Parenting covers a whole plethora of subjects from pregnancy to breastfeeding, teething and sleepless nights to handling child behaviour.
A couple of weeks ago on a sunny morning I popped down to London for the day to meet up with some of my lovely friends at Microsoft to spend some time at the Microsoft Apartment and to get hands-on with a few of their gadgets for the summer. Microsoft know families and they have … Read more
As the long summer holidays span out before us it can be a pretty daunting prospect trying to keep them entertained for such a long time and let’s face it, days out and about can cost a fortune so it pays to plan ahead and have a few tricks up your sleeves. Think about the … Read more
Before friends and family get all excited here, NO I AM NOT PREGNANT AGAIN!! It’s just that I seem to have been having a LOT of conversations just recently about baby names. Quite a few friends are expecting babies at the moment and so obviously names have come up quite a lot in conversation. It … Read more
While it is vitally important to adhere to a nutritious, balanced diet during your pregnancy, there are some foods that can pose a significant danger to your unborn baby. Foods such as lean meats, fresh vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products are ideal, but there are some things you should try to either limit … Read more
A new nationwide family cycling survey* undertaken by leading children’s bike specialist Frog Bikes has revealed that only 23.6% of parents give their child’s bike an annual safety check and MOT, with a majority (60.6%) preferring ad hoc repairs carried out at home and 15.8% admitting to never subjecting their child’s bike to an MOT. In … Read more
I am in the process of making a photobook. It is time-consuming and emotional. There are a thousand pictures of him, but I will probably only include a couple of hundred. Jumping in waves. A look of pride from the top of the slide. Blowing out candles. World Book Day dressing up. Icing biscuits. Flying … Read more
No one is more important to the health of a new baby than its mum. Getting your abs and body back together after bringing your new member of the family home has never been easier, cheaper, or more effective. Let’s leave crunches, planking and other nonsense in the 90s where they belong. What new mums … Read more
When your child starts school you wonder how they will cope, will they love school? Will they hate it? Will they make friends, or will they be a loner? I had all of those anxieties and more when Little Bean started school because she would be going to a school where she only knew one … Read more
Never in a million years did I think that I would be resorting to ‘Regenerating Body Care’ before I reached my 40th birthday but yet here I am three pregnancies down the line, hating my body and still with another two and a bit years to go before the big 4-0! Before children I took … Read more