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93 Awesome Heartfelt Dad and Daughter Quotes

This Father’s Day will be the first one where our twin girls will be able to properly write the card for their daddy and so I thought it would be nice to buy a blank card and get them to write one of the many heartfelt dad and daughter quotes in it.  Then I thought […]

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Sleep hacks for kids

7 Painless Sleep Hacks for kids that all parents could use!

From time to time we like to get other voices and other opinions here on Navigating Baby and recently Mo Mulla reached out to write for us.  We love to have the voice of a father so we are delighted to share this informative article on: 7 Painless Sleep Hacks for kids that All Parents

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Bestway Pool Review

Bestway Pool Review

Bestway Pool Review;  great for families and a staycation! NOTE: POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS When the sun is out and its too hot to do anything else but lounge around, what better way is there to entertain the kids, than a paddling pool? With 4 kids and a small garden we are always looking for

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5 Tops Tips For Choosing The Right Family Car

If you are thinking about buying a new family car but you’re unsure where to start then don’t worry, you have definitely come to the right place. We know from experience that sometimes the need to buy a new family car can spring up on you.  This might be due to a break down or,

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7 ways to encourage recycling at home

The importance of recycling doesn’t even really need to be explained; leaving the world a better place for our next generations is our duty and is impossible without recycling. But it’s not enough to just recycle yourself, it needs to be a family and community effort. So, it’s important to encourage recycling at home and

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starting school

13 things parents need to know about children starting school

I now have two children in school with two more starting nursery this year so I have been a reception mum twice and tearfully watched my lovely littles head into school for the first time whilst simultaneously doing an internal happy dance.  Your child starting school is like a smorgasbord of conflicting emotions and mum

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My NICU Baby

Please note that this post about my NICU baby may prove a trigger for some.  In my case there is a very happy ending to our experience.  My daughter was cared for by First Touch an amazing charity saving babies every day. It has taken me a while to write this post and I wasn’t

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Toddler Development – A week of firsts

It is funny how toddlers develop in fits and starts so you feel like one day you have a baby and the next a threenager is staring back at you with their hands firmly planted on their hips as they wag their finger at you and say ‘NO’.  It’s like they wait until they have

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toddler tantrums

9 Awesome Ways for Dealing with Toddler Tantrums

Dealing with toddler tantrums isn’t easy Although I am now on my 3rd and 4th toddler I have not really had to deal with full on toddler tantrums. Both of the boys had wobblies and threw their toys out of the pram (metaphorically speaking), but they didn’t really do that on the floor kicking, screaming

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primary school

Primary School Places Announcement

So today is D day for Primary School places and the first day back at school for most of us with older children.  The chatter in the playground tomorrow will undoubtedly be filled with ‘did you hear so and so didn’t get a place’  ‘gasp, no really?!’ My eldest littles attend a very oversubscribed school

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