Tag: first-time parents
How To Cope With Visitors As A First-Time Parent
From the moment you announce you’re having a baby, family and friends take a keen interest – especially if it’s your first child. As...
A New Baby Will Disrupt Your Sleep For Up To Six...
A lack of sleep is par for the course when you have a baby – new parents are braced for that. But it seems...
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Parents, Limit Your Screen Time – For The Benefit Of Your Kids
I've never really thought about limiting screen time until a few days ago, when I was sitting on the living room floor building a...
3 Family Reunion Ideas For The Perfect Family Get Together
Family reunions are always an interesting time. For some family members, they’re rare opportunities to build memories and grow closer to relatives. For others,...
Balancing Work And Family: The 5 Crucial Steps To Work-Life Balance
Balancing work and family life is tough. Parents frequently ponder the issue throughout our lives. All of us want to create the best possible life...
Down Syndrome, Adoption, Seven Kids – They Weren’t In My Life Plan, But I...
If you’d told me 14 years ago that I’d have seven children, I wouldn’t have believed you. And if you’d said my future would...
6 Strategies To Help You Stop Shouting At Your Kids
“I’m never going to yell at my kids.” It’s one of those vows all parents make, right up there with “I’ll never answer a...
Something For The Weekend – The Perfect Shepherd’s Pie
First, let's be clear about one thing – a shepherd’s pie is made with lamb. The clue is in the name, after all. However,...