Is it me or is the postnatal check a bit of a joke?
Maybe in other parts of the UK this is a thorough check of mother and baby by a caring professional…rather than a colossal waste of time, but that has never been my experience.
The school run. Something you could potentially be doing for many years, here are some tips on making it as smooth as possible.
I don’t know about you but I am one of those parents who pre-parenthood was NEVER going to let the children eat or drink in the car, muddy shoes and boots were NEVER going to be trampled over the seats or wiped over the back of the drivers’ seat and there was NEVER going to be rubbish just collecting in the car. We learn don’t we!
What is a treat? When you tell your children you have a treat for them, what are they thinking it might be? A trip out? A new toy? Sweets? What is a treat for you?
A hot topic One of the common discussion topics between parents is about the time they have planned away from their children. You hear it all the time, normally when parents are talking together. Lots of parents discuss the rough weeks they’ve had and how much they are looking forward to a night off from […]
Our children love nothing more than being outdoors. Some of their happiest days are spent playing outside and exploring. We love long family walks, exploring forests and mountains and it doesn’t really matter what the weather is doing. How do you keep them safe?
Did you have a nickname for your bump when you were pregnant? A poll of 1,500 mums and dads revealed nine in 10 used an alternative name for their baby while pregnant, with ‘Button’, ‘Sprout’ and ‘Pebble’ also popular monikers.
I’ve got a long time to go before I find this out, thank goodness – but I do joke sometimes that when they’ve all left home I will have lots of baths, go to the gym a lot, go and help build a school in Africa and volunteer at a care home.