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Raising Boys – Things I want them to know

  I recently wrote a post about raising girls and it got me thinking;  is there anything different I would like to teach my boys?  Are there things that they should know which aren’t so relevant to their sisters?  I got to thinking about raising boys and whether I need to change what I say […]

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The change continues – a parenting fact

I am not a person who loves change.  As a child my mother says I would freak out at the start of every new school year as I would have a new teacher.  As I grew up I found it easier to tolerate as most people do and in my professional life the workplace was

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Mountain Buggy Nano Duo – A user review

Mountain Buggy Nano Duo Review When I started to see Mountain Buggy Nano Duo Reviews on a twins club facebook site I knew two things; I needed that buggy more than I need pretty shoes and that is a lot and I needed to get out more as it cannot be normal to be that excited about

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11 Awesome Ways to make a small garden fun for kids

11 ways to make a small garden fun for kids We have a typical London garden meaning that it is scarcely bigger than a postage stamp, but it is outside, it is safe and it is ours and despite living in London, just a few minutes’ walk from a tube station it is strangely quiet. 

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Hedrin Protect and Go Spray – The fight against Nits!

We were sent Hedrin Protect and Go Spray (nits) for free for the purposes of review, but as ever the opinions given are honest and my own!   Have you ever opened your kids book bag and found that dreaded letter?   Ewwwwwwww!!!   Whenever I see that letter I start to itch.  Don’t you? 

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Year 2 SATS – Is there too much pressure on our children?

This week my eldest will complete the end of key stage one tests otherwise known as the Year 2 SATS.  Over recent weeks and months I have seen loads of blog posts from mothers worried about the stress placed on their children; some as young as 6 years old and some poor children seemingly so

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#DreamTeam

DreamTeam Linky

Hello from a rather excited guest host!  Welcome to the #DreamTeam Linky party.  The beautiful sunshine seems to be taking its hat off and popping indoors for a rest in London, but having had such a glorious weekend I still have a smile on my face and have continued to wear my flip flops even

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Pirate Faces Cupcake Toppers

After the recent spate of birthday celebrations I have had to get on my creative baking hat and come up with some interesting cupcake toppers to go with the theme.  You can buy lots of Pirate faces cupcake toppers online and some of them are fondant like these, but there is a distinct lack of

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Toddlers are embarrassing!

When my children are older it is a given that they will find me an embarrassment at some point or another, but here’s the thing I am determined to be embarrassing whenever possible.  It will be payback time…  Toddlers are embarrassing and in 10 years time it will be my turn to say inappropriate things,

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Our biggest boy!

Lovely readers if you are rather sick of me gushing about the littles on their birthday I do apologize, but it is only once a year – it just seems more as they are altogether… I promise not to gush for sometime after this one and to go back to my slightly irritated self. So

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