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Tag: Parenting

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

AD – Wild by Anette Demetriou and Dawn White

Growing up is tricky. Friendships are hard. Navigating social situations is a minefield. Especially when you’re three. Three year olds … More

early reading, emotional literacy, gangs, owlet press, Parenting, peer pressure, Preschool, social development, toxic masculinity, wild

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

Wide Awake Wolf by Georgiana Deutsch and Megan Tadden – A Review

“Why is sleep good?” You never know with three year olds; is this a shameless attempt to prolong bedtime or … More

author, bedtime, bedtime reading, book review, bookish, little tiger publications, love for reading, Parenting, picture books, preschool books, reading

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

Sweet Freedom and Self Care

This week marked the first week back at preschool for little man since December 17th. And the first week where … More

Coffee, Exercise, fitness, Freedom, Full-time Mother, geriatric mum, gratitude, Kegels, lockdown, lockdown2021, mindfulness, MumChallenges, mumlife, over-40 mum, Parenting, Preschool, self reflection, self-care, selfcare, Stress Incontinence

Top tips for cutting a toddler’s hair

Well. That’s scarred us both for life. He’s left with some 80’s style tramlines and I’m part tempted to hit … More

amateur, coronavirus, COVID-19, Familylife, haircut, lockdown, lockdown2021, mumblogger, MumChallenges, mumlife, Parenting, profession, professional, thelockdownlist, toddler, toddler haircut, toddler life, Toddlers

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

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