Why A Mum Without Confidence Is A Tragedy
It can be easy to read an article header like this one and think ‘I struggle with confidence, there must be something wrong with me!’ Of course, only the most unaware people are able to…
Category: Motherhood
Confidence Boosting Benefits Of Playing Outdoors
Disclosure: guest post in collaboration with Pentagon Play Self-confidence in childhood continues throughout adulthood. A confident child trusts in their own abilities and perceives themselves as capable, often stepping out of their comfort zones to…
Adding Your Mom Skills to Your CV
Many moms take time off work to raise their children and look after their families. Some, just take a year or two away from their jobs while their children are young, but for others, this…
Reliving The Pain – Guest Post By Emma Rowson
Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them. Today’s post is from Emma at www.emma-r.com. The pure joy of uttering those magical words; “I’m…
Five Steps For An Anxiety Free Back-To-School With Stick2Me (plus giveaway!)
As the beginning of Caterpillar’s second year at school looms I’m struck, as always, with a whole host of emotions. Change of any kind is always tricky for someone with a history of Anxiety and…
Ten Mental Wellbeing Mantras For Mums
A few months back I created the post and printable 10 Affirmations For Anxiety Sufferers and wrote about how positive thinking, mantras and affirmations were more than just hippy nonsense and can actually contribute hugely…
Seven Ways PND Has Made Me A Better Mum
Postnatal Depression & Anxiety made me believe that not only was I a terrible mum, I was also a terrible human. A monster. A useless waste of oxygen and a burden on my family. Violent…
Creative Kids: Top Seven Messy Play Ideas
Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and the art, craft & messy play activities they get up to with their kids. Today’s post is from Jade at About ASD, who is sharing tons…
The Internal Wranglings Of A Working Parent – Guest Post by Sarah Cull
Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges and how they face them. Today’s post is from Sarah at Life In Full Flavour. After you have a child, there…
When Parenting Isn’t What You Imagined
There is so much I enjoy now about being Caterpillar’s mum. At five, he’s cheeky, funny, insightful and caring and, after all my fears during the PND time, it’s lovely to be able to admit…