‘Mum guilt’ and the impossible standards of modern motherhood
Dom Graham, Therapy & CounsellingVisit Business Directory Listing here I hear the term ‘mum guilt’ a lot, and what I notice is how quickly it can turn into self-criticism. Often, it seems less about doing something wrong, and more about the impossible standards, constant comparison and unseen emotional labour that so many mothers carry. In […]
When responsibility is carried alone
Parenting is exhausting. Most people reading this won’t need convincing of that. There’s the visible work – school runs, packed lunches, bedtime routines – and the invisible work too: remembering, planning, worrying, anticipating. Many mothers carry a huge amount of that emotional and logistical load, often without much acknowledgement. But there’s another pattern I notice […]
How to help encourage enthusiasm in your child as they prepare to return to school
HOW TO HELP ENCOURAGE ENTHUSIASM AS YOUR CHILD PREPARES TO RETURN TO SCHOOL by Sarah Weller from The Weller Way* One of the ways to encourage enthusiasm for school is to help children set their own educational goals. It’s common that teachers set targets for each child, but have you thought about empowering your child […]
How to support our kids growing up
One of the team was fortunate to attend a talk arranged by their school with the authors of ‘Brilliant Questions About Growing Up: Simple Answers about Bodies and Boundaries’. This book is written by two experts who have delivered sex and relationships lessons in over 200 schools and have collected the best questions asked by the children […]
WAYS TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS AS A MUM
Mindfulness is a psychological process of being present, this can be achieved in many ways the most popular being meditation. But what about being a mum and being mindful? With very little spare time, childcare to consider, work, juggling all the million things mums do, getting a minutes peace seems laughable. But do not fear, […]
Keeping our children safe in today’s digital world
Last week we hosted a fantastic Meet the Bloggers event. Three local bloggers were invited to join us, Anna from Anna’s Family Kitchen, Gem The Organised Mum and Jo The Guilty Mother to talk through their success stories, the reality of blogging and to share some top blogging tips with our audience. One of the questions the […]
Strategies to keep sugar consumption down over Easter!
Thank you to Heart Shaped Spoon for sharing top tips on how to minimise the inevitable sugar rush over Easter! Easter is nearly upon us and it seems obligatory now that our children will be plied with vast quantities of sugar which if you had it your way would last them until Christmas, but in […]