For My Son On Mother’s Day
Dear Caterpillar On 10th March 2013 your daddy gave me my first ever Mother’s Day card, even though you were still living inside me. I had big dreams for motherhood, big expectations. With your arrival we…
Tag: motherhood
Baseline Testing – Should Our Four Year Olds Be Sitting Exams?
The UK government wants to introduce baseline testing; an initiative that requires children to take a formal test at the very start of their school careers, as they join Reception, to establish their academic ability…
Creative Kids: My Toddler’s Favourite Things To Do
Welcome back to Creative Kids – where I share guest bloggers and their favourite arty & crafty activities. This week Kerry at Mummy Thomas Blog is sharing her daughter’s favourites… She loves playing with her Disney princesses. I…
Orchard Toys – Dinosaur Lotto
Our love affair with Orchard Toys continues and today we have a new game to share with you. Caterpillar continues to choose board games above almost any other toy and that’s absolutely fine with me…
Unexpected Questions By Gemma Hall at Mummy’s Waisted
You may recall Gemma Hall at Mummy’s Waisted last week shared her dinosaur crafts for our Creative Kids series. I’m delighted she is back this week to share one of her trickiest parenting challenges for My…
Five Tips For Bonding With Your Baby Whilst Suffering From Postnatal Depression & Anxiety
Bonding can be very difficult if you’re a new mum suffering from Postnatal Depression and Anxiety. It’s a common myth that all mums with PND struggle with bonding; this isn’t the case and bonding issues shouldn’t be…
My Three-year old Is Jealous Of The New Baby – Guest Post From Carmen at Wellington World Travels
Welcome back to the My Mountain series – where guest bloggers share their biggest parenting challenges. Today we have travel blogger Carmen from Wellington World Travels… One night, I was crying while holding my baby girl in…
Bonding – Does Postnatal Depression Negatively Affect Your Relationship With Your Child?
My son turns five years old this Spring so I thought it was a good time to explore the affect Postnatal Depression, Anxiety and OCD has had on our bonding, and our mother/son relationship in the…
Creative Kids: Dinosaur Crafts
Welcome back to our Creative Kids feature! Every week I share a new post from a guest blogger relating to how we can get creative, arty or messy with our little ones. This week I’m really pleased to be…
Why Gender Selection Is Wrong & Should Be Illegal Everywhere
One of the many things I’ve learnt since becoming a parent is that there is no such thing as a “right” way to do something. Nothing infuriates me more than when people feel forced or obligated…