Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
I don’t mind admitting that I let my 3-year-old play games and watch videos on my phone. I used to swear I wouldn’t but that was before I had children and was basically an idiot.…
Before I became a parent and blogger I didn’t even realise subscription boxes existed, now I can’t get enough. Today we’re reviewing the kids activity box from Clever Bees Club. These boxes are aimed at…
To say I was dreading potty training was an understatement, in fact the thought of it made me feel really quite anxious. However, as with most things in life that you dread, our experience was…
First, a confession. Way before I was even pregnant with Caterpillar I used to browse the baby sections when shopping. There is something about holding those tiny onesies and imagining what your future child might…
Welcome back to the Butterfly Book Club. This week we’re talking about a unique and thought-provoking book sent to me by the kind folks at Flying Eye Books. You’ll notice that as a publisher they…
If you have a child aged anywhere between two & six you are almost certainly familiar with Nick Jr’s Paw Patrol. Caterpillar first encountered this adorable canine rescue squad at a friend’s house and fell…
It took us two and a half years to find the courage to take Caterpillar abroad for the first time. When he was a baby we took him away in the UK a couple of…
The indignant, modern woman in me is frowning at the title of this post because in our modern times shouldn’t ALL men automatically be sharing the childcare responsibilities equally? Why does the phrase ‘hands-on dad’…
My husband will attest to the fact that I’m definitely NOT a clean and tidy person. I know lots of people shy away from messy play but I quite enjoy it – it’s different, creative…
Yesterday I was asked to help at a lecture about birth trauma by the inspiring Dr Rebecca Moore, sharing my son’s birth story with MSc students of Womens Health. I’ve briefly touched on Caterpillar’s birth before…