I see so many news articles, blog posts, vlogs and social media statuses about how children of today are becoming obsessed with technology. Children are spending more and more time locked away in their bedrooms alone whilst they surf the internet, spend time on social media and chat with their friends online. Family meal times…
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Hacks For Helping Your Little Ones Sleep Easier
Read moreEvery living creature needs to sleep; that’s a fact of life. When children are first born, it takes a time to get them into a sleep schedule. It can take babies time to understand that when it’s light we stay awake and when it’s dark we go to sleep. Sleep is vital for babies as…
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Ebookadrabra Reading App for Kids Review
Read moreOur girls will be five years old at the end of this month and they’re well on their way with learning to read. They’ve always loved books. They both listen intently when read a bedtime story and they love pointing out the things they see in the pictures and talking about them. We believe that…
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Are you guilty of leaving your children unattended?
Read moreBefore I had children, I would often cast my unwanted opinion to those who didn’t want to hear what I had to say. I have to admit, that I’d been rather judgmental, but in my defence at the time of broadcasting my opinion I didn’t have children, so I didn’t know any better. Some would say…
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Child Bloggers and Vloggers – How do you decide upon the right age?
Read moreOur twins are four years old, soon to be five in the new year. They enjoy watching a variety of videos on You Tube Kids such as Fireman Sam, My Little Pony, Mille and Mollie, and more! They also like to watch videos of people talking dolls and characters such as Anna and Elsa from…
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How much should I buy the kids for Christmas?
Read moreThis post was inspired by an email conversation I had with my sister a few weeks ago. We were talking about Christmas and what we were buying our kids etc., when my sister asked how much I was buying our twins for Christmas. Up until that point I hadn’t really thought about it. I replied…
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Sorry my child doesn’t want to play with yours!
Read moreIf you’re a regular reader of my blog then you’ll already know just how different our twin girls are. M is really girly. She loves dressing up as princesses, playing with dolls, wearing dresses and generally anything pink and cuddly. R loves wearing shorts and t-shirts, dressing up as superheroes, playing football and loves the…
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Children have no boundaries!
Read moreThis post was inspired by a number of different incidents that have occurred recently. A few weeks ago, I was sat on the toilet, when one of our four year old twins wandered in. Nothing unusual about that that you might think, but she was wearing a pyjama top and nothing else. She had a…
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Why having a bedtime routine for your child is important
Read moreBedtime routines are really important for children. For as long as I can remember, we’ve always followed a set bedtime routine for our twins. Of course, over the years we’ve had to make some small adjustments, but now that our girls are four years old, their bedtime room is very consistent and has been ever…