Family health and wellbeing advice on nutrition, sleep, mental health and fitness, with practical tips to support healthier daily routines.
I will hold my hands up from the start and say that I have been very lucky when it comes to my skin, I have never been an overly spotty person which is surprising to say that I’m actually quite lazy with regards to a skincare routine. Most of the time I only use water … Read more
Sometimes i have to admit my Beans and their neverending list of questions drive me potty, especially when i am flagging after a long day BUT then I remind myself of something a man said to me as I rolled my eyes at him when one of them asked me the umpteenth question that afternoon … Read more
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– New research reveals that the current generation of kids spend the least amount of time outside – New research[i] commissioned by the National Trust shows that children aged 7-12 spend less time playing outside compared to any other generation. According to the findings, over half of today’s children (54 per cent) spend less than … Read more
I used to be one of those people that you used to see stuffing their face with big cream cakes and stating “I’m so lucky I never put on any weight” and then BAM! I had children and it turned out that my metabolism had disappeared meaning that I could no longer eat what I … Read more
Before having my children I was one of the lucky ones who could eat exactly what I wanted and it didn’t make a difference to my weight but since having the children my metabolism has most definitely changed and now every little lump and bump shows. It has had a big effect on my confidence, … Read more
At the start of the month I wrote this post about teaching your children the importance of giving as well as receiving, I personally think it is a great lesson to teach our children. When Little Bean was 2 years old, I enrolled her at a preschool in the next village because I couldn’t find … Read more
BRILLIANT!!!! I’m not normally a big ‘swimming’ person, I hate getting cold, and I used to secretly like it when Albie screamed at the idea of getting in a cold swimming pool because it meant I had an excuse to sit it out. That said, I have never stopped the children swimming and up until … Read more
I love nothing more than to spoil my children; I have done it since the moment they were born because it gives me great pleasure to see the delight on their faces when I present them with a shiny new toy, a pretty dress, a surprise bag of sweets or even something as simple as … Read more