#Autism Differences & Strategies

April is Autism Awareness We believe that our youngest son has Autism. Whatever it is he needs help. We have just received his final statement. It does not look like he will get into the school of choice unless we have evidence that his main difficulty is in Communication and interaction. As he is going … Read more

Express yourself! #WotSoFunee

I always remember my driving instructor being very proud that his son “knew” that milk came from cows. I asked him,  “well where else were you expecting him to say that it came from?” He was only about 5 years old so things alternatives such as goats I thought would be a bit more abstract. … Read more

Real Nappies

Why Use Real Nappies? You will never run out of nappies (as long as you wash them) – important in this economic climate. You can use them with more than one child, and even use them as cleaning rags etc when you’ve finished having children. Apparently it is easier to toilet train a child who … Read more

Tandem feeding

Tandem just means one in front of the other, not necessarily at the same time; so for me there never was any question about whether I’d tandem feed. My son was still a baby (it was the day before his first birthday I discovered I was expecting again) and not ready to give up. Also … Read more

Paint it Red for Autism

Tuesday 2nd April 2013 World Autism Awareness Day “Autism is much more common than many people think, with over half a million people in the UK having the condition. If you include their families, autism touches the lives of over two million people every day.” (Source The National Autistic Society) I have just quickly put together some … 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

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

I’m very Proud and Excited to Announce

My Exclusive Britmums Live Sponsor Britmums Live (June 21st-22nd) is the  UKs biggest social media conference and blogging event. It is a chance for lifestyle bloggers and social influencers to gather to meet and socialise and network with brands. It has grown out of BritMums, the UK’s largest parent blogger community, made up of more than … Read more

Would you rather show your Boobs

Than your belly? It seems that there are images of boobs everywhere! Currently there is  a campaign to get Dominic Mohan to drop the bare boobs from The Sun newspaper (to sign the petition no more boobs on page 3 go here) A recent conversation with some friends seemed to reveal that actually women’s bellies are only every shown … Read more

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast cancer is the most common cancer to affect women with around 38,000 cases a year diagnosed in England, not forgetting that men can also are affected with around 260 diagnosed each year (source). Further help on symptoms and what to do if you find any = but most importantly please see a Doctor. Women should be … Read more