Celine of Bell from Bow is a woman after my own heart, I'm a huge fan of her blog. Here, Celine talks about the significance of a support network through motherhood. Thank you Celine. It Takes a Village to Raise a Child I’m SO lucky to still have my parents – they are both still around in body and mind, although living three hours away gets them out of babysitting. The boys adore them, Grandpa kicks a ball and Granny does loads of cuddles and the occasional Scary Look, and i

The other morning Jack, my two and a half year old, wandered over to me as he would any other morning, looked at me, and uttered the words, “mummy, I’m a bit bored.’ I didn’t even know he knew the word “bored”, let alone that he could put it in what I can only assume is its correct context. I immediately felt concerned; like someone had given me a mini parenting punch in the stomach and my reaction was to want to sweep him up in my arms and start engaging him in an activity t

I'm honoured to feature a great piece by the super fab Charlotte Philby; "Parental Leave: Is daddy, your daddy." is part of a series of columns Charlotte wrote for the Independent. It totally resonates with me and made me laugh out loud. Thank you Charlotte. Parental Leave: Is daddy, your daddy? First published in The Independent on 18 April 2014… It’s our daughter’s first parents’ evening. She is three. The weirdness of the situation is not alleviated by the conversation tha

For over a week now, my kids have been sick. Clingy, needy, extra impatient and struggling to share me. I'm married. My husband and I have been together for 13 years. He's a fantastic Father. A Father that works. My support system is limited but luckily for us, my Mum's retirement pretty much coincided with the birth of my second baby, she helps out a lot. I'm so grateful of that and can't begin to think how Mumma's with young babes close in age, (like mine) cope without some