Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
Parenting toddlers and preschoolers is hard, that’s a given, but did anyone else fall into the terrible twos trap? Did you heave a sigh of relief on your child’s third birthday thinking at last that…
Reading is such a special activity in our house and Caterpillar adores books, much to the joy of the reader and writer inside of me. One of my favourite things to do is theme our…
For the last six months or so Caterpillar will often choose games over toys. I think a big reason is that it ensures we will be there to play with him, which is certainly easier…
Being a big fan of trashy reality shows, and a fellow resident of Essex, I was very excited to watch ex-TOWIE star Sam Faiers in The Mummy Diaries last week. In an interview, Sam had…
Humour is probably the number one feature that we look for when finding great books for Caterpillar, it makes for such an enjoyable reading experience. Mayday Mouse, although really an adventure story, has a fab…
The last time my husband and I visited Butlins was more than a decade ago for an Over 18s weekend. As you can imagine, last week’s Just For Tots break was a slightly different experience!…
I’ve got an absolutely adorable picture book to share with you for this week’s Butterfly Book Club. The Owl Who Lost Its Twoo by Suzie Allkins is so, so charming and has a lovely message…
A few weeks ago I posted Ten Best Baby Buys For The First Year, today I’ve decided to carry on the mini series with our favourites from Caterpillar’s first birthday onwards. That’s Not My…sensory books Despite…
I’m not a huge fan of sagas and series’ when it comes to my own reading tastes but I love them for kids. Caterpillar seems to really enjoy revisiting familiar characters for a new adventure…
One of the most difficult things about being a new mum is the loneliness and isolation. For me, it was totally unanticipated. I had several friends with babies and lots of family nearby so I…