Anyone out there suffered with back pain during and/or after pregnancy? Perhaps you’ve had that hideous sciatic pain as well? It can be really tough going for some people and quite debilitating. A common problem Lower back pain is one of the most common conditions during pregnancy, yet whilst symptoms often improve after delivery of […]
One of the things I’ve always been paranoid about since becoming a parent are open windows. Years ago whilst on a home visit for work I walked into a room where a toddler was stood up on the windowsill, and the window was open. I quickly grabbed the toddler and shut the window but it […]
Water is an indispensable liquid, necessary for human survival. Almost 2/3 of your body is made of water. It helps in maintaining fluid balance, regulates body temperature, triggers enzyme secretion for digestion as well as removes toxins through your kidneys. Being termed as a ‘universal solvent’, water can dissolve more substances than any other fluid. […]
Sick ends up being one of the signature scents of parents for a period of the parenting journey at least. Often of course combined in a wonderful concoction with a range of other baby and child related smells. It’s kind of just how it goes and part of the ride, but any parent will tell […]
Music is one of those things that seems to bring people together. You only have to see the effect a particular song or ‘anthem’ has on people, or the big benefit concerts we’ve seen around the world, to know that something magical happens when music is played. All our children seem to be really musical, […]
As parents we often ask our children “how was your day?” – whether we get a response or not, well that is something entirely different altogether. Are we asking the right questions of our children? What about mental health? Almost half the nation’s parents have never considered asking their children about their mental health, it […]
Sensitive skin can be quite a difficult thing to handle. People can struggle with it in different ways. From itchy skin, or blotchiness and even sore areas and blisters. Sometimes people have skin conditions causing the sensitiveness like eczema. Or perhaps it’s just having an allergic reaction to things you come into contact with. Whatever […]
How many of you speak a second language? How many of you are completely bilingual? Perhaps some of you readers speak three or more languages. I loved learning languages as a child, French was the most natural for me as we spent a significant amount of time there whilst I was growing up and that […]
