Having kids in the house means being in a constant state of high alert. So much can (and often does) go wrong! But taking a few simple precautions will ensure your children can run riot to their hearts’ content, without coming a cropper and doing themselves an injury. Cookers You know what it’s…
-
Single Parent Spotlight: Danielle Palmer
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how amazing us working single parents are. I’m sick of seeing the bad press single parents get, especially because some single parents have unfortunately taken the choice to live off benefits, or even worse, have children in order to get benefits, and we all seem to get tarred…
-
Life Story Work: Holiday Memories
Read moreAs a social worker I’ve learnt a lot about child development, attachment and how love and family can shape a child’s views on the world throughout their adult life. I work mainly with children in foster care or moving onto adoption, so I’ve seen how having a negative attachment figure (parent) or not having anyone…
-
My 4-Day Juice Detox Experience
Read moreJuicing seems to be a huge phenomenon at the moment, as it’s constantly in the magazines and newspapers as many celebrities seem to be affiliated with many of the huge range that are currently on the market. I’ve always been in two minds about doing it, because I have read that whilst they can help…
-
Clearing The Negative Energy From My Home, And Hopefully My Life
Read moreWhen I was given the exciting challenge to guest post for a blogger overseas, I started by taking a good look at Lady Frankie’s blog to get some inspiration. As soon as I saw her post about clearing the bad energy from her home, I got quite excited! My son’s father left our little family…
-
Competition: Win A Family Day Out To Drusillas Park
Read moreThis May, Drusillas Park will be launching their brand new Hello Kitty Secret Garden, and I have a family ticket for four people for one of you lucky readers to win! This will be the first permanent Hello Kitty attraction in Europe, and I’m taking Chunk to the press launch at the end of this month.…
-
#IBSD14 Guest Post: Natural Therapies For Kids
Read moreI’m taking part in this year’s International Blog Swap Day with Tots100, which involves writing a piece for an Australian blogger, and they return the favour. I was matched with Kris, a blogger with a wealth of knowledge on using natural remedies and therapies to help her toddler, so I wanted her to share it with us……
-
Children’s Picnic Bench For Nanny’s Garden
Read moreNow that summer is approaching, we have been adding things to Nanny’s new garden for the toddlers to play with, as I’m not lucky enough to have a garden of my own. I came across some gorgeous wooden picnic benches by a new, local company called BespokeGarden. They offer adult or children’s benches, and…
-
Mum’s Tried & Tested Round-Up
Read moreDue to the amount of lovely things I have been sent recently, I’ve decided to start writing regular Round-Ups of all the things I’ve tried and tested, so you know what might be good to buy for your family (or not!). Feel free to let me know what great (or awful) products you’ve bought recently by…
-
#MorrisonsMum Challenge: Bank Holiday Family Cooking
Read moreT to to to oMorrisons Cut Their Prices Last Weekend A lot of mummy bloggers (including moi!) were given a challenge by Morrisons to cook a simple, low-priced and tasty meal for our family during the bank holiday weekend.I usually shop at Asda, so I was intrigued to see what Morrisons had to offer, especially…