Parenting
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Getting Through Chicken Pox with ViraSoothe*
Remember I mentioned that Little Miss had chicken pox over Easter and I was going to write about it, well here we go. As a parent one of the of childhood viruses you’re constantly on the look out for is the chicken pox. Every parent wants their child to get it but at the same time, they dread it because the amount of work can be daunting. I vaguely remember having chicken pox as a child. I was 7 or 8 and I remember my cheeks being bright red and itchy. I also remember the week off school and the fact we watched ET for the first time. LM fell…
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What We Did for Easter 2017
I can’t believe that’s Easter over with, the next time a term ends LM will have finished her first year at school! The Easter holidays seemed to last forever, probably because we managed to cram so much into two weeks, including LM having the dreaded chicken pox for 7 of those days (technically 9 as she had two days without spots). Now she’s been back a day the holidays feel like they never happened. Crazy huh? Of course I’m already looking forward to May half term as we have two days in London with a friend from Shanghai and we have two days in Disneyland Paris! It’s definitely all that…
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Girls On Tour! Great Advice For Mothers Traveling With Young Daughters*
So you have decided to have some quality time with you daughter. Maybe you are taking her to visit a theme park, or you are both going to stay with friends. Maybe you are going to the beach to build a sandcastle? Or to a museum to learn all about her favourite subject? But whichever location that you end up in, you will want things to run smoothly and have the most enjoyable time possible. So read on to find out just how to do this. Minimise stress Going away on holiday, or for a weekend break is meant to be fun for both you and your little one. That…
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Our Easter 2017 Plans
Today the Easter holidays start at Little Miss school! I can’t believe it’s been a whole term since LM went back after Christmas and now she only has one term left of her first year at school, that’s scary. But before I think about that, I have her at home for two whole weeks and we have so much planned! I’m sure because we do have so much planned it’s going to fly by but at least I know we’ll have lots of fun, fingers crossed we get some good weather for it. Anyway today, before I head along to LM’s end of term assembly, I thought i’d share some…
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Days Out in England – KidZania, London
Since we have no big holiday booked this year I’m trying to make 2017 the year of mini adventures. So far we’ve been to Disneyland Paris and last month we went to visit my best friend Bee which included a trip to the cinema to see Beauty and the Beast. I know for a lot of people that isn’t really an adventure but our local cinema isn’t even SHOWING the movie yet so for us going to a cinema to see a newly released movie is a big adventure. This past weekend we ventured to London for the first time (the only time LM has ever been to London is…
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Tips for Making Train Travel With Small Children Easier*
It’s not secret that I do a lot of travelling by train with Little Miss. In fact, before she was 5 months old I’d already taken her from Lincoln to my home town, and from Lincoln down to Cornwall which was about a 10 hour journey. It’s no wonder at the age of 5 she’s such a seasoned traveller! I don’t drive so anything long distance is undertaken by train and over the years I have learned ways to make it easier which I want to share today. No one should be put off by the daunting task of train travel with a child, in fact, most children relish at…
