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How to ditch the Mum Guilt

2/28/2022

 
By Heidi Scrimgeour
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If they gave out awards for mum guilt, I’d have them all, every single one. Read the book and got the t-shirt? Forget that - I could give lessons in mum guilt and how to be consumed by it.

​I’m not talking about suffering the odd pang of parental guilt when I did something trivial, either. This goes way beyond getting a bit snappy with the kids, rushing them through the bedtime routine so I can collapse on the sofa, or skipping a page or two during bedtime stories and feeling regretful afterwards.

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How to help your children cope with change

12/30/2021

 
By Sid Madge, Meee
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No one knows what’s around the corner, but we can pretty much guarantee it will involve change. New day, new week, new school, new terms, new friends. Getting comfortable with change is a life skill and it is important to help our children to develop this. 

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5 Ways to have a calm Christmas

10/25/2021

 
By Elisabeth Quinn
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Christmas is an incredible time of year but it’s also when we feel most burdened. We think that we have to have the turkey, the tree, the presents… otherwise it “won’t feel like Christmas”. Somewhere along the way we confused a feeling with thinking we need to follow a script to achieve the feeling. But that famous ‘Christmas Feeling’ isn’t in the turkey or the presents. Where is it? Read on:

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5 Ways to let go of being the perfect parent

8/24/2021

 
By Elisabeth Quinn
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It’s probably perfectly fitting that just before I sat down to write this article (on letting go of trying to be perfect) I was combing nits out of my kids’ hair. Not only combing nits, but everyone grumpy, shouting, screaming, while combing nits. The neighbours must have thought we were murdering each other. And honestly, how do you even get nits in the summer holidays? ​

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Which pet is best for your family?

7/6/2021

 
By Dr Margit Gabriele Mulle
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Pets make us happier, lift our mood and have a wide range of amazing physical and mental benefits. Having pets, however, does come with responsibility and is a family decision that all family members should agree to. Not all pets are the perfect match for all families. So, which pet is most suitable for your family? 

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4 ways to prepare your first born for a new sibling

4/29/2021

 
By Kirsty Prankerd 
www.writefromtheheartkeepsakes.co.uk/
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So, you're ready to break the happy news to your child! Here, Kirsty Prankerd, Managing Director of personalised keepsake retailer ‘Write From The Heart’ offers her tips for preparing your first born for the arrival of a new sibling.

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Dads and the pandemic

4/29/2021

 
By Kirsty Nicholls
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“The shorter days, the cold and dark, the loneliness and uncertainty in the first weeks of our son’s life really affected our mental health. That’s why we left Scotland for Spain and the help of my wife’s parents.”

Most of us have been there, right? I remember those long nights, our minds racing with concern for our new baby; the 3am WhatsApp messages to antenatal friends; the coffee dates with fellow new parents, the pitch of our voices rising with exhausted, hysterical laughter; the cosy Bookbug sessions. 

So how about those long nights, mind racing, exhaustion and crises of confidence, with no antenatal friends to message, no coffee shops and friendly faces, no classes or activities. Just the same four walls and a walk with the buggy if we’re lucky.
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5 Ways to Laugh More and Shout Less

3/2/2021

 
By Heidi Scrimgeour
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What’s the one thing most parents wish they did less of?

Inadvertently stepping on Lego in bare feet would probably feature in the top three things we wish we did less of, but I’m going to wager that being ratty and impatient with the kids takes top spot.

Even if you’re blessed with a peaceable disposition which means you’re not prone to over-extending your vocal chords, I bet you’d still agree that you could do with more laughter and less conflict in the course of everyday family life.

Who wouldn’t want to shout less and laugh more?

​So, instead of beating yourself up for being a yeller, try these tips for toning down the fishwife act and cranking up the cracking up…

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Confessions of an Imperfect Parent...

1/8/2021

 
By Heidi Scrimgeour
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Scratch beneath the surface of our best ‘perfect parent’ act (you know, the one you put on at Parent/Teacher meetings or for the benefit of your in-laws) and we’ve all got a guilty parenting secret or two. Don’t try telling us that you don’t sometimes eat your favourite biscuits in a quiet corner of the kitchen so that you don’t have to share them with the kids. You know what we’re talking about. So here are ten of the best confessions of imperfect parents to remind you that you’re not the only one who scoffs the kids’ stash of Easter eggs and then claims that they all went ‘off’...

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Stacey Solomon's Mash Direct snacks

11/23/2020

 
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Mash Direct

Every day Stacey Solomon creates different animals out of snacks for her sons, so Mash Direct has created these fab Hedgehog, Lion and Owl recipes using its products! Give them a go and let us know how you got on…

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