Category: Parenting

Parenting is my largest category on my blog which is a bit of a given as I have a parenting and lifestyle blog! I started it when my first child was around 2 years old as I wanted to not only promote my book but document what it was like to be a Mum and what we got up to.

Topics here are vast. You will find top tips, advice, real-life experiences, first-hand mistakes and parenting fails, help and support and an honest viewpoint of being a parent and all that goes with that title.

In tips I cover those fun topics like sleep or the lack of! Teething, the stages like terrible two’s and threenager. I also go into the changes that occur when you have a child like the start of pre-school or school. Everything is real life, no sugar coating.

It may be a tough job but sharing is caring.

Super Baby Food: Your Complete Guide to What, When and How to Feed Your Baby and Toddler

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by Emma Reed

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Curious about when babies are ready for solid food and what kind of foods you should give them? Join us to find out!

The simple fact is that newborns eat milk. As you know, most experts recommend breast milk as the best source of all nutrients necessary for a child’s development. Nonetheless, if you can’t or for some reason prefer not to breastfeed, there are plenty of fantastic milk formulas that cover all of your little one’s needs. During this period, you might have lots of questions, such as which fenugreek substitute to use if you are breastfeeding, etc. But, generally in a couple of days both you and the baby get used to the feeding process, and it becomes smooth.

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3 Things You Should Stop Saying to Your Child

Posted on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by Emma Reed

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As we all know, young children are impressionable. As they grow up, they’ll look to us as parents on how to act and view the world.

How we speak to our children also plays a big role in a child’s development and how they end up interacting with the world. Saying the wrong thing, even innocent phrases that seem harmless might have a negative effect.

Studies done by child psychologists (like the professionals at New Vision Psychology) have discovered the phrases that are doing the most harm. Below, we’ve rounded up 3 common things we say to our kids that we should stop doing. Keep reading to find out what they are.

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Helping Your Child With Their Lockdown Lows

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 by Emma Reed

This year has been so tough, hasn’t it? I am really feeling it now and as an adult I can fully understand what has been going on. For our children, that has been a completely different matter. They have been pushed from pillar to post, gone back to normality and had it taken away again, all with little notice and all with little understanding. I do worry how many children will be affected by this mentally after such a long period of uncertainty and having watched my eldest suffer during this last stint, I have firsthand experience of how hard it can hit them.

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5 Mud Kitchen Play Ideas Your Kids Will Love!

Posted on March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 by Emma Reed

A mud kitchen is a great addition to the garden for the kids. It can provide hours of imaginative play, encourage them to play both alone and with siblings or you, it encourages them to get closer to nature and learn to explore their surroundings. Free play is probably the most popular way of using a mud kitchen but if you wanted to create a play setup I have 5 mud kitchen play ideas that your kids will love.

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Helping Your Child with their Social Skills

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Emma Reed

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Social skills are crucial because we need them to interact and communicate with our peers, whether at school or in our place of work, as well as our friends and family. However, social skills don’t just refer to verbal communication, they’re also about understanding facial expressions and body language. Of course, allowing your child to experience social situations with a variety of different people from a young age should set them on the right track, but there are other things you can do to help them with their social skills. A prep school in the South West explore in further detail below.

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Top Tips for Choosing a School for Your Child

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Emma Reed

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Choosing a school for your child is a big milestone for parents and can be quite an overwhelming experience. There’s so much to think about, from inspection reports to league tables, and you might not fully understand everything you’re reading about online when doing your research. I have teamed up with a private college in London to share some advice when it comes to choosing a school for your child.

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How to Raise a Confident Child

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by Emma Reed

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From birth, your child is constantly learning about the world around them and developing new skills. It’s all well and good having a range of different abilities, but unless they have the confidence to apply them, they may be held back. Your child needs to have faith in themselves and know how to handle setbacks if things don’t go to plan. With that said, it’s important for parents to help instil a sense of confidence in their children so that they can thrive, both academically and on a personal level. Read on for some advice from a private school in London.

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