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Tag: parenthood

The Herculean Tasks of a Reception Mum

The Twelve Labours of Hercules. I can appreciate all our Ancient Greek hero had to go through now. Now that … More

calmness, distraction, early reading, EYFS, learning, meltdowns, parenthood, Parenting, reading, school, school starter, staying calm, Tantrums, tiredness

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

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

Review: AGE OF DINOSAURS by Christiane Engel

At night-times we like stories. We like calm, gentle tales to lull us in to a sleepy state. In the … More

Activities, book lover, book review, bookish play, early reading, engaging readers, EYFS, Full-time Mother, gifted, little tiger books, motherhood, mumblogger, parenthood, Parenting, Preschool, reading

Mealtime battles

I feel like every night, the dinner I’ve been longing for since my 2:30pm snack, is marred by a myriad … More

dinner time, Family, family dinners, feeding my family, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumlife, Noom, parenthood, Parenting, table manners, toddler, ToddlerLife

Is It Time To Get Up?

The Gro Clock is blue. Mummy stayed up till nearly 11 finishing a book after a Zoom call – both … More

Coffee, Family, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumlife, parenthood, Parenting, sleep, ToddlerLife, wake-up

A Triptych of Time: The Time Thief

I’m not versed in the practice of law, but it’s my understanding that all lawyers have to account for every … More

exhaustion, Family, Familylife, Freedom, frustration, Full-time Mother, gratitude, isolation, lockdown, marriage, me-time, MumChallenges, parenthood, Parenting, parenting roles, relationships, self-care, time management

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