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The Prepared Adult: Reflecting on Parenting Experiences
The August focus on Instagram has been The Prepared Adult. This came about as a result of my own experiences going through therapy to resolve some issues I felt were nagging at me. This experience was a mix of difficult, hilarious, painful, enlightening and most of all releasing. It helped me to see myself clearly for the first time in a long time, myself as an individual and myself as I was in relation to other people. The Prepared Adult This awareness caused me to understand some of what motivated my parenting decisions and to put them in the context of my experiences of being parented. It occurred to me…
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Helping Siblings Share
Five Montessori inspired ways to encourage sharing between young siblings
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A Waste Free Week
Every month this year I’ll be focussing in reducing the waste produced by my household. Between Blue Planet 2, the Latte Levy and plastic free aisles in supermarkets it feels like everyone in the UK is waking up to waste. I decided to start the year by tackling our food waste. I’d be embarrassed to admit how many half used food items are thrown out in my house at the end of every week. It had become something I felt I couldn’t control and a fairly large source of anxiety and guilt for me. Taking the bull by the horns (as opposed to just shutting the fridge door and Parenting…
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How to Build A Capsule Wardrobe for A Toddler
And easy how to guide for creating a capsule wardrobe for your toddler. What to look for, how to mix and match and what to buy.
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The Mother Load – 3 Simple Ways To Avoid Mom Burnout
The long months of pregnancy give you plenty of time to prepare for motherhood, right? You know what’s coming; sleepless nights, toxic nappies, rounds and rounds of bottles and unimaginable love that makes it all worthwhile. But that’s not all that’s coming – motherhood comes with a heavy load! My Two AM Companion Another companion arrives with your newborn. This companion comes to stay whenever it likes and is very hard to evict. It is the Whisperer. It whispers in your ear constantly; tales of woe, worst case scenarios, dreadful doubts. It screams insecurities at you, second-guesses all of your decisions, undermines you when you thought you had everything under…
