Introducing Monday’s Parenting Pin it Party: With Mum of One

Parenting Pin it Party

There is a brand, sparking new linking in town! Inspiration struck the lovely Mum of One so now we are ready to parteeeee! Every Monday there will be a different host for you to pin and share your parenting posts with; so come on get pinning. Pop on over to the Parenting Pin it Party page today, as she is hosting this week, and she gives the full rules to one and all. But the idea is simple: “Have a parenting … Continued

ABC activities: Fun ways to learn ABCs, Numbers and Colours

ABC Activities: Four ideas

Learning through play is a great way to start a child’s education without them even realizing. There is a famous Michael Jackson song that starts “ABC, easy as 123 …” but is it really that easy? What ABC activities can we do with our kids? Our guest blogger, Donna, shares some fun ways to help your child. Learning through song We all know the ABC song (the one that has the same tune as Twinkle, Twinkle) and my children love … Continued

Parent Blogging All Stars #6: Mums Do Travel

Source: Mums Do Travel website

We have another parent blogging all star to bring you this week….so why not check out the others while you are here too! Your Name: Gretta Blog Name: Mums Do Travel What are the sexes and ages of your children?: Girl, 14 Boy, 10 What got you into parent blogging?: To complement my journalism. What is your top parenting tip to share with our readers? Can be on any topic for little ones : Pick your battles – does it … Continued

Parenting Tales from the Sofa #2: Dummy fairy and other tales…

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Last week, we chatted to some lovely mums about getting rid of the dummy, and how difficult and stressful that can be, we perhaps all need to have alternatives to the dummy fairy. This was another hangout in our Parenting Whine and Sympathy Series of hangout chatting to real mums about how they have tackled some real like kiddy issues. This week, we have taken some of the questions they asked, and give them to Parenting Coach, Beckie Whitehouse from … Continued

Food for thought: 5 tips to become a Savvy Shopper

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This is a sponsored post. Energy is not in short supply in our house… I often watch my son, and wonder whether if I plugged him into the National Grid his bouncing would actually power Essex. It might, at least, keep all those curling tongs and nail driers going… *appalling stereotype alert – run and hides* However, his energy isn’t the only energy wasted in our house it would appear. We do try to be careful both when we are … Continued