring statement of “He’s just a lazy boy” “It’s just because he’s big” “He’ll get there in his own time“. The thing is, he isn’t lazy… Continue reading
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Poppy’s Autumn edit – Next
You might be aware that Poppy is rather obsessed with dresses at the moment, so much so that she won’t wear anything other than tights, dresses or skirts (at a push). Realising that we were woefully unprepared in the ‘keeping… Continue reading
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Back to school lifestyle? Nailed it
*This is a contributed post* It’s already September, and in some parts of the country, kids have already started school – in fact, in Scotland, they even started mid-August. For parents too, the back-to-school feeling is back, even though you… Continue reading
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Wow, sibling rivalry has arrived with a bang!
Yep, one day they were the very best of friends, enjoying each other’s company and the very next, one was crying because the other one was getting attention and all hell seems to have broken loose 😒 The problem When Felix… Continue reading
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5 Tools for keeping busy mums on track
*This is a collaborative post* No matter what your life circumstances are, managing bringing up children with the rest of the demands that life places on you is incredibly difficult. While it’s still easier than it might have been years… Continue reading
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The Gruffalo live on stage {Tried & Tested}
‘A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood….’ Sound familiar? How about on repeat…..every night….for year upon year. Yep, in the same boat here. The under four population of our house are completely and utterly hooked on all… Continue reading
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Surviving bathtime with a baby and toddler
Why oh why did I do it? I had everything nicely under control (sort of), had the poo-gates nailed (they got so much worse than this BTW but that share is for another day, if your eyes and stomach can cope),… Continue reading
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Bad parent confession – I’ve never had Poppy’s feet measured!
Yep, I hang my head in shame. Not even when she was tiny! When she first started to walk I never got round to taking her to get them measured and could only find the shoes that I wanted on… Continue reading
