What Is Perinatal OCD & Why Don’t Our Doctors Understand It?
Last week the inspiring Dr Carrie Ladd (RCGP fellow and developer of the Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit – read more here) invited Sarah and I to speak to a large group of local GPs about…
Tag: motherhood
What Are Phonics?
Caterpillar begins full time school in September and I’m really excited for this new stage in our lives. I want to support him in any way I can but it’s been a while since I…
Creative Kids: Six Items That Encourage Creative Play
Thanks so much to everyone who read and shared Carol’s post from last week. This week we’re covering a topic that I know I personally need help with and I’m sure there’s others who do…
Creative Kids: How To Make Your Own Bank Account
I’m so excited to launch my brand new guest series today – Creative Kids. Our first lovely guest blogger is Carol from Virtually Allsorts and I love her unique and creative craft idea… Our 7…
Woodland Hedgehugs – Book Review & Giveaway
You may recall my post from last summer about all the outdoor fun Caterpillar and I were inspired to have by the Persil Dirt Is Good app. Teaching my son about the world around us…
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…
Crazy Chefs – Orchard Toys Review
Upon request, Caterpillar received almost entirely games for Christmas and he’s been loving them all. I’m so happy he is at a good age for games now as it’s something I really enjoy doing too…
How I Learned to Trust Myself as a Parent
I’ve decided to open up the My Mountain series again, on more of an adhoc basis, as I’ve had a couple of new guest bloggers contact me who fit the series so beautifully and who’s…
Playing The Parenting Trump Card
There are many things I love about being a parent. The smiles, the cuddles, the fun, the sheer hilarity of the way a child thinks and speaks. The love. But the aspect I enjoy the…
Guest Blogging Opportunity – Parenting Challenges
Following the fantastic contributors last year I’m now re-opening the My Mountain series – a guest blogging feature where I invite other parents to share the biggest challenges they’ve faced since deciding to start a…