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You Don’t Need to Change Your Shy Child; You Need to Help Them

This is a guest post by Dorothy Piamonte. The term “shy” generally refers to people who don’t join in social activities with the same enthusiasm as others. But, there are a lot of different reasons…

Posted in Guest Blogger 5 Comments May 20, 2017June 20, 2017 by Laura

Using Lists To Manage Anxiety

The very existence of this blog is good evidence that I find writing to be an extremely therapeutic part of the healing process, but in addition to this I also use various lists to strengthen…

Posted in Anxiety, Blogging, Depression, Learning, Peer Support, Recovery 0 comments May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 by Laura

Colouring Books With A Twist (Plus Giveaway!)

Welcome back to the Butterfly Book Club and apologies for the long break.  I’m hoping to get all my regular features back up and running now and I’m starting with a lovely one – a treat…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Butterfly Book Club, Giveaways, Lifestyle, Reviews 1 Comment May 14, 2017May 12, 2017 by Laura

Should You Let Your Children Play with VR Technology?

Once upon a time, parents worried about their children playing video games. They were worried that the games would overstimulate the kids and cause them to become violent.  Those fears went largely by the wayside,…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Guest Blogger 1 Comment May 13, 2017April 25, 2017 by Laura

Top Five Things To Do At Legoland, Windsor

I’ve been wanting to visit Legoland since I was a child myself so when Caterpillar began noticing the adverts on TV and asking to go I was really excited to plan a trip.  We arranged…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Holidays/days out, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 1 Comment May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 by Laura

Trolls Birthday Cake For Total Amateurs

Something slightly different for this week’s Recipe Roundup.  Caterpillar turned four last month and, despite my distinct lack of professional cake decorating skills, I always try to make his cake myself from scratch.  Previous efforts…

Posted in Lifestyle, Recipe Round-up 0 comments May 8, 2017 by Laura

Raising a Child Against Society’s Expectations

This week on My Mountain we’ve got Elizabeth MacDonald, writer at My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear.  You can also follow her blog here.  Today, she is writing about her more unexpected parenting methods… There are hundreds of…

Posted in Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Peer Support, Relationships 0 comments May 5, 2017May 9, 2017 by Laura

Five Reasons Exercise Is Great For Anxiety

I should admit right from the off that I’m both overweight and pretty unfit so this is most certainly not one of those motivational, expert, gym-bunny posts. However I did want to share my recent…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Recovery 1 Comment May 3, 2017February 20, 2018 by Laura

Ham & Pea Egg Muffins

Welcome back to Recipe Roundup! These Slimming World-friendly egg muffins are perfect hot or cold for breakfast, lunch or just a snack.  You can add whatever ingredients you fancy but this is my current favourite.…

Posted in Lifestyle, Recipe Round-up 1 Comment May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 by Laura

Win A Family Ticket To Marsh Farm Animal Adventure Park

It’s that time of year where we try to fill our diaries with activities to keep the kids entertained so today I’m happy to be hosting a giveaway to win a ticket for a family…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Holidays/days out, Motherhood, Reviews 0 comments April 29, 2017May 6, 2017 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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