*Advertorial Feature With Johnson’s Baby* Self-care is something that is wafted around like a new key word. However, the use of the phrase self-care has put me off with the Instagram fodder of wine glasses and luxuriously exposed bathtubs and over the excessive grandeur of it ...
Children's Health
Childhood Illnesses & Ailments: Chickenpox
*Advertorial Feature With Care ViraSoothe Cooling Gel and Spray Gel* This year we have seen our fair share of childhood illnesses and ailments with the boys including the dreaded pox. Chickenpox is one of those illnesses that have so many 'Myths' and 'old wife’s tales' Often getting ...
Keeping The Kids Hydrated On The Go
*Advertorial Feature With Nestlé Pure Life water* I am not going to teach you parents reading this anything you don’t already know about how important it is to keep the kids fully hydrated through the summer months. We know how difficult it can be with so many things they would rather ...
Why Dentist Visits For Those Kids Teeth Are More Important Than You Think
This year has seemed to speed past at a ridiculous speed and I have spent the last couple of months playing catch up with all the normal family admin and appointments and it's no word of a lie that I am behind in getting everything done. Being on the back foot means somethings have been ...
5 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Be More Active
According to the NHS, 32.4 percent of girls and 36.1 percent of boys in the final primary school year are overweight or obese. Those aren’t numbers any of us should be comfortable with, and it probably means that kids overall should be more active than they are. If you think your child is more ...
The Arrival Of Chicken Pox
It has been a while coming. When Jacob started nursery in January it wasn't long before I noticed the sign that went up on the window of the door saying Chicken Pox was doing the rounds. Normally with sickness and bugs we tend to be the first to go down with anything so surprisingly its ...
Childhood Eczema Finding Everyday Treatment Cuticura
*sponsored feature* Since Joshua was a toddler he has suffered with painful, itchy eczema-prone skin and its driven him to distraction scratching. From very early on we ended up dealing with his eczema with prescription products from the GP as it easily gets out of hand and can open up and ...
Getting In The Swim – A Swimming Update
Since September Jacob has been enjoying baby swimming lessons with ESMA Babies locally as part of our Konfidence Ambassadorship. I knew from the off Jacob would enjoy the water but I had no idea just how much we would enjoy the lessons and just how much he has grown in ...
The Rise Of Germs – Why My Kids Are The Grossest!
*Sponsored Feature* It's that time of the year again and tummy upsets, winter bugs and the dreaded cold and flu germs are upon us. Last year for almost 6 weeks every member of our household was ill. It started with tummy upsets as the winter tummy bug kicked in and as we were all ...
Sun-Pat – A Fuelling Families Giveaway
Before the summer started we made a verbal promise not only to each other but the kids too that this summer we would get out in the fresh air and become more active than in recent years. Limiting screen time and embracing what being outside has on offer. Sometimes it can be hard to find ...
Top Tips To Keeping Kids Healthy & Active This Summer
This summer we have vowed to spend less time in front of screens and in fact get out together more and also use what we have on our doorstep. In the past school summer holidays have been ad hoc and at times painful and I found that last year by being more organised over the 6 weeks it meant ...
There Is Nothing More Scary Than A Poorly Baby
No matter what age your children are when they get ill it's an awful feeling as a parent. The only thing worse than that is when your baby is poorly and them still being too little to tell you where it hurts. This last month Jacob had been fluctuating between pain and discomfort to ...
Why It’s Important To Keep The Kids Hydrated
This year has been a whirlwind of ill-health for me but the biggest issue I have faced is accepting that some of my health issues I faced were due to one of those most basic things … water, or lack there of. Over the years I had banished water in favour of fizzy and carbonated drinks and my ...
Is My Baby Getting Enough Of The Right Vitamins & Minerals?
Well, its official with weaning occurring in full force over here and my recent ill-health based on low levels of vitamin D, vitamin B12 and several other vitamin deficiencies. It would be fair to say I am really paranoid over the last few weeks that what if I am not giving Jacob the right foods ...