As parents, pretty much everything we teach our kids can be divided into one of two categories. First, there are skills; dressing themselves, washing themselves, mastering the finer points of eating spaghetti with a fork and a spoon. Then, there are values; being selfless and kind, not judging people on appearances, working hard for the things we want in life. If there’s one value we can’t let … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
When Parents Can’t Be Fortune Tellers…
When you’re a parent, you’re always thinking about the here and now. It’s about what you’re going to prepare for the next mealtime, whether you’ve done enough washing to see you through the week, what you can do to keep yourselves entertained for the day, and so on and so forth. You don’t necessarily sit down and think “hmm, I wonder what’s going to happen to our patio slabs 5 months from now” - … [Read more...]
Promoting Safe Infant Sleep with the Smitten Baby Box
I received this product at no cost to help facilitate my review, however all opinions remain my own. For more information, see my full disclosure policy. The Smitten Baby Box is a bassinet box, an infant sleep box that is both safe and convienent for babies and their caregivers. It was developed by an infant sleep safety expert, and takes inspiration from the Finnish Baby Box - a baby box … [Read more...]
4 Easy Ways to Go Green (When You’re Family is Less than Willing)
I'm always looking for ways for our family to go green and reduce our carbon footprint. Our family is far from being a zero waste family (and I'm not sure we ever will be), but I like changing things in our household to reduce our impact. From reusable bags, to tupperware and waterbottles, I find making small changes one at a time has a lot of success in our household. My household … [Read more...]
Raise The Roof With These Nursery Ideas
A new baby is a very exciting adventure, from the moment the stick shows you the two pink lines. Your mind will crowd full of plans and things you must buy and what it’ll be like to be a parent. The biggest thing that you’ll think about is the nursery. If you don’t have the space in the home for a nursery, you need to make a decision as to whether you plan to move to have the extra space or not. … [Read more...]
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