Category: parenting
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Why I Ate a Raw Carrot for Breakfast
This morning started like so many others. I came downstairs, still a little bleary-eyed, and began the comforting, well-worn routine of making porridge. My four-year-old was the first one to join me. His small feet padding across the floor, his arms wrapped tightly around his beloved teddy bunny — the same one he had fallen…
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10 Easy, Screen-Free Activities for Kids While You Make Dinner
Simple ideas to keep your children calm, creative, and connected — without the telly. It’s that chaotic hour between school and dinner. Everyone’s tired, hungry, and a little bit emotional. And while you’re trying to cook, your children want snacks, cuddles, and your full attention — all at once. Sound familiar? Here are 10 screen-free,…
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The Easter We Forgot the Rules
– And Found the Magic Instead – Easter started with sea salt on my skin and magic in the air. I got home just before 7am, after an early morning dip in the sea—my own quiet ritual of renewal—and walked into the warmest scene: two of my children curled up on the sofa, giggling at…
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Why I Let My Kids Eat Chocolate on Easter (Even Though I Don’t Want Them To)
A heartfelt mum reflection on sugar, childhood magic, and doing our best I don’t want my kids to eat chocolate. Not really. Not in the quantities they do over Easter weekend. But I let them anyway. Because Easter is more than sugar. It’s magic. It’s tradition. It’s childhood memories being made in real-time. And as…
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What My Kid’s Think of Me
Final thoughts from our Favourite Things series Over the past few days, I sat down with each of my four beautiful children and asked them about their favourite things in the world. From teddies and waffles to obstacle courses and cloud wonderlands, I let each conversation be completely led by them—and honestly? I learned more…
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Alba’s Favourite Things: A Toddler’s Guide to Joy, Yoghurt & Peter Rabbit
Welcome to the final post in our “Favourite Things” blog series—where I’ve sat down with each of my four children, one at a time, to ask them about their favourite things in the world, right now, in their own beautiful way. So far, you’ve met: Julie, our bold 8-year-old adventurer with a love of sweet…
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Seth’s Favourite Things: Marble Runs, Magic Boats & Daddy Love
Welcome back to the third post in our “Favourite Things” blog series—where I sit down with each of my four children and ask them all about the things they love most in the world, right now, in this very moment. So far, you’ve met Julie, our imaginative 8-year-old inventor of sweet machines and cloud adventures,…
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Ethan’s Favourite Things: A 6-Year-Old’s Guide to Joy, Imagination & Clawsby
Welcome back to the second post in our “Favourite Things” blog series—where I sit down with each of my four children and ask them all about the things they love most in the world, in that very moment. If you missed the first post, make sure to meet Julie, our 8-year-old adventurer with big ideas,…
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