Category: Parenting
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Tips for long car journeys with kids
My parents live a two, two and a half hour drive away. Pre kids, this journey meant deciding what podcast to put on for Matt while I went to sleep. Now it’s a very different story. Car journeys these days involve lots of twisting, passing things, selecting certain songs, asking them not to open windows,…
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The Tiger Who Came To Tea show Review
Spoiler alert, it’s not a real tiger. If you’re taking a four year old to see this production, expect to hear that, a lot. I’ve been to see The Tiger Who Came to Tea show twice now. Once with Ida, and once with both girls, and Matt. I thought it was about time I wrote…
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Eco friendly parenting ideas
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” I love this quote. It’s a real reminder that what we do now, will impact our children, and our children’s children. I try my best, I really do. I’m not perfect, but I’d love to be! I always try and…
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Trundling through terrible twos or is it terrific twos?
I never really like the phrase, terrible twos, or threenager. I think a parent with a love for alliteration and portmanteaus facing a challenging afternoon with a two year old thought it up. Martha is two. And she’s full of opinions and ideas, but she’s not too full of language. She’s started putting a few…
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What’s a two year age gap like?
In January 2020, I had Ida. In January 2022, I had Martha. For 10 days I had two under two. We always knew we wanted a small gap, and knew it took time with Ida and it might with Marfs. But, turns out it didn’t. She came along easily. I manifested so hard that I’d…
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Things to do when you have no patience with kids
When it comes to the girls, I think I have a good amount of patience. Of course,I can’t wait in a queue at the post office. In traffic. Or for Matt to get his shoes on so we can go. I’m only human. Today, I didn’t feel patient. And it was a day I have…
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Things no one tells you about having kids
Soon as you announce to the world you’re having a baby, people can’t wait to tell you about sleepless nights. The fact you’ll never drink a hot drink again. But there are things no one tells you about having kids. Like the endless amount of times you’ll put the sofa cushions back on the sofa.…
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Review: What’s it like to have a cat when you have kids?
If you’re thinking of getting a cat, and have kids, or are thinking about kids soon, I’m going to share an honest review of cats and kids. Should you get a cat with a baby? Or with grown up kids. Should it be a kitten or a second hand cat? (Second hand cat? Felt right,…
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How to stay calm putting kids to bed
Bedtime is hard. I’ve either been working all day. Or spent my day doing 50 activities, walking miles around the park, cooking meals and endless snacks, wrestling people into car seats. I’m desperate to do something for me – or I have house jobs or work to do. I’m not sure I’ll ever truly master…
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