Category: Parenting

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019attachment, attention, attention-seeking, birth, communication, community, family, family time, mother, negativity, Parenting, positivity, pregnancy, socializing, stress

Stargazing

“I think he just wanted to be noticed” – Billy Bixbee from There’s no such thing as a dragon Why is it […]

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019craft, Creativity, family, family time, Holiday, indoor, learning, mother, Outdoors, painting, Parenting, play, summer

Old Paint

Ahhh, the summer holidays.  I wonder how you read that “ahhh”.  Ahhh as in “help” or ahhh as in “phew”.  The summer […]

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019Activity, adventure, Exercise, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, Holiday, mental health, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, seasonal, self-care, stress, summer, thankful, Uncategorized

What a wonderful world

As the end of a pretty hectic term draws to a close I think it’s about time I took a minute to […]

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019Activity, adventure, anxiety, attachment, birth, body, communication, community, education, Exercise, family, Food, Health, Nutrition, labour, mental health, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, post natal depression, postnatal depression, pregnancy, self-care, stress, Uncategorized

Don’t stop movin’

Our bodies are the texts that carry the memories and therefore remembering is no less than reincarnation – Katie Cannon (p. 184) […]

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019adventure, attachment, communication, education, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, learning, mother, Parenting, play, self-care

Miss Polly had a dolly

“Ah the wonderful world of a child’s imagination” Raymond Briggs, The Bear This winter (or should I say eight months) has been, […]

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019Activity, adventure, baking, birthday, cake, Creativity, family, mother, Parenting, play

Never never land

I have two fictional heroes.  Robin Hood and Peter Pan.  Random?  Perhaps.  So why?  There is something about their spirit of adventure […]

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019Activity, Creativity, Exercise, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, play, self-care

We are family

When did you last take a minute to stop and think about what you value as a family?  Good question, she says, […]

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019Creativity, Food, Health, Nutrition, fruit, mother, Parenting, play, seasonal, summer

Lollipop, lollipop…

Creativity is a wonderful phenomenon. It comes in all shapes and sizes and one of the most beautiful things about it is […]

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019Activity, Creativity, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, play, self-care

We’re going on a bear hunt

This time last year we were basking in that glorious British heatwave.  This time this year I’m sitting here in a hoodie!  […]

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019adoption, adoptive parent, attachment, birth, community, fostering, mental health, mother, Parenting, self-care, socializing

To infinity

Have you ever caught yourself thinking, “Woah, that little life tottering around in front of me totally depends on me and many […]