We’ve been lucky enough to have grandparents live close by enough to look after Grayson whilst I work part time and Mark works full time, Grayson turns 2 in April and the fact we’ve been lucky enough to keep him out of any childcare for that long is something we’re …
Having suffered from Generalised Anxiety Disorder for a number of years now, I’ve experienced living with it in a number of different situations and also in a number of different work places. When you suffer from a mental illness it can be difficult functioning sometimes in ways that you normally …
Over the weekend, we asked what you people would like to see more of on our blog. Without exception, the majority of the vote went to “Mental Health”. Something that is so important to both myself and Ashleigh – your mental wellbeing is as important, if not more so, than …
Trigger warning. This post talks about the recent suicide of Caroline Flack, online trolling and bullying. Please do not read this if you are triggered by these subjects. It’s another post I didn’t want to write, similar to the open letter I wrote to Greg James a few weeks ago …
Grayson will be 2 in April, which means he’s reached an age where he understands he can push boundaries and doesn’t always have to do what we tell him. However, although Grayson does have my temper (which was always my biggest concern when having children) we’ve learnt pretty quickly the …
When the lovely people at Nooie contacted us asking if we wanted to review one of their cameras, the Nooie Cam 360, we were more than happy to give it a try. Nooie sent us their Nooie Cam 360 (which can be found here on Amazon) to try out. When …
As Grayson gets older, and more energetic, we’ve started to take him to “proper” soft play a lot more. By proper, I mean, big slides and ball pits, not just a few toys on the floor. The great thing about this is that it’s suitable for adults too – of …
I’m sure any parent reading this post is very aware of separation anxiety in children, but if you’re not for any reason, separation anxiety is when children get particularly clingy towards their parents or caregivers. It’s a super normal thing for babies and young children to experience, so if you …
I did a post a while back all about my favourite apps and so I thought I’d do a separate post about some of my favourite apps that I’ve found useful since becoming a parent. Whether they’ve been useful for me or apps that I let Grayson use. YouTube: Kids …
Feminism is one of those words isn’t it? When you bring it up in conversation if either makes people do a collective sigh, or it piques people’s interests. I have found in recent years that people are more understanding, or you get people that go “yeah me too” which is …