My name is Dora, I'm a mum of two boys and when they were little, I really struggled to give them medicine, especially my second baby. My first son was on reflux medication for months and I was always worried about hurting his gums with the hard plastic syringe.
Shannon Cullen, author of new book I'm Wrecked This is My Journal, reflects on parenting through the generations in this post and how despite us feeling more connected thanks to online life, there's a middle ground to parenting-the highs with lows and her latest book will help us remember the good too.
Amber Hatch is a mum of three, a childminder, meditator, and author of newly published Mindfulness for Parents (Watkins). The following post is adapted from her chapter ‘Managing Challenging Feelings in Ourselves.’
I was amused to see the trend #buynothingday emerge via twitter on the now renowned #blackfriday at the time. As we are about to enter into another year I wondered if this was time to start the trend #nodietjanuary? In my opinion we need to be more holistic and realistic about our health and in particular our weight in 2017. Here are my top tips to create the right trend for you:
For me becoming a mum was a wonderful thing - all of my other achievements paled into insignificance. I felt I’d found purpose in my life, my new baby daughter became the reason I wanted to succeed and everything was hunky dorky until… I lost myself.
