Tag: Tips
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Raising Teen Boys When You’re Running on Low Energy: Tips for Summer Survival
Summer with teenagers often brings a mix of freedom, frustration, and fatigue — especially when you’re parenting with a chronic illness. If you’re anything like me, the warmer months can feel like a double-edged sword: your kids are home more, but your energy is stretched thinner than ever. And while social media might be showing…
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Ostomy 101 – Travelling with an Ileostomy: What I Pack, What I’ve Learned
Travelling with an ileostomy can feel overwhelming at first. I remember my first trip post-surgery — the what-ifs kept me up at night! What if I ran out of supplies? What if I had a leak in a public place? What if security at the airport gave me a hard time? What if I had…
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Five Tips For Going Swimming With Your Kids When You Have An Ostomy
I have been swimming both in a pool and in the sea and have been in a hot tub since having my stoma surgery eight years ago, so have my routine nailed now – but I know some people really worry about it so I thought I’d share some of my tips with you hoping…
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Guest Post – 5 Things to Teach Your Child About Online Safety
Something we have to cover in school with the children that wasn’t a thing back when we were younger, is online safety. And because it isn’t something we have grown up with, knowing how to teach our children to stay safe in a digital world can be really tricky. I was sent this blog post…
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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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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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Guest Post – Guide To Your Teen’s First Car
I was filling in my new calendar the other day when I realised my oldest, Leo, will be turning 15 this year!!! How did that happen?!? Anyway, when this guest post came a long I thought it would be a good read for all the fellow parents of teenagers out there! Guide To Your Teen’s…
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AccessAble – 15 Tips for Planning an Accessible Day Out with Kids
Good morning! As you may know, I am an AccessAble Ambassador and last week i wrote a blog post with my top tips for planning an accessible day out with your kids! I’d love for you to go over and have a read – and hopefully you find it really useful. It can be both…
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The Spoonie Mummy 