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We have some ideas for using those fantastic distraction techniques with kids to avoid those terrible twos tantrums and beyond...sometimes its too late to stop a tantrum with your child, but at other times, distraction is a great way to hold it off before it begins.

Distraction – techniques and when to use them

Welcome to another Parenting Tales from the Sofa and we are again joined by resident coach, Beckie Whitehouse, of Be Confident Coaching. This week we are talking about distraction and …

Do you have a sick child? How do you make that call between sending your child to school or staying at home?

What do you do if your kids take a sick day?

I thought we were done with the winter colds and fevers but alas, no, here in spring term and I have my youngest off. All 3 had days off towards the …

Six tips for surviving the terrible twos

Everybody knows about the terrible twos; we are warned, but we never quite understand until we are right in the middle of it. It was my little girl who had …

My Dinosaurs are saddled up and we are ready to boogie in the Comic Relief Danceathon!

Comic Relief #Danceathon: The story of a honkosaurus and a personal nightmare in gold leggings

So on Sunday I saddled up my Dinosaurs, and rode off to Wembley to shake my honkosaurus touche for the Comic Relief Danceathon… And guess what, we did it. TeamHonk …

Tummy time is often something that we are encouraged to do to help baby crawling - we have tips on what to do with tummy time, but also other ideas for encouraging crawling from around the web. Come on and get that baby moving!

Tummy time: Tips for encouraging crawling – activities to advice

This month we are looking at helping you all with encourage your little ones to crawl from activities and tummy time, to just general advice to get them moving…we published …

Bubele is an App for parents about to go out in London - take it with you to find playgrounds, restaurants, activities; lots of things that your kids will love to do. It might even give you a space five minutes!

Finding your own social Bubele in London as a parent

I was asked to take a look at the Bubele App which was recently released for free on both the iPhone and iPad for those living in and around London …

10 top tips for successful sleepovers

My children love sleepovers! They would have them every weekend and possibly other days too if I let them. Don’t get me wrong they can be a lot of fun, …

How can you help your child to feel OK when there is a new baby in the house - always a big challenge for parents of more than one child...here are some great ideas to help!

Siblings: Introducing your child to a new baby

New babies bring lots of challenges, whether it’s the first or the fourth. Every single time the experience is different, and never more so than when you already have another …

Beautiful Snowdrop at the Garden of Great Easton Lodge

Snowdrop walk at Gardens of Great Easton Lodge

2015 is meant to be where I improve my photography; both for the business, and generally – for life. I dabbled at Caerphilly, and this weekend was the perfect spring …

Sometimes we all need a special place to go to gather our thoughts, and I have been using the same place for over ten years.

Saffron Walden Common: Finding calm in a-mazing spaces #BetterPlaces

Over ten years ago, my husband and I come on holiday to Suffolk, and from there we went for a walk that took in a little town called Saffron Walden. I’d never …