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Anika
May 30, 20227 min read
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, 20227 min read
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, 20228 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20226 min read
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, 20226 min read
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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Anika
Mar 18, 20224 min read
Help hungry migrating birds with this super easy Bird feeder that you can make in 10 minutes
I always thought that the only time to make bird feeders was in winter. Well, I have learnt that that is not the case! In early spring,...
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Anika
Mar 11, 20226 min read
Making Bath Bombs
This week we made our very own Bath bombs! And I think, if I had to decide which of the crafting activities were my favourite to date,...
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Anika
Mar 5, 20224 min read
How to make a Snow Globe
Last week we made Play-Doh at home (with its own challenges - take a look at the video on my You Tube Channel mummymadethis if you missed...
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Anika
Feb 25, 20223 min read
Home made Play doh (and what not to do)
Over the coming weeks I want to share with you some activity ideas that we are trying as a family. These are ideas that we do instead of...
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Anika
Feb 22, 20227 min read
10+ things to do instead of screen time
If you've been following our 3 part series on screen time, you know that in our family we established that we had too much screen time...
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Anika
Feb 11, 20225 min read
When is screen time ok and who decides this?
Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part Screen Time series. I've found that screen time can be such a minefield and each family has their unique...
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Anika
Feb 3, 20225 min read
How much screen time is ok? And what are the signs of too much screen time?
This week’s topic is all about Screen Time. How much screen time is ok? What are the signs of too much screen time? I don’t know whether...
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Anika
Oct 1, 20216 min read
Big Feelings
This month, I feel like there has been lots about Big Feelings in our family - both on how to honour and deal with them, but also tactics...
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Anika
Sep 11, 20213 min read
What do I cook tonight? Try our Super easy Meal Planner to reduce meal time battles ;-)
Does anybody else get bogged down with meals for the kids? I feel like now that a new school year has started, I spend a lot of time...
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Anika
Jul 30, 20213 min read
Our current favourite AUDIOBOOKS to listen to with kids
This summer we will be doing various visits around the country to catch up with family and friends that we have not been able to see in...
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Anika
Jun 30, 20216 min read
How to connect with your child in 30 seconds or less
Last month we wrote about the importance of connecting with your children - so that this connection pulls us through when the going gets...
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Anika
Jun 3, 20215 min read
Hold on to your Kids
I recently came across this book by Dr Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate. And I am completely hooked. The main message is fascinating (and...
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Anika
Apr 28, 20213 min read
Let’s talk packed lunches!
A huge welcome to Suzanne, professional organiser, entrepreneur and mum of 3, who has some wonderful tips on how to make packed lunches a...
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Anika
Mar 27, 20215 min read
How do you fill your own cup and that of your child?
Before we have children, we (I certainly did) have this romantic vision of children that play nicely together, sleep through the night,...
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