How decluttering revolutionised my mornings!
Last week, I finally got around to decluttering my children's wardrobes and I can honestly say it has transformed our mornings. Now the...
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Anika
- Jun 30, 2023
- 5 min
What present do I get a 1-year-old?
The other day a friend of mine asked me what he could get his one year old nephew. It made me think about all the things I was given as a...
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Anika
- Jun 22, 2023
- 4 min
How to help your anxious or worried child
I’ve recently been learning more about the brain – particularly how a child’s brain works and develops. We have what has been called an...
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Anika
- Jun 15, 2023
- 16 min
How to hold the line and enforce discipline without raising your voice
I think ‘gentle parenting’ gets a bad reputation at times. I’ve had a number of conversations recently with friends who think that I...
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Anika
- Jun 8, 2023
- 12 min
How do I help my angry child?
Today I want to talk about Anger. When there are lots of angry outbursts in our house, it leaves me feeling drained, frustrated and...
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Anika
- Jan 18, 2023
- 6 min
Why Gentle and respectful parenting is my favourite way to parent, even though it’s hard sometimes
There are lots of different ways to parent of course – likely as many ways as there are parents out there, as we are all individuals! But...
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Anika
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
What we can learn from our children about being in the 'now'
Why is it so liberating and important to spend time in the ‘now’, being present? I know that I am so often dwelling about the past, or...
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Anika
- Sep 20, 2022
- 13 min
What values do we teach and how?
Has anyone ever asked you what your values are? Have you thought about them and can you articulate them clearly? Or is it more something...
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Anika
- Aug 3, 2022
- 9 min
Entertaining kids while travelling – our favourite Audiobooks and Travel games (for 3-9 year-olds)
Travelling, exploring new places, meeting up with friends and family – can be so much fun, and since I’ve had my children I have found I...
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Anika
- Jul 13, 2022
- 5 min
Why inspiring children through creative play is so important (but hard!)
All parents instinctively know: children need less screen time. But as busy parents juggling multiple demands – from work, house chores...
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Anika
- Jun 29, 2022
- 8 min
Does your child shy away from challenges? Help them to reach their full potential in 3 simple ways
Why is it that some children welcome a challenge and thrive in the face of figuring out a complex issue, whereas others shy away from...
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Anika
- Jun 22, 2022
- 6 min
Four simple ways to help your children fight less (for all ages)
Today I want to talk about Sibling Rivalry. If you have more than one child you are bound to have experienced some form of sibling...
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Anika
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
Try this super easy solution and get a good night's sleep and connect with your child
Before I had children, I thought sleep is one of those things that we can just do – but as I learnt as a parent, sleeping through the...
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Anika
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
How to go on a Family Walk without the nagging and complaining
I don’t know about you, but I have found that once my two little ones outgrew the buggy, it was increasingly hard to get out for a...
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Anika
- May 30, 2022
- 7 min
5 simple ways to get your older child to cooperate
Discipline for older children Is anyone else with a tween struggling to navigate this new territory? My oldest has turned 9 and is slowly...
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Anika
- May 25, 2022
- 7 min
To use timeouts or not?
Timeouts are a hugely controversial subject. Until I looked into this for this week’s Monday Night Conversation, I never knew just how...
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Anika
- May 18, 2022
- 8 min
Your ‘Go-to’ list of practical ways to connect with your children in under 5 minutes
As a parent (or carer), do you ever find that you are under constant demand to meet the needs of your children, but nevertheless, at the...
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Anika
- May 11, 2022
- 5 min
3 simple ways (by age) to determine what makes your child feel most loved
Do you ever feel like you are doing LOADS for your kids, but they don't seem to notice much? Well, I've been looking more into this over...
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Anika
- May 4, 2022
- 6 min
What REALLY makes your child feel loved?
Welcome to our Mummy Made This Blog. Our mission is help make parents’ lives a little bit easier by sharing with you the things that do...
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Anika
- Mar 25, 2022
- 6 min
Tired of doing ALL the chores? Find out how I got my kids involved successfully!
Today’s blog is around getting kids involved in household chores – what worked for me, and what didn’t! My mission is help make parents’...
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