Fairy Cake Cupcakes

Its not a great day for going far so we decided to make some simple fairy cakes, but as we all know things never go to plan, especially in this mad house. In the end we came up with a new creation – fairy cake cupcakes. Fairy cake cupcakes are rather unique you know. You simply bake [...]

Is It OK To Dislike Your Kids?

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While I love my children with every breath in my body, there are days when I wonder why the hell I had them. Is it OK to dislike your kids? Yes of course it is. I adore my children, yet some days I admit I don’t like them very much. Now we mothers are tutted at [...]

Are Routines Needed In Your Family?

Are routines needed in your family?Do you think they are just boring or do you find a routine too difficult to stick too? A few mums have read various posts I have written in regards to routines and questioned whether they really do work. I stand firm when I say that routines are beneficial to [...]

Babysitter In Russia Beating Nine Month Old Baby

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SHOCKING footage has emerged of a babysitter in Russia savagely beating a nine-month-old child. To be honest I am reluctant to even voice my own opinion on this heartbreaking and vile article. As a working mum I had to employ a childminder to come into our home. She was a trusted friend and I still [...]

Best Practices in Protecting Children from Identity Theft

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Identity theft is a problem that most people tend overlook and will think that it will never happen to them. However, it is not so much the adults that are in danger but it is the children. Since younger children do not have credit records, they are the perfect targets for thieves. This makes it [...]

What to Do When Your Child Hits their Head

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  What to Do When Your Child Hits their Head Kids love rough-and-tumble play, and in most cases, it’s worth encouraging. Sports, games, and outdoor play are good ways to get some exercise, learn co-operative play, and improve hand-eye co-ordination. However, there’s always the risk of an accident. It’s easy enough to laugh off a [...]

10 Ways to Deal with Difficult Questions from your Children

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 If you haven’t already experienced answering a difficult question from your child, the time will soon come when you are faced with the dilemma. What will you do when you are faced with the challenge?  Will you know what to say and how to act in what can be a very uncomfortable situation?  Below are [...]

15 Safety Tips When Traveling Abroad With Kids

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  The first time you travel with your kids in tow you’ll realize it’s not just fun but also a huge amount of worry and strain. There’ll be special demands on your time and tolerance, especially infants and toddlers. Here are 15 tips to help you deal with various situations while keeping your kids safe. [...]

Trying to Talk About Babies to Men

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  Trying to talk to men I must be one of thousands, as a woman, who finds trying to talk to their partner about babies a real struggle. My partner, bless his soul, is so loving and kind, and is SO good with babies and children. But when I try to discuss plans for children, [...]

How to nurture your child in the best possible way

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  Many parents wonder about what is the right way to nurture their children. All parents intend to give their best efforts towards bringing their children up as complete individuals who can flourish in every field and taste every possible success. From the moment babies are born, every parent starts fretting about their bringing up [...]

My Top Tips To Managing Your Time

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      One of the questions I get most is How do you not get stressed during the festive period. How do I manage time?   Time management can be difficult in any household, no matter how many children you have, there is always something that needs to be done and there never seems [...]

We tested: The Ava Talking Medicine Dispenser

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  We were very kindly sent an Ava The Elephant medicine dispenser to review. By Just for Babies.   Our Views:   This is a fabulous invention, we love it. If like me your children refuse medicine from the spoon or your trying to use a syringe of some form like we do then this [...]

A mum shares her parenting pet hates

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  I volunteered to write a post on parenting pet peeves  I have a long list so bear with me ladies!!   1- smoking with children in cars!! Arrrgh really really annoys me why?? Why do it!! We all know the risks and the dangers and yet people still do it but they wouldn’t smoke in [...]

Allowing your baby to cry – is it cruel?

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We had many mixed views on the discussion of allowing your child to cry last night on my mums group. I am of the opinion that it is OK to allow your baby to cry for short periods of time.   When you first become a mum and you have this tiny little baby to [...]

Are you a Helicopter Parent?

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What is a helicopter parent, you ask? These are the parents that won’t let their kid out in the front yard to play without constant supervision. They won’t take a nap and risk their twelve year old being home ‘alone’. They are constantly hovering over their children and micromanaging their every move. How can you [...]

A Day in the Life of Amy Whyley

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7-00am- The alarm goes off. Usually I’ve been up for 10 minutes before it actually went off as Caitlyns jumping up and down on the bed. Dan takes the girls down stairs and brings me a cuppa and my pain killers. He will then give Caitlyn her breakfast Between 7-30am and 8-00am- I drag my [...]

Angel Baby Poem: A heart mother

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I was kindly given this poem to add to the blog   One day my world came crashing down, I’ll never be the same. They told me that my child was sick. … … I thought, “am I to blame”? I don’t think I can handle this. I am really not that strong. It seemed [...]

Controversy over the involvement of children in marketing

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Advertisers are increasingly trying to find ways to get consumers to spread the word about their products, but controversy over the involvement of children in this is forcing the advertising industry to examine its practices. Personal recommendations can be big business. Often when advertisers try to convince us of the life-enhancing qualities of some new [...]