What is your approach to washing up? Do you wash by hand or have a dishwasher? If you wash by hand, do you have a set washing up liquid that you buy or do you just buy whatever is on offer? We do have a dishwasher but there are quite a few things that we […]
School holiday activities: part seven
Welcome to part seven of our school holiday activities series. What sorts of things have you been up to so far? Did you ever play with plasticine as a child? I certainly did and loved the stuff. I used to create tea party goodies for all My Little Ponies and then all the teddies would […]
Dealing with reluctant brushers
Most parents go through it at some stage… the curse of the reluctant toothbrusher! It comes to us all at some point but not necessarily at the same time for each child. If you are reading this and smugly thinking that your child is a 5 star brusher who has been able to name all […]
Family-friendly snacking
We all get those hunger pangs sometimes. When you have left breakfast behind but are far away from lunch; when you’ve had lunch but won’t be having dinner for hours or even if you are pulling a late working night and you get the munchies. This applies to adults and children. I wrote a while […]
Feeding fuel
Breastfeeding can be hard work. I’ve heard lots of people say that they were always hungry when they were breastfeeding. After breastfeeding four babies I actually don’t think I have had that “I’m starving” feeling more than a handful of times and I certainly haven’t felt like I needed to eat more. Having said that, […]
Top 3 Safest Cars in 2015
Car safety has come an incredibly long way in the past couple of years, and many cars now have access to some great car safety features. So if you’re considering getting a lease car in the UK, and you want the safest car possible for you or your family, there are a huge range of […]
Caring for children’s hair
Hair care can be stressful for both parents and children, but it doesn’t have to be. These are our top tips for stress-free haircare: Get your children used to getting their face and head wet from an early age and make this a part of their daily routine Use a shampoo that is kind to […]
School holiday activities: part three
Welcome to part three of our school holiday activities series. The summer holidays are here! If you have been reading the series so far you will have seen that we have so far covered a couple of wet day options. UK weather can be so temperamental I always feel I need these options available. These […]