I’ve written quite a lot on the blog about swimming and the importance of getting children used to the water as babies. From baby-wearing in water to baby swimming classes to older children swimming competitively, it’s something we are really keen on encouraging. Learning to swim is so important from a safety point of view […]
As a parent it can be so exciting when you see your child developing a particular skill or an obvious talent. I’ve spoken to lots of parents over the years who I’d describe as your classic pushy parent, and in most cases the children have lost interest in whatever it was they showed real promise […]
Although Mummy Fever has been around for quite a while now, it is a year since the new look blog emerged and things really moved on. As a result of this we are only really celebrating the first anniversary of this side of Mummy Fever. As part of this celebration we are bringing you lovely […]
We are all proud of our children. However big or small their achievements seem to others, they will always be incredible to us. What is really lovely, is when children themselves are proud of their achievements. Our children love getting medals and certificates to recognise their triumphs, and they love to keep these as memories. […]
Learning to swim is a life skill as far as I am concerned. I’ve written before about the benefits of baby swimming classes and also about competitive swimming for older children – learning to swim and building water confidence are things that are so valuable to children. Swimming can be great fun, a super form of exercise […]
Welcome to the third in our series of articles on family-friendly days out. For the third installment of this series we headed to Sandcastle Water Park in Blackpool. Sandcastle Water Park is the UKs Largest Indoor Waterpark. The Waterpark features over 18 slides and attractions including water slides, fun pools, wave machine, water chutes, burger […]
Welcome to part three of our active children series. The summer term at school is always a busy one sports wise for the big kids, with all sorts going on. Sports days are of course the things that come around every year. I know they aren’t for everyone but I think there are lots of […]
You might have read our recent article on encouraging active children. If not you can read it here. We focused on all the low cost ways that you can encourage your children to be active and also be active with them. One of the activities we discussed was swimming. Swimming is popular in our family […]