As a parent what is the thing that you most worry about? Let’s face it you are never free from guilt that you are doing something wrong, not giving your children enough time, attention or you are not being the parent you thought you’d be. What effect does all this stress have on your children,…
This time last Sunday I was at a Business and Baby Show organised by Jane Hopkins founder of Mumsclub. It was a great event and full of wonder products and beautiful hand-made gifts, baby clothes and wooden toys (which I totally approve of having a background in Montessori Education) the only thing missing was…
Yesterday I went to a networking event at Cheltenham Junior School organised by Nina of Ask Baby magazine. It was lovely to meet all the local mums in business, there are some really talented ladies who have taken an idea and actually ‘made it happen’. Our day began with a talk by Scott Bryan headmaster…
Una Healy a singer with The Saturdays has announced she’s pregnant which was a suprise but a happy one at that! Her rugby-player boyfriend Ben Foden is playing in New Zealand at the moment in the Rugby World Cup. They are both very excited I wonder which talents the baby will pick up from his or her parents?…
Around 35,000 mothers are suffering from Post Natal Depression in the UK after the birth of a new baby. Many mothers feel so guilty about how they feel, they often keep their feelings to themselves or prefer to suffer in silence for fear of what might happen to them or their child. Some don’t feel…
When toddlers begin to talk it sounds really amusing, especially when they mix their words up or they can’t quite pronounce things, it all sounds a bit goo goo gaga. Everyone always loves it when you can communicate with a young child and begin to have a two-way conversation. What is really astounding is their…
How many parents are still getting up several times in the night with two, three, four or five year olds? It seems like there are more parents than care to admit that are being disturbed at night. Not only is this very tiring for parents but not good for your child either. When a toddler…
A new born baby has been left in hospital shortly after a mother gave birth. The mother is thought to be Eastern European and maybe Romanian. Having been out to an orphanage in Bulgaria and meeting a local mother I was told that this is quitre a common practise out there. In fact she went on…
Since most children will have settled into their new term now they should be sleeping soundly at night as the new school term nerves will have reduced. If your child is have a good day at school and running around in the playground I imagine they come home pretty tired and demanding food or sweets…
The other day I had to visit my GP, I had not been for more than a year and had quite a shock. The surgery looked the same from the outside but inside it had doubled in size and looked very different. I am not the best when it comes to  anything medical, despite coming from…
