Over the years, I’ve made plenty of parenting mistakes. From little things like forgetting the sun cream (resulting in Hell’s Itch) and not believing them when they said they felt sick (resulting in them throwing up at school) to the things that have a bigger impact like not deferring boy child’s school entry and not doing NCT classes. However my…

When you have a baby, a long line of people rock up to your house with gifts for said baby. This is all well and good, but what about gifts for new mums? While the baby is lovely, it’s unlikely to care if you’ve bought it yet another cute outfit or it’s tenth Jelly Cat toy. Mum however has just…

Hell’s itch may sound like something you get “downstairs” but it’s actually a rare, itchy reaction to the process of sunburn healing. It’s torture for adults but Hell’s itch in children is even worse.   It started with a Sunburn after a Day at the Beach Last Sunday we spent the day at the beach. It was a hot day…

My first baby weighed 9lbs 7oz. Not ginormous but definitely a big baby. I was reliably informed that, as a newborn, he looked three months old (I myself had no idea what a three month old baby looked like). I was fairly concerned when I was pregnant the second time as baby birth weight has a tendency to increase with…

Once your children have moved on from baby classes and toddler groups, the time comes to choose after school clubs. You might be under the impression that choosing kid’s activities is about helping them to find something they’re passionate about. While that’s one way to go about it, I would suggest you subject each activity to the acid test by asking these…