Champagne & Tissues
A few weeks ago my son came home from nursery with a graduation certificate. Pre-parenthood we may have scoffed at such a silly thing but the mother in me completely welled up. Confused, he asked me…
Category: Relationships
Sleepless Struggles of Mom and Son
We all know what a struggle it can be to get enough quality sleep when you’re a parent, and some of us even have experience of insomnia too. I’m really pleased to have guest blogger…
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…
Four
Dear Caterpillar Time takes on new meaning when you have a child. It becomes both fast and slow in almost equal measure. When I look at your beautiful newborn baby pictures and then glance up…
Overcoming Fear Of Pregnancy In Older Women
This week on My Mountain we’ve got Kristi Cathey from Intelligent Mother discussing a phobia that is more common than we realise… The people of ancient times have never been wrong when they said that…
Create Your Perfect Valentine’s Day At Home
In life before kids, Valentine’s Day used to mean a weekend away to a nice hotel or, at the very least, dinner & drinks at a local restaurant but when you have little ones this…
How do you explain depression to your children?
We’ve got such an important topic for this week’s My Mountain from Jane Jones*. Explaining mental health to our children is absolutely vital but it can also be really daunting… I’ll start with a little…
It Goes No Further – Guest Post by Eliza Hope
At the beginning of this year I began a guest blogger series where I asked other parents to come forward to share their biggest challenges since having children. I was completely overwhelmed by the variety,…
What Nobody Tells You About Miscarriage
*Trigger Warning* This post contains fairly graphic descriptions of miscarriage which some people may find upsetting. I especially wouldn’t recommend for anyone currently enjoying a healthy pregnancy. The 9th to 15th October is Baby Loss…
Five Ways To Feel More Happy
I should start with a disclaimer. I am by no means an endlessly sunny, positive person with beams of joy shining out of my face. In fact, people who know me in real life may…