Parenting

Interviewing our toddler

I was trying to come up with a different blog post to do, and thought as a big part of our blog is to do with being parents, that it would make sense to introduce the boy that made that possible! Grayson is 2 (3 in April) and such a …

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Parenting during a pandemic.

I’ve found that during the whole Coronavirus pandemic and the multiple lockdowns, I’ve felt sadness for pretty much everyone. The elderly stuck in care homes, people that are pregnant or have just given birth and in desperate need of support, school children trying to learn from home, people with mental …

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What’s in our toddlers Christmas Eve box – Blogmas Day 22.

Previously I’ve never actually done a Christmas Eve box for Grayson, but because of how this year has panned out Covid and the pandemic, I really wanted to make it as special as I could. When I saw this lovely Christmas Eve box in Home Bargains (I actually saw it …

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Christmas Traditions- Blogmas Day 20

This post actually perfectly coincides with a hashtag challenge I’m taking part in over on our Instagram, if you’re interested in finding out more check out littlepaperswan to see the challenge and her beautiful photos. Today’s post was on Christmas traditions, and that’s what today’s blogpost is on as well. …

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Talking to children about Father Christmas- Blogmas Day 18

Father Christmas is a topic of discussion that I’m sure many parents have gone backwards and forwards on. Whether they want their children to believe or not, what he brings, and how they’d ever explain things if their children started to ask questions. This is something that Mark and I …

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Christmas Crafts for children – Blogmas Day 16

I’ve found as Grayson has gotten older, that he loves doing crafts more and more – so why not do Christmas Crafts!. This has been the case even more during December, because he’s aware of Christmas and Father Christmas and some of the meaning behind it. So because of this …

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5 ways to look after your Mental Health during Christmas – Blogmas – Day 10

Christmas (and the lead up to Christmas) are lovely, and such a magical time for a number of reasons. However, for a lot of people the festive season is actually a really difficult time. It’s important to remember that those you love and care about with mental health struggles may …

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Winter activities – Blogmas – Day 2

For Day 2 of Blogmas, we thought we’d do a round up of some of our favourite winter activities to do that get us in the festive mood. There’s a range of different things we like to do, so maybe there will be something you hadn’t considered before! Woodland Walks …

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Birth Trauma – 2 years on.

Birth Trauma

TW: Although I don’t go into specific details within this post, if you have experienced a birth trauma or difficulties surrounding a birth please refrain from reading this post or proceed with caution. As this week is actually Birth Trauma Awareness Week, I thought I would do a bit of …

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