I now have two children in school with two more starting nursery this year so I have been a reception mum twice and tearfully watched my lovely littles head into school for the first time whilst simultaneously doing an internal happy dance. Your child starting school is like a smorgasbord of conflicting emotions and mum […]
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So that time is nearly upon us – the summer holidays! 6 weeks of summer fun with no school.  It can be a blessing and a curse.  You might be looking forward to the break from the routine – I know I am (anything that means no school run is ok in my books), but you
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The weather has been so beautiful this past week it got me feeling all sunny myself and so I thought a happy positive post was in order….  I also thought I could do with a top mummy moments post just for me to refer back to on those less fab mummy days! Let’s be honest
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Morning Routine Hacks to help moms out As I may have mentioned I hate the school run! It is not so much the act of getting to school that irks me it is the whole morning routine. I am sure that many of you have it down pat, but in our house the clock almost
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It is a special time for any parent when their baby turns one. It seems to mark the start of the end of ‘baby’ and that can be a wrench. Sometimes it feels like there is a lot of pressure around 1st birthdays and having the perfect 1st birthday party or buying the perfect 1st
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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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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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AGE APPROPRIATE CHORES FOR CHILDREN Earlier this week we had a guest post on Navigating Baby about engaging children with spring cleaning and it got me thinking about chores for children and whether they are appropriate or necessary?  The short answer is yes I think that having chores for children is important and necessary for
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I have just started potty training number 4 and despite the fact that I have just had to pick up a massive poo from my back garden I remain hopeful that this will be the end of nappies for our family. I shan’t be sad to wave them goodbye despite a 7 year relationship. This
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It is funny how toddlers develop in fits and starts so you feel like one day you have a baby and the next a threenager is staring back at you with their hands firmly planted on their hips as they wag their finger at you and say ‘NO’. It’s like they wait until they have
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