Baby vs Sleep: Our sleep training journey
For as long as I can remember, I have always dreamed of being a mum.
Coping with Christmas with Tweens and Teens
Coping With Christmas For Parents of Tweens and Teens by Dr Melanie Smart, Child Psychologist ‘That’ age, the cusp of teenage-dom, not quite a child, not quite an adult.
Baby and toddler groups in Whiteley
Whiteley is great for the shops, restaurants and cinema, sadly these 3 things don’t feature highly on my 1.5 yr old’s priority list.
Mornings in the Christie household
This is an average morning in our household… “MUMMY is it time to get up yet?” Repeat… Repeat… Repeat… Okay this time mummy hears.
The joys of flying long haul with kids
Well that title was really just to pull you in (I know, sneaky) as there are no joys of flying long haul with kids, well maybe only one that I’ll come to later.
A little too much honesty? Answering qu’s for nur...
Chester has started nursery, whilst I’m glad I’m exercising the large organ in my head that has lay dormant for the last 9 months, it just feels a bit shite.
Creative Kids Parties from Paper Hat
For those of you who know me personally you’ll know creativity is in my bones.
Answering my burning financial questions!
Our financial affairs seem to be something most of us avoid tackling or even talking about, often a “I’ll deal with it later” kind of subject.
No longer sweating the small stuff
Pretty regularly I’ll experience a wave of panic that life is passing by so very quickly and I’m not making the most of it.
Make up tips for mums on the run from the British Beaut...
I’m just a little excited while writing this post as I’ve enlisted the help of none other than Jane Cunningham (!!) of British Beauty Blogger fame, one of the UK’s top beauty blogger
Selfish Mother… Telling it how it is
Selfish Mother is a collection of articles and videos from a whole host of global writers talking about the trials and tribulations (with a dose of reality and humour) of pregnancy and motherhood.
Do It Your Own Way: My Advice to New Parents
Since falling pregnant you’ve probably been offered advice from almost every person you’ve come into contact with, be it your parents, friends, siblings, work colleagues, midwives, your bu
Parenting bloggers
Blogging as a parent is now common place as well as seemingly bloody lucrative if you’ve got a good one.
Bringing home the bacon and what I learnt about myself
Over dinner last night Mr C was telling me about a pitch he has coming up to a large fitness chain on a particular date and how this clashed with an auction he wanted to go to for a property he is int
Mothers Raising Sons – Helping you understand the...
Being a mother of two boys – one 4 and one 7 weeks, I spotted this book in the library and just had to bring it home to read it.
Returning to work after a career break
Returning to work after a career break to raise children can be daunting perhaps due to the amount of time you’ve been off, the changing workplace, wanting to work only certain hours, being more
Best Books for Dads To Be
Becoming a father for the first time is often incredibly exciting and scary all at the same time.
Shared Parental Leave – the lowdown!
Shared Parental Leave is a new initiative designed by the government to give parents more flexibility in sharing the care of their child in the first year following their birth or adoption.