Category: Parenting
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Choosing Childcare – 8 tips from an ex-nursery Nurse
Ad | Post contains sponsored links Some of you may know that I am now a teacher, but for nearly 9 years I worked as a nursery nurse in a range of childcare settings, with children between the ages of 0 and 6 years. Going back to work raised a number of questions for me…
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Children’s Book Reviews – October 2023
Ad | Books marked * were gifted in return for a review | All opinions are my own Happy October – this new school year is flying by! I have another round of children’s books we have read and reviewed for you, so you can see what we would recommend reading this month. As it…
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Guest Post – The Age Debate: When Should Your Child Get Their First Smartphone?
It is something every modern parent faces – wen should we allow our children to have their first smartphone? Back when they used to be ‘just’ phones, we generally got them when we started walking to school and going out with our friends on our own. Now they give our children access to a whole…
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Saving Money During The Summer Holiday – Activities Edition
So a couple of weeks ago I shared a post about places children could eat for free or £1 during the Summer holidays – read that by clicking here. Today I thought I would share some activity ideas that are free, low cot or good deals, I recently did a poll on my Instagram stories…
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Guest Post – Dad’s At Work – It’s Time To Talk
I was contacted recently about sharing as piece on my blog about fatherhood and I found it super interesting so thought you would too! As a long term follower and supporter of Anna Whitehouse and her work to help working families with her campaign, Flex Appeal, this post shines a light on the father’s and…
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Saving Money During the Summer Holidays – Eating Out
The Summer holidays can be an expensive time for parents and with the rubbish weather we have been preicted for August, it will make it harder than ever. I thought I would do some posts on ways you Can save money and keep your children entertained for free or cheaply. Today I am sharing some…
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Children’s Book Reviews – August 2023
Ad | Books marked * were gifted in return for a review | All opinions are my own Good morning! I thought it would be a good idea to get this up early this month in case you are looking for something to keep the kids busy – here are 5 books we’ve read and…
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Mental Health Monday – Harriet’s Post-Natal Depression Story
A couple of week’s ago I asked on my Instagram stories for people who were willing to share their health stories on my blog. Harriet replied tot his request and I had the pleasure of interviewing this lovely lady for this post. Post-natal depression is something that I, luckily, have not experienced. It is a…
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The Spoonie Mummy 