When you are planning a children’s birthday party there are so many options available with regards to what theme you can go for. How do you decide? If your children are very young and don’t yet have a favourite character, older and too cool to have a favourite character, or if you are worried about […]
Moving Home Checklist: 5 things you should do before you move
Moving home is often described as one of the most stressful things you can do in your life. There are lots of big and important things you’ll need to do in a short time period such as preparing your mortgage, sorting the removal firm and packing your belongings away. There are however, also smaller, easier-to-forget […]
Improving dental hygiene…with water
Research has suggested that oral health is likely to mirror your overall health. So when your mouth is healthy, chances are so is the rest of you. Likewise, when your oral health is poor, you may have poorer health in general. We all know that we should brush effectively at least twice a day for […]
Creating a force field
The love that siblings have for each other is incredibly powerful and so special to watch. They may argue over a toy or wrestle each other to the ground They may compete with each other or even compete for my attention They may be momentarily cross with each other or they may bicker for hours […]
Dealing with itchy, flaky skin in children
Do your children sometimes suffer with itchy or flaky skin? It can sometime feel as if you go around in circles with things like this. Also, even if you find something that works, it may not always work as effectively. If you add eczema into the equation you can really end up limiting what you […]
Easy free from pancakes
Pancake Day is fast approaching, Tuesday 9th February this year, for anyone that isn’t sure. What do you like on your pancakes? When I make them at home I get a range of requests for fillings from lemon and sugar, to jam, chocolate, banana, and my dad likes them with peanut butter and jam blurrrrrrrh! […]
The benefits of planning
“Plans are useless, but planning is essential” – General Dwight Eisenhower Planning is something I have always done. I’ve done this for as long as I can remember. Planning helps me to structure my thoughts, see my goals and generally be more productive. Although I have never wavered with regards to the importance I place […]
Teach your child to sleep
Sleep, or lack of it is something I have written about before, most recently in ‘why sleep deprivation is different to being tired‘. It would be fair to say that like many other parents out there I have existed on very little sleep for many years now. I’m OK with that, because as far as […]