Category: Parenting

Parenting is my largest category on my 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. I also cover how I am now far more eco-friendly and how you can also implement this as a busy parent.

What Every Mom Should Know About Love Readings

Posted on February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 by Emma Reed

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You can be loading the dishwasher, and still replaying a text message from earlier. Your kid is asking for a snack, and you are wondering why your chest feels tight. In those moments, “love” is not abstract, it is pressure, hope, and uncertainty at once.

That is why some moms try a love reading; not to hand over control, but to get perspective. A free five card love tarot reading on Tarotcards.io gives you a structured pause, a few minutes to name what hurts, what you want, and what you are actually willing to change.

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Simple Laundry Habits That Make a Big Difference for Busy Parents

Posted on February 25, 2026March 26, 2026 by Emma Reed

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Laundry has a special talent: it looks “mostly handled” right up until the moment it absolutely is not. For busy parents, the real problem is rarely motivation. It is friction, time, and the chaos tax of uniforms, mystery stains, and that one towel that never quite dries.

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The Benefits of Play Based Learning in Half Day Programs

Posted on February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 by Emma Reed

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The concept of early childhood education has gone beyond desks and monotonous worksheets. Families are now in search of a place where curiosity takes the centre stage, and discovery builds knowledge. In this change, exploration-based preschool sessions are proving to be remarkably effective in shorter sessions. Carefully scheduled mornings or afternoons are able to foster intellectual development as well as confidence, cooperation, and independence.

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How Parents Can Help 2SLGBTQI+ Kids Build Emotional Resilience in Challenging Environments

Posted on February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 by Emma Reed

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It may not be easy to raise a child in a world that may not necessarily know or embrace difference as a parent. In families having 2SLGBTQI+ children, such issues can be social stigma, discrimination or social misunderstanding at peer level, schooling, or among the extended family members. The emotional resilience turns out to be a valuable ability to survive the unfortunate conditions among the young people without a sense of illness or lack of self-confidence.

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the kids Simba Hybrid mattress on a single bed in a girls' bedroom

Simba Hybrid Kids Mattress Review

Posted on February 20, 2026March 2, 2026 by Emma Reed

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As parents, we all want our kids to sleep well for both their well-being and our own and having been that parent who has lost a lot of shut-eye in the past, I know first-hand how tough it can be when you have a frequent waker. One of the ways we tackled my second child’s waking was by changing his bed and mattress – a simple change that worked wonders – so when my sister reached out to me about her daughter struggling to sleep in their new home, I suggested they try the same tactic. Waking at night can be attributed to many things, but if you can make their space comfy and cosy, you may well start to see an improvement. As a previous satisfied customer of Simba, I contacted them asking for advice, and they offered to send me their Simba Hybrid Kids Mattress to try out and review.

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How To Do World Book Day on a Budget

Posted on January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 by Emma Reed

It comes around every year, but still, every time, most of us parents go into full panic mode over World Book Day. It is a pretty big deal in a lot of schools and yes, it can cause quite a bit of stress and often lead to parents hitting the shops and spending far too much on a brand new costume, but with a little planning, a little creativity and some good ideas, you can come up with something that doesn’t have to cost a lot. Here are a few ways in which you can do World Book Day on a budget.

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Why I Think The Canines Are The Worst Teeth To Cut

Posted on January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 by Emma Reed

When we talk about teething (and yes, I do talk about it an awful lot!) we quite often hear how bad certain ones are and people usually go straight to the molars. Yes, I agree that the molars are bad and yep they do seem to rumble for a long time which can cause a lot of upset before they actually rear their ugly heads BUT for me, the canines are the worst teeth to cut and this is why…

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