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A recent poll from Bupa [1] about the pressure on mothers to be ‘super’ has also revealed how many mums find it hard to make time for ourselves. In their survey of 1000 mothers in the UK, 69% agree to feeling guilty about taking time out for themselves and 49% agree they don’t feel they deserve it.
These are quick, tasty, and a healthy lunch or dinner for your little ones. You could encourage them to cut the spring onions into pieces and they would love rolling their fish cakes into the breadcrumbs!
Sleep can be a little bit of a crazy word for parents, and especially parents of new babies. At times, doing the right thing can feel like a minefield, especially as it is common to receive plenty of outdated and unsolicited advice from people who mean well – even though the last time they tried to deal with a bedtime meltdown was in 1985!
I love, love, love this book! This is quite a long book but wow, does it bring nature right into your home! It is magnificently written, bringing together sounds in the environment and the names of all things associated with nature into a delightful rhyming story.
You might have heard the TikTok audio that starts “You have little kids for four years... and if you miss it it’s done. That’s it.”
The bus driver needs your help, he needs to go for a little while and just needs you to make sure the pigeon doesn’t drive the bus.
Mother's Day is not always easy for lots of families. But it can often be seen as an excuse to celebrate the people you have in your life that are special and important, whether they are your mother or not!
These take a little bit of patience but are totally worth it! You can make them and freeze them, so you can enjoy them for weeks to come.
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