Of all the life skills you can teach your children, how to balance a budget is surely one of the most useful. Money – or the lack of it – has a huge impact on our daily lives. Learning to set financial limits that make sense and stick within them is a big lesson to … Read more
At the time of writing this, the UK is in the middle of a lockdown. Right now, the majority of children are staying at home with a parent, guardian, family member or friend. Schools are only open for childcare purposes; to enable essential key workers to continue their jobs whilst the country is in Coronavirus … Read more
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. As a parent of a child who struggles with her mental health at times, I felt it important to write about this. However, as a parent of a child who struggles with her mental health at times, it also took all week to do so! The theme this … Read more
Honestly, buying shoes can be a bit of a hassle sometimes; too often the sizes reflect the length but do not always offer a choice of width sizes, yet so many have wide feet. Squiggle and I are both familiar with this. Having wide feet, if not managed properly, can lead to a varied array … Read more
You may go on various adventures with the family, and, if you got young kids, perhaps you want to crystallize this time, so they can look back and see what they were like as children and you can remember those fond memories. As such, a memory box is one of those little items that can … Read more
Weaning our first son, Dexter, was one of the scariest, yet exciting times of our lives. We chose to wean him using the baby led weaning method and once we started, we never looked back. We recently began weaning our second son, Felix using the same method. He struggled slightly more than Dexter did for … Read more
The internet has brought a whole host of benefits to the world, from convenient shopping to useful information at our fingertips. But with these benefits are also numerous risks, and children are particularly vulnerable to these. Consequently, it’s important to educate your children about the risks of the internet. Read on to learn how to … Read more
Back when I was a university student studying for my BEd, I was also a manager at a holiday club. Therefore I have seen firsthand how much fun children have at them, how well they operate, and how they are full of wonderful educational and social opportunities for the kids too. As a parent, it … Read more
After taking a year off work and going on maternity leave, I had mixed feelings about returning to work. I was anxious, excited and worried, what if I’d forgotten everything I knew? It was a genuine fear, what If I don’t remember anything at all? What if all my work knowledge had gone to mush? … Read more