Family health and wellbeing advice on nutrition, sleep, mental health and fitness, with practical tips to support healthier daily routines.
Little Bean and her food issues have struck again. It’s getting harder and harder to feed her at the moment, she is going off her usual favourite of Fish Cake and Chips at a rate of knots and on a good day will only really eat Pizza, Chips and Garlic Bread as they are her … Read more
The date for our first family holiday to Menorca is almost upon us and whilst the Beans are running around the house like they have consumed the contents of the sweetie jar (which they haven’t I might add), I’m stuck on the fence. On the one hand I am as excited as they are, it’s … Read more
There’s nothing like a bad hair day to spoil your mood or make you want to hibernate and shy away from the world but recently that hasn’t been the case for me. Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to be a Panasonic Brit Blogger and was gifted one of their amazing Nanoe … Read more
Here are some tips on how to encourage children to brush their teeth with the help of advice from hampsteadortho.co.uk.
I wish someone had told me before I had my babies what would happen to my hair post-birth. I remember how during my pregnancy with Little Bean, I felt like one of those ladies you see in the shampoo adverts with thick, glossy and bouncy hair. It felt amazing and I loved it. But a … Read more
Find out how to get a good night’s sleep with these three easy steps . . .
Fitness trackers have grown in popularity over the last couple of years. This is partly down to more people becoming aware of the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle. Even people who exercise daily, but sit a lot, are at risk of health problems. They have been termed “active couch potatoes”. The gadgets are therefore … Read more
On Sunday afternoon we took the Beans over to Corby International Swimming Pool after a recommendation from my friend Karin. The Beans had been nagging me for ages to take them swimming but I will hold my hands up and admit ‘I had been putting it off’. I’m not the biggest fan of swimming myself, … Read more
After nearly 7 years of motherhood I have certainly lost out on a few hours sleep but I knew that would be the case before I signed up for the parenting journey and as difficult as it can be at times, I wouldn’t change a single moment of it. When you’re in the thick of … Read more