Parenting
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Taking Care of Your Hair When You’re a Busy Mum*
One of the things that can take a backseat to your other priorities once you become a mother is your self-care routine, particularly your hair care. What used to be your pride and joy when you were single now becomes neglected and a mere shadow of its former well-maintained self. How can we keep the love alive when it comes to our relationship with our locks? The following are some practical and effective tips for busy mothers like you: Wash your hair on a less frequent basis. When you were younger, you were probably taught by your mother to wash your hair often if you wanted beautiful hair. In short,…
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Maintaining Your Mental Health as a Busy Mom*
Let’s not beat around the bush. Being a mom is no joke. Your diet consists of quick meals and scraps leftover from the kids’ plates. Your sleep pattern is all over the place. You’ve barely go enough energy to get you through the day. And your personal and social life gets buried underneath all you’ve got going on. You love your children dearly, but raising them comes with a lot of emotional overwhelm. Society would have you to believe that women are these super beings that can raise children, work a full-time job, maintain a marriage, and live life without breaking a sweat. To be quite honest, however, it’s quite…
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Financial Planning: How New Parents Can Get Started*
Having a baby is a thrilling and life-changing experience – but it’s also something that causes a lot of financial stress for some people. The financial demands of your child are significant, and they’re also likely to change a lot over time. That’s why if you’re thinking of having a baby with your partner, you’ll need to consider how much money you’re going to need to survive carefully. Not only will you need to plan for the size of the loan you’ll need to take out for big ticket items like a new pram, a bedroom makeover, and a cot, but you’ll need to look into long-term expenses too. For…
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After School Activities to Explore Based on Your Child’s Interests*
Once your child reaches school age, you’ll find that it takes up most of their day, but that doesn’t mean that they have to spend the evening vegging in front of the tv. You might find they feel like they need something else after school finishes, something that plays on their own personal interests and lasts longer than a designated class. Many schools such as Cokethorpe, Senior School Oxfordshire, offer extensive after school programmes with an extensive array of clubs your child can join. These clubs help your child grow as a person and can give them skills that may come in handy as they get ready to leave school.…
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Have You Heard of the Alder Hey Running Hub?*
As a parent, one of my biggest fears is that my child could get sick. Of course all children get sick once in a while, but i’m talking hospital stay, life threatening illness. It terrifies me, causes many sleepless nights and makes me paranoid. The only saving grace is knowing there are amazing hospitals out there who take care of children, like Alder Hey in Liverpool. Though the tireless efforts of the staff at Alder Hey, children are looked after and many lives saved. They’re the real heroes of this world. Not only is a long stay in hospital hard for parents, it can be extremely distressing to the children…
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Things to Look For in a School If You’re a British Expat*
Moving abroad be it for work, or simply a life choice, is both an exciting and terrifying experience. More so if you have kids. Although you could be moving abroad to give them a better life in the long run, there is a lot of things to consider and worry about. Will they be happy being so far from extended family? What about their schooling? Especially if you’re in a country where English isn’t the first language spoken. Today I’m putting together a little list of things to look for in a school if you’re a British Expat. It’s important that your child gets an education that translates to a…
