I recently wrote a post about why I’m passionate about our children developing emotional intelligence. I believe it’s crucial for them to understand their emotions and know how to deal with them correctly. To help us on this journey to developing Little Mister H and Little Miss H’s emotional intelligence I will be working with Skylark Learning. And we will be using their My First Emotions Box to help Little Miss and Little Mister become emotionally intelligent. As part of…
This is a collaborative post We’ve all been there: having woken exhausted from a barely adequate sleep and trudged downstairs, you’ve barely time to shower or brush your teeth as you try to get your kids ready for school. Make no mistake; the school run remains a huge challenge to parents nationwide. With even simple goals like getting your kids out of the door difficult to achieve. I’ve come up with a few ideas to make the dreaded school run…
This is a collaborative post. There are few things more exciting than waiting for the arrival of your new baby. Whether you’re pregnant with your very first child, your second, or even your third, there are a lot of things to think about to make sure that you’re on track both mentally, and financially. A little bit of preparation can be all it takes to make sure that you’re not suddenly shocked by the change in your money situation when…
As a society, we value intelligence. And once our children start school we want them to do well academically. We help them learn to read and we show them how to write their name. Evenings are spent practising spellings and times tables. Yet we rarely teach our children about emotional intelligence. From an early age, we shhh them when they cry. We tell our children to be quiet when they’re angry. And we often use negative language to describe their emotions. They’re…
This is a collaborative post. Having children is one of the biggest gifts that you can have in life. The idea of creating a life and carrying it inside of you for nine months is just magical – it is magic. Then you are blessed with their presence and a bond is formed almost immediately. Being a Mother is life-changing. As your child gets a little bit older, you will see them looking at and discovering the life around them.…
Last week, Little Mister H and I headed into London for a very exciting event. Baby Dove had invited us to attend a private swimming lesson with Water Babies. We were also going to learn how to protect your baby’s delicate skin when you take them swimming. Baby Swimming Skin Care with Baby Dove I never really took Little Miss H swimming when she was a baby and toddler. But Little Mister H is a real water baby and I…
This is a collaborative post. In today’s economy, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when thinking about planning for your child’s future. But you can begin to save for your child’s future even before they are born. You have to be prepared for whatever course of action your children take. Whether that is to attend college, pursue a vocation or follow their freelance dreams. Coming up with funds can seem a little scary at times. So I’ve put together some simple ways…
This is a collaborative post. The world evolves and changes at a rapid pace, and when it comes to the world of parenthood, it seems to change on a daily basis. When you pick up a current pregnancy book it will be vastly different from those from thirty years ago. Change, evolution and a ton of research has meant that we do things very differently now compared to our own parents and grandparents. You just have to tune into Mummy…