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Tag: child development

All The Guilt. All Of It!

Four years ago I gave up a career of twenty years. For twenty years I’d relentlessly educated. I’d spent Sunday … More

challenges, child development, Family, Freedom, gratitude, health, learning, learning opportunities, lockdown2020, mum guilt, Parenting, phases, positivity, potty training, toilet training

REVIEW: Where’s the Hub for all the Clubs?

Where can you find language lessons in Leicester. Do they have signing sessions in Swindon? Please tell me we can … More

0-18, Activities, child development, clubhub, CLUBHUBUK, clubs, education, Familylife, kids clubs, learning, lockdown2021, parenthood, Parenting

Journey with Poop

This was written for the June 2021 issue of ‘Alice and the Mums’ magazine. With our issues ongoing, I wanted … More

accidents, bowel health, child development, constipation, health, laxatives, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumlife, NHS, parenthood, Parenting, potty training, preschooler, toddler, ToddlerLife, toilet training

Eye Checks in Under 5’s

A little twitch. A blink here and there. A cheeky squint. Was Harry struggling with his eyesight or just an … More

Behaviour, behavioural habits, child development, child health, eye checks, health, isolation, lockdown, lockdown2021, mumblogger, mumlife, NHS, Parenting, parentingworries, screen time

Surviving the Start of School – From Head to Parent

Guest post written for the amazing team at Move Laugh Learn. Check them out for activities to get your little … More

child development, early years, education, EYFS, Family, life skills, parenthood, Parenting, preparing, reception, social skills, starting school

Just Another Phase?

Terrible Twos? Threenager? What more does the developmental continuum have to throw at us? Just when I thought I had … More

Behaviour, behaviour strategies, brain development, challenging behaviour, child development, COVID-19, early years, ex teacher, frustration, isolation, MumChallenges, parenthood, parenting help, positive reinforcement, positivity, Preschool, Tantrums

Review: My Name Is Covid by Tammy Brandon

A Children’s Guide to Understanding the Coronavirus I’ve spent my twenty year career trying to break down concepts to children, … More

book review, child development, coronavirus, COVID-19, covid19, education, EYFS, Family, Familylife, gifted, health, isolation, lockdown, lockdown2020, lockdown2021, MumChallenges, parenthood, Parenting, parentingworries, Preschool, social-distancing

You Win Some…

Another day in lockdown… another twelve hours to kill with a preschooler. Another twelve hours of trying to entice him … More

Activities, child development, COVID-19, EYFS, Full-time Mother, home schooling, learning at home, lockdown2021, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumfail, mumlife, Parenting, parentingworries, Preschool, SAHM

Surviving the Jabs

In a week of newsworthy vaccinations, our were not headline winning, but it’s still a big deal for a 3.5 … More

child development, health, healthy children, immunisation, keeping safe, motherhood, mumlife, Parenting, toddler, toddler jabs, vaccination

Small steps

We took one small step for my toddler last week. And a giant leap towards normality. Harry had a play … More

child development, COVID-19, Freedom, health, lockdown2020, motherhood, Parenting, play dates, positivity, relationships, social-distancing, ToddlerLife, Toddlers

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