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The perfect gift for musical toddlers: Poppy’s musical storybooks

November 22, 2017 by Rebecca Bowyer

Poppy's musical storybooks

My 16-month-old niece refused to eat dinner without Poppy and the Orchestra by her side. This was after reading it – and its companion musical storybook, Poppy and the Brass Band, at least 10 times during the day. These gorgeous books use Poppy and her woodland friends to introduce young children to musical instruments using […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: babies, book reviews, Grandparents, Keep Calm, toddlers

Planning to Travel with a Baby – Helpful Smartphone and Transport Tips

November 17, 2017 by Guest

by Jen Uebergang Technology can be brilliant when planning a trip with kids. Hubby and I often comment that we are glad we were born into the generation of smartphones and online grocery shopping to fit more into less time. We wonder with awe as to how those who went before us coped and raised […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: babies, short breaks with kids, travel

The perfect gift for an expectant mum who has everything

July 21, 2015 by Rebecca Bowyer

The best kind of expectant mum is the friend who gets to 34 weeks and looks a little bewildered when you ask if they’ve set up the nursery yet. ‘Um, we’ve looked at a cot. What else do you think we need?’ It’s really, really easy to buy a present for a last-minute mum. The super […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: babies, book reviews, books for kids, Pregnancy

Home Cooking is a Shameful Waste of My Valuable Time

January 1, 2015 by Guest

by Kylie Krackenbacken Cooking relaxes me and I cook with love! At a lunch I went to recently I discovered that this is the way to do the cooking properly because people can TASTE the love. I have a lot of time and love for these people because they probably have some left overs I […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: babies, Feeding, guest post, housework, Kylie Krackenbacken, Parenting skills

Sick, snotty babies and how to deal with them

September 3, 2014 by Guest

Sick, snotty babies and how to deal with them

by Kylie Krackenbacken I’m sitting on the couch in the same pyjamas I’ve been wearing for the last couple of days and I have a tissue sticking out of one of my nostrils to stop the snot dripping out. There’s not much point in getting dressed as Jack has bronchiolitis, I have a sinus infection […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: babies, guest post, Health and wellness, Illness, Keep Calm, Kylie Krackenbacken, Parenting skills

7 ways to avoid losing your baby weight that don’t involve chocolate

September 2, 2014 by Rebecca Bowyer

7 ways to avoid losing your baby weight that don't involve chocolate

Two women in their late twenties, sitting on the train to work. One says to the other, ‘You know how it is: you start your first diet when you’re about 12 and you’re permanently on one diet or another forever after.’ The other woman rolls her eyes and nods enthusiastically. It shocked me at the […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: babies, Health and wellness, Illness, Keep Calm, Pregnancy

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