Here’s everything I wish I’d known about my child starting school… Is your child starting school soon? I know how you feel! Last September my youngest started school, and I walked her to the gate, in her too-big dress and her too-shiny shoes, desperately trying not to make it too obvious how much I was…

Here are 13 thoughts on parenting in a pandemic, three – and more – months in… Firstly, how are you? How are you doing, really? And secondly, if you’d told us all on 1st January 2020 that we’d be spending much of the upcoming year on lockdown, parenting in a pandemic, I’m not sure anyone…

What’s it like when you have a newborn in Coronavirus lockdown? Having a newborn baby is a rollercoaster of new experiences, different emotions, extreme sleeplessness, joy and all the hormones at once, mixed up in one crazy, amazing bundle. But what happens when you have a newborn in coronavirus lockdown, and when the birth of…

Here are 101 kids indoor activity ideas…a big old list of things to do when you’re at home with your children… 101 Kids Indoor Activity Ideas: In a bid to spark some activity inspiration, I wanted to pull together a giant list of kids indoor activity ideas including apps, things you can watch, read, listen…

If you – or your children – are a fan of CBeebies legend Andy Day, you should definitely watch his new CBeebies and CBBC children’s TV programme Andy and The Band… We were invited to a special live launch event for the brand new CBBC and CBeebies TV programme, and the good news is it’s…

JUST YOU WAIT…is something you hear a lot of when you have small children, from other people, in a really negative way, isn’t it? Enjoying any aspect of having a baby? Just you wait till they hit the toddler twos and it’ll all go wrong! Struggling with the bleakness of newborn sleep deprivation? Just you…