In 2012, I moved to the UK as a student. I had no family and the friends I had, I made when I got here. Since I was a student, money was tight and I opted to live with a few select housemates who became as close as family. Obviously, they all have families of their…
Such a weird topic, isn’t it? However, it will be Christmas soon and we have one of these toddlers so naturally, we just had to write about the top Christmas gifts for train-loving toddlers that aren’t just toys just in case there are other parents out there who are in our exact same position. Side…
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A few days ago, the postman came by just as my three-year and I were going out to the door. Right in front of my son, he handed me a copy of a Christmas catalogue – a massive collection of aaaaallll the toys children (or the children at heart) could ever wish for this Christmas. My son and…
Just like many other parents, I’ve been blessed with a son who has a tendency to turn up his nose at any new food that happened to go past his way – unless it looks like chocolate, then all bets are off. We’ve already talked about why children become picky eaters (it’s normal!) and why…
Using food as a reward or punishment is not a good idea and this post will tell you why. Many of us parents end up using food as a reward or punishment when we can’t get our kids to eat. This post is a quick overview of the many evidence-based reasons why doing so is a bad, bad…
