Bath and shower time can be quite stressful for parents. Whilst the process of baths and showers for children changes over time as children grown up and become more independent, this can remain a time of high tension or stress in the household.
Bath time with Baby born
What is bath time like in your house? I’ve written about bath time many times, with everything from establishing a good bath time routine, to the fantasy vs reality of bath time with children. I’ve said before that bathtime can be bonkers in our house, but at least non of the children are afraid of water! Quite […]
How to carve out some relaxation time
Relaxation – the state of being free from tension and anxiety Relaxing isn’t always easy is it? When you have children, sometimes it’s totally impossible. Often we make plans to relax and then something else comes up, we have work to finish, or a child or all the children are awake longer than normal, perhaps […]
5 tips for caring for baby soft skin
I think all parents would agree that there is nothing sweeter than the soft, smooth skin of a newborn. Even overdue babies that get that those overcooked, cracked bits (as we well know) still soften up really quickly in the main. As babies start to grow, you want their skin to stay that soft and […]
Win a top-to-toe kit for your baby
Johnson’s Top-to-Toe range, is specially formulated for babies aged 0 to 6 months, and is as safe to use as water alone, from the very first day. The range gently cleanses and protects baby’s first line of defence – their skin, which is increasingly important at this time of year, when the combination of cold […]
Useful travel gadgets
When we travel with the children I am always on the lookout for useful things to make life easier and help us to have a home from home. If I can find things that serve multiple purposes then that really helps with the packing, like our recent ski trip to La Plagne with Crystal Ski. […]
Christmas gift guide: part four
Welcome to part four of our ‘Christmas Gift Guide’. I hope we haven’t put you off by mentioning the ‘C’ word too soon. You will no doubt be either really excited or totally put off having seen the title of this post but it is actually only a few weeks until Christmas. Have you started […]