Sharing two strategies which have helped me manage worries and support a better mental health.
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Here are our top 8 reasons why as parents and teachers we place a huge emphasis on reading and how you can encourage your little ones to become life long readers.
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What do I do to look after myself? Very little at the moment. This needs to change.
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Read here my top 5 reasons why I love messy play so much and why at least one of our activities a week is a messy play session.
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The idea that no matter how well-intentioned we may be as parents, no matter how determined we are not to pass on our own flaws to our children, there is a bleak inevitability that we will do so all the same.
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After school moodiness is real! Why does no one warn you that your child will turn into the hulk after a day at school? Do not anger the hulk!
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This week has been Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK and to mark this, Isabell has written a letter to her past self with some words of advice on coping with the loss of her son Thomas at 19 weeks in 2013.
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Am I the only one who feels like they are spinning plates. I have taken on too much at once and am struggling.
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Nobody warns you how much your marriage will change when a child arrives. Suddenly there is less time for each other. This letter tells my husband many of the things that I want him to know but often forget to tell him.
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Right from the outset it felt like a whole different ball game. Even being pregnant was different. There was no time to feel tired, no time to just lie on the sofa all weekend. There was a toddler who still needed entertaining.
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Like a water balloon hitting a pavement, my wife's waters had broken all over the Egyptian cotton. I leapt in to action screaming 'towels, towels'! Our baby was on his way 15 days ahead of schedule. We were about to become parents. I was about to become a father.
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Today was the first time I had cried over M starting school. Suddenly in my head it all clicked; oh my god it is a big deal! Read the thoughts and emotions triggered by my eldest starting school.
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The road to finally having a healthy baby in my arms was a long and challenging one. It was a road that took us to some very dark places and the journey changed us forever. I hope this supports someone in need.
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A fantastic visual poster to help adults to support young autistic people.
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If your child attends nursery or is starting school in September chances are you have heard of phonics. As it is not how most of us were taught to read it is often unfamiliar. Read this blog to find out more about phonics and how you can support your child at home.
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Before children I had very specific ideas on how I would bring my own child up. But what I didn’t realise is, is how hard parenting is and what I would do for a quiet life.
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I have lost my identity. I am no longer who I used to be. I am simply known as M and F’s Mummy. How do I find myself again?
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We were completely unprepared for the impact that one very small baby would have on my body, our home and our lives. Read how we ‘coped’ in those first few weeks.
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Don’t get me wrong I am generally a really positive parent but recently it has been tough. Read my reflective look at the power of praise and being more positive in my home.
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This blog explores some of the reasons why your little one is displaying tricky behaviour. Making us, as parents reflect on what they are trying to tell us.
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