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Were You Put Under Pressure to Have Kids?
In his latest Parent Panel post Ben Wakeling takes a look at the way many couples, and especially the female partners, find themselves under a lot of pressure from family and friends to produce a baby....
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Paying for Scan Photos: Justified, or Emotional Blackmail?
How much did you have to pay, if anything, for a printed out ultrasound image of your baby? Our Parent Panel dad Ben Wakeling voices his opinion on whether charging parents to be for their baby scan...
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Spring Activities for Toddlers
In her latest Parent Panel post Cathy from NurtureStore shares some wonderful ideas for activities to enjoy with your tots this Spring. Spring is here and it’s such a lovely time to have a toddler...
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Healthy Eating – if I have to blitz it I will!
Multiple Mummy Kerry, from our Parent Panel, talks about how she has tried to overcome her own aversion to certain foods to ensure her children have as healthy and balanced a diet as possible. It is...
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Five Ways to Help Your Child Overcome Shyness
Ben Wakeling from our Parent Panel offers some sound advice on how to encourage your child to overcome their shyness. It’s not like my son is a loner. He has friends, who he runs around with, and he’s...
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Do We Play Games Together Any More?
Do you play board games with your children? In his latest Parent Panel post Ben Wakeling looks at how this important family past time seems to be on the demise and why we should still be making time...
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Five Ways Dads Can Help During Pregnancy
Experienced dad Ben Wakeling from our Parent Panel shares his tips on ways dads-to-be can support their partners during pregnancy. My wife is expecting our third child in August. You’d think I would be...
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Olympics Days Out
With the Torch Relay well under way and only 2 months until the Games begin we’ve all been bitten by the Olympics bug! Mum of 3 Victoria Wallop has written a post about how to make the most of the fact...
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Poor Parenting, and How to Fix It
Poor parenting is regularly being cited as a cause of bad behaviour in schools and wider society, and was reported to be one of the main factors leading to last year’s riots. Ben Wakeling from our...
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Never too young for Science
Busy mum Kerry from Multiple Mummy talks about what inspired her to start another blog, which she now runs with Emma from Mummy…Mummy…Mum. The innovative Science Sparks inspires parents to engage in...
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Long Haul Travel With Kids
Travelling with small children can take a lot of organisation, and for many parents the thought of going long haul is simply out of the question. However, seasoned traveller Victoria Wallop from our...
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Why we’re having a home birth
In his latest Parent Panel post Ben Wakeling talks about why he and his wife are hoping baby No 3 will be born at home. It’s 2am on 22nd April 2010, and my wife has gone into labour. Having previously...
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Hands on Dads
MultipleMummy Kerry celebrates her husband in this Parent Panel post dedicated to all the wonderful daddies out there! How will you be spoiling the daddy in your life this weekend? Father’s Day is...
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Doulas – The Debate
Would you use a Doula? In his latest Parent Panel post Ben Wakeling takes a balanced look at what they can offer to new parents in pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Pregnancy and birth can be a time...
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Daddy’s Girl
We are so happy to share this delightful post from Ben Wakeling, dad of 2 boys, as he eagerly awaits the birth of his little girl. When people tell me that girls are more difficult than boys, I tell...
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