Parenting
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Newborn Babies, New Parents: The Basics of Caring for Your Newborn Child*
Taking care of an infant is quite demanding. Constantly watching them and attending to their needs can be overwhelming and tiring. First-time parents are mostly clueless about how to handle a baby and often muddle through infant care. Tips from seasoned parents and baby experts will help you take care of your child. Make doctor appointments Infants require the expertise of a doctor to check on their growth and attend to them when they get sick. There are pediatric doctors in Lehi, Utah say who say that parents often book appointments, but many new parents need to know the proper time and schedule. Pediatricians are specially trained in children’s health and…
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What to Do if Your Child is Having Friendship Problems*
I remember when LM first started school back in 2016, my biggest fear was her navigating friendship groups. In a way, it still is, but at least now I know LM is capable of making friends with pretty much anyone. If I’m honest, I had the worst time with friends at school, and this continued right through University. I often wonder if I’m just not a likeable person, but then I remember the real reason is I’m a people pleaser and this always backfires. I’m in my 30s now and I have steady friendships, people I can rely on completed and I’m thankful for that. But it took a long…
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Why it’s Important for Children to Take Breaks from Schoolwork*
The start of a new term is inching ever closer, in a way I’m both looking forward to it (school holidays are so expensive!) and dreading it because I’ll miss LM so much. I enjoy her company even though I feel the pressure daily to keep her entertained. When you live in a small town like I do, it’s hard to find something to do every single day for 6 weeks, and the rising cost of petrol and train fare make it harder to explorer further a field. But I know she needed this summer holiday. As she gets older, the school year gets harder and there is a lot…
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Helping Your Kids With Modern Foreign Languages*
Although it’s the summer holidays, I’m always looking for ways to broaden my daughter’s horizons when it comes to learning. I’m working hard to limit the screen time and trying to encourage her to do something educational every day, even if it’s only for a short period of time. She has reading, work books or she can write but since coming back from Disneyland Paris, and now being 100% sure she wants to work at “Little Disney” she’s expressed and interest in French. If you’re able to give your child a leg up in education but sending them to a school like Bassett House School then you should do so…
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5 Must Have Back to School Essentials for Kids*
The school summer holidays haven’t even started yet and I’m already making lists of what I need to be buying for the new school year in September. I know I’m not the only one as I’ve noticed the shops are already stocking fresh uniforms and school supplies. Kitting out your kid can be costly, and families with more than one kid usually have to spread that cost over the whole 6 weeks that they’re out of school! Although to some it might seem crazy to be thinking of back to school before the kids even break up, for a lot of families it’s the only cost effective way to do…
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Gifting Sweets for All Occasions with Swizzels*
When I compare my childhood to LM’s, a lot has changed. Not just basic things like fashion, music and pop culture, but even the way we parent and the toys she plays with. Sometimes this makes me sad, but other times I feel happy that the world is constantly changing and LM gets to have a better childhood than I had (and I had a rather blessed and sheltered one). However, I love when I find something that hasn’t changed from my childhood, and today’s example of that is Swizzels sweets. In fact, Swizzels has barely even changed since my mother was a child, and that’s saying something (sorry mum!)…
