Karen

Preparing For Preschool It’s that time of year again, when parents up and down the land are dusting down their fireplaces and...

Supermarket Shopping With a Toddler - a Guide If, like many, you find the experience of supermarket shopping with a toddler to be...

When searching for a new house, most people have a list of ‘must-haves’. Maybe you want a large garden, perhaps an open plan...

If you know, you know. Of course I’m talking about CBeebies’ The Baby Club. There is something about this programme that...

Maybe it’s because we’re almost at the end of the school holidays and I can’t decide if I’m more upset by how many pounds...

Sleep, for parents, is a funny thing. Yep, it’s absolutely hilarious. Because when your children are babies, you’re awake more...

I like Meghan and Harry a lot. And I love that squidgy new baby. I also appreciate what they’ve done by eschewing any royal...

Dear Man in Waterstones Before I get into the reason why I’m writing you this letter, I’d firstly like to thank you for taking...

I love tea. I’ve always loved tea. I love tea so much that when I left my last job, they bought me a teapot and tea bags (which...

I like to think that I’m fairly resilient. I’ve climbed Mount Fuji with nothing more than a banana to eat, navigated my way...

Now, I love a heatwave as much as the next person. That is, if the next person is a frazzled mum of two, sweating buckets, wearing...

I’ll be straight – there are a lot more than five things I wish I’d known about pregnancy and birth. But five is a good...

If you’ve read my previous post on our experience with all things potty, you will know that I am a potty training whizz.  I...

I was reluctant to begin potty training. Ok, I was terrified. I’m not sure if I’m alone here, but I was quite happy plodding...

We are going on holiday! Readers of my previous post will no doubt be asking themselves ‘But what about the apples?’.  And...

Remember when you were pregnant, dutifully taking your pregnancy vitamins, and eating rocket and leafy green veg until your very...

Before becoming a parent, I was fairly convinced that once I had my baby, not only would I become a veritable queen of crafts,...

Having children brings lots of things. It brings heart-swelling love and heart-stopping worry. It brings sleepless nights and...

I gave up work through choice a few months after returning from maternity leave. I’m not the most organised of people, and so...

My first baby was born by emergency c-section under general anaesthetic, following a pretty long labour. Naively, I had never even...

This is not a funny post. If you came here looking for a giggle, please rest assured that normal service will resume next week,...