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A close shave
Can you remember when you first became aware of shaving as a form of hair removal? I remember from quite a young age watching my dad shave for work. He has very thick black hair so is one of these people that has a 4 o’clock ‘shadow’ even when he has shaved that morning. Because […]
Foods that encourage fine motor skills
Watching your children develop new skills is really exciting. In the first year especially, it can feel as if they are growing and changing all the time. Food can play a really big part in the development of fine motor skills. From picking up peas and sweetcorn, the pincer grip can be developed. When it […]
Weaning on the move
Weaning can be a messy and fiddly business. I have said before how fantastic I think Ella’s Kitchen pouches are for travelling and also for trying different foods out with your little ones before making a huge batch of something homemade that they hate. Like many parents though, where possible I like to make my […]
Growth spurts
I have always known when one of the children is having a growth spurt as their appetites appear to increase ten-fold. During these periods it seems hard to fill them up. In general, these growth spurts tend to last about three days, but they have been known to last about a week at a time. […]
The indestructibles
Are your children heavy on clothes? Do they go through the knees of their trousers? Do you have children who love to be outside and climbing everything they see? Now there is a range of clothing that is on your side…meet the indestructible collection. These are serious clothes for busy adventurous children. They are easy to […]
Money saving tips for families: part nine
You might have been reading our series of posts on money saving tips for families recently. There are a number of ways families can save money and we have covered several different areas so far in this series. One of the ways to save money is looking at your shopping bills, and finding new ways […]
Getting a pet for your child: The how NOT to guide
When the big kids were three and four we bought a goldfish as a little pet. He didn’t last long. He swam around a few thousand times and that was about all. I had rabbits and hamsters mainly when I was little and I loved them. So after the fish was no more, I had […]
Introducing a new baby to the family
When I had my second baby this was something I was incredibly anxious about. I agonised over this for much of my second pregnancy and felt I needed to try and think about this from my daughters’ perspective. Until that moment she had not had to share me, not had to compete for my attention. […]