If you know me in real life, you’ll know that the fact I’m trying to stay fit while pregnant is a little bit odd as I was hardly what you’d call athletic to begin with. Having said that, I…
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Extra-curricular activities are a staple part of after-school and weekend life for many school-aged children all across the country. But what do these activities really offer aside from draining your bank account? Extra-Curricular Activities: What Are They? Extra-curricular activities…
Working from home with young children can be stressful, especially when there are no other adults around. Can there be a work/life balance when your work takes place at home? We all know that being busy is expected when…
When school years or new terms are approaching, preparing everyone for school is essential. For children, this often means buying school supplies, meeting teachers, and getting organised. For parents, it may mean arranging childcare or finding the right school…
Baby shower ideas have changed significantly over time. Once, a baby shower would be a formal affair and one that mainly involved the mother and her immediate family and close female relatives. It was an opportunity to sit around,…
Pregnancy anxiety can appear, whether you have already experienced difficulties or not. For me, I have some terrible memories and anxieties linked to my complete molar pregnancy that happened to be my first pregnancy in 2010. Going to a…
There are some things not to say to a pregnant woman that seem to be completely forgotten about. It’s almost as though someone encounters someone carrying a baby and all filters are suddenly switched off and any thoughts they…
I’m pregnant at 40 – that’s certainly not a sentence I thought I would be saying! After I had my second daughter, I always felt as though I was destined to have a third. Alas, I came to the…
Mick Shipman from Gavin and Stacey is the ultimate British ‘dad’ role model, a study has found. The Essex father figure – played by actor Larry Lamb – is a favourite role model for dads because of his down-to-earth…
Teacher and parent – sometimes the teacher in me’s opinions clash with the parental ones. But, I admit that I have definite strong opinions about checking children’s phones. My own children, of course. Life for our kids is so…