Designed for the safety of babies and children traveling in a vehicle, convertible car seats are so called because of the ability to get them installed rear or forward-facing, depending upon your requirements. A convertible seat should be used for toddlers and generally not for infants. However, these days there are a number of convertible […]
Mother’s Day is fast approaching again. Have you got your gifts and cards organised? Personally I think the best Mother’s Day gifts are free – I’d be happy with half an hour to lie in the bath to be honest, or just a cuddle and a movie night with my favourite little people. If you […]
How much did you love the first Paddington movie? We were huge fans. That bathroom scene had us all in absolute stitches and each time we watch it we still laugh just as hard. We didn’t get to see Paddington 2 in the cinema so we’ve really looked forward to the release of the DVD. […]
Lots of families go through periods of time when they require a bit of financial help. What I wasn’t aware of was just how many borrow money from friends during these times. Did you even know that was a thing? The problem is, while there are a lot of benefits involved with borrowing from friends […]
Homework – whether your children love or loathe it, most of them have it and it can start coming thick and fast at quite an early age. One of the things we can do as parents to help with homework and ease any pressure children might feel is to equip them with the right tools […]
Are you the primary carer of your children? Do you find it hard to trust other people with their care? You aren’t alone. A survey from Withings reveals that over half of all new mums don’t trust anyone but themselves to look after their baby. 55% of mums polled said they don’t trust their mum, […]
One of the things I’ve always been paranoid about since becoming a parent are open windows. Years ago whilst on a home visit for work I walked into a room where a toddler was stood up on the windowsill, and the window was open. I quickly grabbed the toddler and shut the window but it […]
How many of you speak a second language? How many of you are completely bilingual? Perhaps some of you readers speak three or more languages. I loved learning languages as a child, French was the most natural for me as we spent a significant amount of time there whilst I was growing up and that […]