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An 18-month-old is able to understand 10 times the amount of things that he or she can say. Furthermore, your little one may be able to refer to his or herself by name and will love playing with toys. Of course, this creates a mess as they trawl through their toy box trying to find …
It can be difficult to know what to buy a one-year-old for Christmas. Tesco has recently revealed their list of the top 10 Kids Christmas presents, which features the likes of Fingerlings, Unicorn slime, and Fantastic Beasts Lego. And, while most of the toys on the list are perfect for older children, there’s nothing that screams …
This post contains sponsored content My baby’s first Christmas is one I’ll never forget. Little E was almost eight months old last Christmas and, despite turning her nose up at the sprouts, she had a great day. As you can imagine, she was spoiled rotten. However, if I could have that first Christmas again, I …
Disciplining other people’s children is something which concerns me. I’m sure we’ve all been in situations where we’ve witnessed other people’s children misbehaving. Times where the parents have turned a blind eye, or haven’t been watching their child. But when your little one is having fun at soft play or running around the park, should …
Kids growing out of clothes and toys happens far too quickly. However, when it comes to growing out of undesirable behaviours, it can’t come quickly enough. Recently, I’ve documented the cute things my daughter does. But, it’s not all rosy in our household. There are times where I feel like we’ve hit the terrible twos …
Last week we visited Hollow Trees Farm, which is based in Suffolk. Despite the farm only been a short distance away from us, I’d never heard of it before. However, when one of the mums at the baby and toddler playgroup we go to told me that her children had really enjoyed it the weekend before, …
53% of Brits start their Christmas shopping between October and November. However, a whopping 24% wait until December. And, while December is traditionally the time to hit the shops to find the perfect gift, experts, including Martin Lewis OBE, state that now is the time to start your Christmas shopping. Therefore, if you’re looking for …
It may have only just turned October, but Christmas is just a 12 weeks away. Therefore, for all the bloggers out there, it’s time to plan your Blogmas posts. What is Blogmas? Blogmas is a blogging tradition, whereby Bloggers post a festive themed post from the 1st to the 25th December. I participated in Blogmas …
Imagine waking up and discovering a bald patch on your head. That’s what happened to me at the start of last month. I was merely putting my hair into a ponytail when I noticed a bare spot on my head. It was a horrifying thing to find and something I haven’t taken very well. Hence …
Today’s dads are taking less paternity leave, according to HM Revenue And Customs. For the first time in five years, the number of dads choosing to take paternity leave has dropped. Between March 2017 and March 2018, just 213,500 new dads took time off work following the birth of their baby, a drop of 3.3% …