1. Encourage children from an early age to count. Counting will help children to understand the concept of time such as seconds and minutes. When your child can count to 60, it’s a good time to start exploring time in more detail 2. Talk to your children about the time. Explain to them when things…
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Mindful Parenting
Read moreBefore your baby was born, how many books did you read about different parenting approaches? None? One? Three? More than three? There are lots of ‘experts’ and lots of different ways to be a parent. There are the Gina Ford advocates who depend heavily on daily routines and precise time slots. Then there are those…
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Telling the time
Read moreA few days ago I was in our local chemist picking up a few bits and bobs that we needed. Whilst I was browsing the shelves, I saw a child’s Minnie Mouse watch. It was on the reduced items shelf priced at £1.99. “A bargain,” I thought to myself! Our twins have one book that…
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Gifts for a first time mum
Read moreIf a special lady in your life has recently given birth – or is soon about to pop! – You may be looking for a gift for her to help her celebrate life as a new mum, or to help her relax. With a lot of focus on the baby, a little gift for mum…
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Cussons Mum and Me Little Explorers Review
Read moreCussons Mum & Me have created a brand new range of products to help you through all the amazing ups and downs becoming a mum, right from Bump to New Mum to Baby. Cussons have been taking care of all kinds of skin and hair for over 100 years, so they know a thing or…
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First Trip to the Library
Read moreI love reading. I remember one of the very first books I ever read was ‘The Naughtiest Girl in the School’ by Enid Blyton. I absolutely loved that book. Another childhood favourite of mine was ‘The Animals of Farthingwood’ by Colin Dann. It was a TV series originally and I remember coming home from school…
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What happened to sleep?
Read moreI have heard a number of times over the last few weeks from lots of different women, that mums who say their baby sleeps through the night must be lying. Our twin girls have always slept through the night and have done so from about 10 weeks of age. I don’t know why. We didn’t…