Easter Bunny TRH

We have really got into our Toilet Roll Holder Craft. With Easter coming up a Bunny was the perfect craft. Besides which my youngest prefers things that are familiar. First we mixed red and white paint together. He has a low attention span and tends to end up just painting his hands.  I’m finding by keep … Read more

Making Sacrifices – Siblings of Special Needs Children

With Parenting comes Sacrifices They start with Sacrificing things for Yourself Then comes Sacrificing things that you Want for Your Children But what about when One Child HAS to Sacrifice things for Another I think when there’s a child with special needs in the family this may happen more. I have been thinking about the … Read more

The Salims 16KidsandCounting Episode 1

Below I’ll be examining the Salims from the TV Show 16kidsandcounting Shown on Channel 4  March 2013 9pm, all quotes mentioned below are as mentioned in the series on Channel 4 should you wish to watch this yourself. All non specific opinions given are my own. Meet the Salims: “A supersized family needs a lot … Read more

16 Kids and Counting Episode 1: The Radfords

Last night kicked off the new series of 16 Kids and Counting on Channel 4. The programme is narrated by Kris Marshall saying that UK families are shrinking. That most of us have 2 children or less.  But some extraordinary families are bucking the trend: Having 10, 12 or even 16 kids. Where mealtimes are … Read more

Motivational Monday: Breastfeeding – Things I would have done

Differently To be completely honest I think if I could go back and do it all again with my first son I’d have possibly just stopped breastfeeding him after he’d had the colostrum. I was too tired,  and too selfish and too busy doing my A-levels. I didn’t appreciate how much he needed feeding and honestly, … Read more

Give Mum a Night off this Mothers’ Day

Here in the UK we have Mothers’ Day coming up (Sunday 10th March 2013). I know all too well the importance of Mothers, as my own died when I was only twenty years old (and my brother only 14). So I really do urge people to really make the most of their Mothers. As you … Read more

Should we Ban Smoking in Cars

Should we Ban Smoking in Cars to Protect Children from Second Hand Smoke Health Minister & Health Groups want to But David Cameron is too Nervous In Britain around 80,000 people a year still die of smoking-related illnesses. Every year over 300,000 children in the UK go to their GP with illnesses such as bronchitis and … Read more

What’s life like as a family of 14?

Daily Life for Dundee Family of 14 The Hanns Part 3 of My Interview with 16KidsandCounting Star and Mother of My Life My Big Family Wedding Narrator Catch Emma on BBC breakfast at 8:40am Tuesday February 26th 2013 Emma Hann tells me, “We have routines but nothing is very strict in our home and we tend … Read more