Category: Family
However that may look or however that may be .. we all need to allow ourselves to do things our own way. Whether that’s co-sleeping or Moses basket, bottle or breastfeeding, sling wearing or pram, sleep training or sleep on, dummy or not .. we all need to do what works for us and our […]
So this is it, the first year I won’t be the preschool teacher greeting twenty-two children at the door. This is the first year I will be the parent! The parent who has to pack up the lunchbox, zip up the coat and hold the munchkins hand as far as the front door…and let it […]
STARTING SCHOOL .. Following on from yesterday’s book post, we had some lovely chats on DM about starting school, introduction afternoons, etc. Lots of people finding it very emotional, a little nervy and wondering what to do / not to do. Just a few things about the Induction morning / afternoon and we’ll chat about […]
Fatherhood means many things to many people. It can even mean different things on different days, and look different on different days. For some, it is something they wish for but it hasn’t happened for various reasons. For others it is part of their norm, their day to day life. For others it is a […]
Two weeks of Easter Holidays ahead .. two days of rain forecast .. a child in the 2/3 age bracket in the household .. can only mean one thing … toilet training!!! This is our second time toilet training .. First Born was just over 2.5 years old this time two years when we did […]
I was chatting with a few moms recently about the chore that teeth brushing can be!! Our eldest girl never had a problem with it … she brushes them at morning and nighttime no bothers! Small Man was fine up until a few months back and it suddenly became less of a fun thing to […]
We absolutely adore this week’s Friday Family Business Feature. It’s a small family business, set up less than a year ago, by two Irish moms (@ruby.and.iand @thislittlewardrobe ) They started the business for the best reason .. they were looking for something and couldn’t find it .. so they created it themselves! Perfect! Their online shop stocks […]
This notebook may only be in use for the past seventeen days but it’s filling up with ideas that we had in 2018 and are very excited to put into place in 2019. Plans for the website .. plans for sharing family stories .. plans for supporting families to raise their own family in their […]
This week’s Friday Family Business Feature is a family business that’s about to turn one .. and what a first year they’ve had! The fabulous Deborah [@threelittlebirdsillustration]makes the most beautiful cards, prints and wedding stationery. Her water colour and calligraphy skills are amazing and have helped her to create something very special in such […]
We hadn’t planned on doing a #fridayfamilybusinessfeature this week but that all changed in the last few minutes! Scamp and Dude epitomise all that is good about a family business … they started from a genuine place, a place of talent, a place of inspiration, a place of strength, a place of creativity .. and most importantly […]
