Each year I aim to read more than the year before. I used to love reading before the children came along and so now I’m trying to make time each week – and most days – to read again. Here are the books I’ve read through 2019:
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Introducing ‘Communication Skills and Attachment Play: The First Five Years’ by Dr Margot Sunderland | AD
How much quality time do you have with your children? A 2018 study found that half of parents spend less than one hour of quality time per day with their children which isn’t surprising with work, housework and everything else we need to fit into the day. But, with children spending an average of 190 days a
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The Christmas Present – Alexander McCabe – Book Review | AD
We have a bit of a tradition in our family that each Christmas we buy a new festive book to enjoy and add to our collection. Sometimes we buy them in the run up to Christmas, other times we add them to our Christmas Eve box or ask Father Christmas to get them for the
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Can you really Get Your Kids to Eat Anything?
One of the biggest struggles parents face is feeding their children. From birth we are worried about them getting the right amount of milk at the right times. Then weaning comes along and we need to make sure they’re getting a balanced diet and all the nutrients they need whilst watching so much of it
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Celebrating World Quark Day with the Queen of Quark | AD
I have been using quark in cooking for years – usually as a healthy alternative to dairy products. I was continually looking for other ways to use quark in cooking – with quark based recipes being few and far between. But the Queen of Quark has now created the Ultimate Quark Guide and Cookbook to
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The Books I Read {2018}
Years ago I used to always have a book in my hand but, since the children came along, I’ve found it so hard to make time to read. As a challenge with myself, I document the books I read through the year and then share them to give others inspiration. Here’s what I read during
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Introducing the Mighty Monster Fun Activity Pad from Puzzler | AD
LP and Little Man have loved magazines from their toddler days but I’ve noticed recently that their favourite part of any magazine is the games. They love to do word searches, mazes and simple crosswords and love it when we go to restaurants and their activity sheets have games on them too. Puzzler have launched the
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Introducing Bang on Books – Personalised Children’s Books | AD
LP and Little Man have always loved personalised books – ones with their name in or a character that looks just like them so when Bang On Books got in touch to tell us about their two personalised books I couldn’t wait to see what the children thought. Bang on Books have two books at
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Introducing Librio and The Tree, the Key and Me | AD
Ever since the children were tiny we’ve read to them and with them at every opportunity. Now we’re at the point where LP will read whole chapter books by herself and since Little Man started school last year we have tried to inspire him to read by himself too and our latest discovery to aid