Parenting covers a whole plethora of subjects from pregnancy to breastfeeding, teething and sleepless nights to handling child behaviour.
There are lots of apps on the market for soon-to-be mums, and new mums. Where you want to track your baby’s development and progress, or have some time to yourself, or losing the baby weight, there’s apps for everything. Apps on the market The bump, which is available in both iTunes and Android, is an … Read more
When Little Bean was a baby I remember having the discussion with other Mums about where their children would nap during the daytime. From about 6 weeks old all of my Beans had their daytime naps upstairs in their cots so that they weren’t disturbed and I have to say I have been lucky since … Read more
It’s funny how the online quizzes pull you in, one minute you’re saying I’m not getting involved in that rubbish, the next you’re ticking the multiple choice questions, deliberating on your choices. That was me earlier today, whilst checking through my emails I saw an email asking if I had been Naughty or Nice this … Read more
Before becoming a parent I’m pretty sure most of us looked at it with rose-tinted glasses. When you first see those blue lines on the pregnancy test the only thing you think about is that cute little bundle of love that you will be holding in your arms. You don’t tend to think ahead to … Read more
With the new school year underway, and the revised computing curriculum settling into its stride, AVG Technologies, the online security company for more than 200 million monthly active users, has released new research revealing the extent to which parents are over-reliant on teachers and schools to educate their children about online dangers. 8 in 10 … Read more
While many know what their dream career would be the reality can often prove too much of a challenge. Here are 3 harsh realities that may be keeping you from it.
Day One Jelly Bean has now attended preschool for three mornings. After collecting him from his first morning he was very excited to see me and told me that he had missed me and was sad when I left but then he went on to tell me all about his snacks (the boy loves his … Read more
As the Summer began we were invited to be Swim Fin Ambassadors. I had only seen SwimFin swimming aid a few times via social media but never actually in action so I must admit I was a little sceptical. I could completely understand the concept and I liked that the arms were free of armbands … Read more
Its not a secret that eating and mealtimes with my children is the Bain of my life. I hate mealtimes and sadly they are getting worse. Little Bean is dropping more and more foods off her list of acceptable foods. Today for lunch whilst on a shopping trip to Ikea she ate three chips and … Read more