If you have been keeping up to date with the blog over the last few months you will have seen our reviews of a range of cars suitable for large families. You can see our review of the Honda CRV here and the Skoda Octavia Scout here. One of the other large family cars we have been […]
Safety first: part one
Welcome to the first in a series of articles on aspects of family safety. Over the coming weeks we will be looking at a range of safety issues families might face. Part one is focussed on how to check your car tyres for driving safely. I learnt to drive as soon as I turned 17. […]
The curse of the rice cakes
Rice cakes … do you love them or hate them? I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with these. Last night when my smallest little man was gobbling them down, I loved them. This morning, when I realised he had 2.5 of them stuck to his bottom and the other 0.5 was in my […]
Encouraging active children: part one
This is the first in the series of our ‘Encouraging active children’ articles. Do you struggle to keep your children active or are your children the ones doing every activity going? You might have read our article a while back on ‘Generation Go, Go, Go‘, where we looked at how active children are today, compared […]
Money saving tips for families: part ten
You might have been reading our series of articles 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. In this article we will be looking at the use of vouchers. In the past, there has […]
An introduction to sensory play
I heard a mum the other day say “my sister does sensory play with her children but I don’t bother because I don’t know what I am doing”. I think this is a shame as it really doesn’t need to be that complicated. To me, sensory play is any sort of play with a strong […]
Mums on the run
When you are a mum on the run, eating can be a tricky thing. Many mums either struggle to eat good stuff or forget altogether. I have certainly been guilty of fitting into the forget altogether category in the past – not that it has helped with any weight loss mind you! Trying to stay organised […]
Choosing school uniform
With many parents having recently found out which school their little ones will be going to in September, you can’t help but think about what they will be wearing. School uniform can be a bit of a minefield and you can end up trying a few things before you get the things you feel are […]
