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As mums, the one thing we all want for our children is for them to be happy and healthy.
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As mums, the one thing we all want for our children is for them to be happy and healthy.
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May 6th – 14th marks Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week in the UK.
Read moreOld houses have character and history, but their interiors can eventually become dull when you fail to modernise or tastefully display the decor to suit your style.
Read moreWhen I planned to write this post, I was aiming to collate 10 favourite pregnancy and baby products. However, after polling the TMC Admin team and family, the list quickly grew – into more than what’s being represented in this blog post! There might have to be a follow up to this list of favourites, because there are some really good product suggestions in the mix!
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Filed Under: BABY LED WEANING, FOOD, HEALTH + WELLBEING, HOME //
With Allergy Awareness Week in full swing, we thought that it was a great time to highlight some helpful information from some of our favourite resources.
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Washing the dishes is something many of us do every day. Some of us have done it for decades. It may seem like something we’re an expert in. But what if I told you that you were doing it wrong? There are several common bad habits and blunders that many of us pick up over the years.
As a parent, it can be easy to forget to take care of ourselves. As our days are filled with taking care of others: our kids, possibly our parents, friends, significant other, etc., we tend to put ourselves on the back burner.
Read moreThere are a lot of improvements you can make to your garden, whether it’s with a little landscaping, creating a patio to spend more time out in it, or building out a conservatory to better admire it. However, one aspect of the garden that shouldn’t be overlooked is the boundary that allows you to enjoy it in peace, privacy, and security. If your wall is in need of an upgrade or you’re building one from scratch, here are a few ideas to keep in mind.
There is an old Japanese tradition called Shinrin-Yoku, which literally translates to ‘forest bathing’. It is a practice in which one simply spends time in Nature to feel well. When asked why we don’t practice self-care, the number one reason is that we don’t have time. Shinrin-Yoku reminds us that self-care is inside us; it is a method of stepping away from our screens, letting go of our restraints and simply being outside. It is a preventative step and a cure for many ailments prescribed by Doctors in Japan.
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Bunny baskets at the ready! To get your Easter off to an eggcellent start, we’ve rounded up a tasty variety of Easter activities taking place throughout the UK this Easter.
Filed Under: ECO LIVING, HOME, LIFESTYLE, SUSTAINABILITY //
Sustainability is the buzzword of the last five years or so, especially with the growing concerns of climate change still prominent in its urgency for action.
Filed Under: GUEST POST, HOME, MENTAL HEALTH //
“He has autism.” I will never forget my husband’s red eyes when he told me this when he came out of the doctor’s office. I had been in another room with our other child, who was also getting assessed. We went home and walked to Target afterwards with our boys.
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This post was originally titled “long haul travel with baby”, however after talking to a few people, I quickly realised that it wasn’t long haul. It was l o n g e r. Glasgow, Scotland to Christchurch, New Zealand. Where most people consider flying UK to the USA long haul, you can’t really compare 9 hours on a plane to 30 hours in the air. So, ‘Overseas Travel with a Baby’ it is!
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The winter months are slowly coming to an end as the early signs of spring start to emerge. And if you’ve been trapped in the cold for too long, you probably can’t wait for long hours of sunshine to hit your home again.
If you have come to realise that you could do with having better mental health, there are a lot of ways in which you might be able to approach that. The truth is that having good mental health might be a lot easier than you think, as long as you do a few simple things, you might find that you are a lot happier and more content in no time at all. Let’s look now at how you can hope to improve your mental health considerably, so that you can get a better quality of life in general from it.
Filed Under: ECO LIVING, ECO PARENTING, HOME, HOMESCHOOLING, KIDS, THAT MAMA BOOK CLUB //
Research has revealed that more than 183 million items of kids’ clothing that are thrown into landfill annually*.