Mum's The Word

61% of American children under five learn and grow in preschool programs each year. These lucky little ones spend their days learning in home daycares, preschool buildings, church basements, and even...

The internet is a dangerous place for your children, so you need to do everything possible to keep them safe online. Block Access to Harmful Material There are lots of things on the internet that it’s not...

It’s the question that baffles men across the world. I know that my husband doesn’t fully understand it! But to us women it is just part and parcel of life as a modern girl. If you ask any women, and I...

Your home should be the safest place on Earth for you and your family. When it comes to your children, it can be a dangerous place. Children are young and naïve, which are just two of their main, amazing...

Children who engage in imaginative play can have lots of fantastic skills later in life. Creative thinking can help people in all manner of ways, from everyday problem solving to carving out a career. But...

Kids are naturally inquisitive, forever trying to explore and make sense of the world around them.  As a parent, we want to encourage this creative spark, but it can be tough to keep on coming up with fresh...

Children need to have their eyes opened to all the possibilities out there. Here are 5 skills every child should have the chance to learn! Looking After a Pet The chance to look after a pet is something...

Staying fit and healthy when you have children can feel like mission impossible. If, before you had children, you used to hit the gym every week, you will find adjusting to parenthood quite tricky. Now, you...

To make sure that your child grows up understanding the importance of fitness, it is crucial that you incorporate healthy activities into your lifestyle. But what is the best way to go about this? One of...

With the Easter holidays fast approaching many parents are already in a mild state of panic with how to keep their little ones entertained over the holidays. Daddy geek has already given you a few ideas to get...

Unless you work as a party planner, you probably get a little stressed out at the idea of organising a kid's party. Where will you host the party? How many children should you invite? How will you keep the...

Trying to manage your children when they're bored can be a nightmare. Kids tend to get bored often, and you might have planned something only for external factors to ruin it. Keeping your children stimulated...

Gadgets are a funny thing. The one thing that they all have in common is that you don't realise that you actually need them until you see them. As a mother of two anything that makes my life easier is a must....

The British summer time is here. The murky skies are now giving way, on Occasion to blue sky and some glorious weather. Every Brit loves to enjoy the summer to the full, and when there is a family involved...

This Year was the year of our first family holiday to a theme park. Well, a holiday with a couple of visits to a theme park anyway. Our girls as with many other thousands of toddlers are in love with Peppa...

For many, the thought of the clocks going forward brings a mixed bag of feelings. Many are happy that finally we are out of the clutches of winter and the days are getting longer. This is coupled with the...

Easter eggs have been in the shops for several weeks now. The shops are always ten steps ahead of the buyer when it comes to making purchases for the next celebration available. As soon as we bid farewell to...

It is quite unbelievable how fast the last three years of my life have moved. It seems only a moment ago that I was working full time as teacher and yet here I find myself preparing for Lucy's 3rd...

Kickstarter really is the most popular and successful way for budding inventors to get their new ideas for gadgets and gizmos onto people's radar. Any new invention can gain traction, publicity and eventually...

I have spent many years walking up and down supermarket aisles hunting down bargains, getting the necessities for our weekly life and grabbing the odd bottle of wine, chosen purely by the the fact that it was...

As a family, we dreaded potty training our eldest daughter. The thought of having to surrender our carpets, sofas and selves to a repeated drenching did not fill us with joy or excitement. After consulting...

Hours of sleep: 7 Number of wake ups: 3 Caffeine units:  4 As usual the Monday morning mayhem greeted us again with the welcome you would expect from a very unwelcome old friend. Despite the weekend...

Hours of sleep: 7 Number of wake ups in house: 2 Number of cups of tea coffee drunk to keep functioning: 5 Today has been a rarity in any parents weekly routine, both girls napped together and we actually...

We rely on apps to enable our family to function a daily basis. As anyone with two children will know it is not always possible to provide them both with stimulating activities and messy play opportunities....