The family lifestyle blog with a side of psychology
We're at about the halfway point in the school summer holidays. Which means the children have been spending a lot of time together in the last month, and we've had more opportunities to take photos for the siblings project. I've been taking our old ...
It’s no secret that the introduction of children can complicate home life. For the most part, naturally, this complication is welcome. But it can make it a struggle to impose order. If you’re not careful, you can easily find that the problem runs away ...
Last week was a big one for Nerys. After a few weeks of wobbling she lost her first tooth. She swallowed it actually, poor thing. We were sitting together eating lunch on Friday and she turned to me and asked where her tooth was. A quick look in h ...
When you get dressed to go out, how much thought do you put into what goes on your feet? Personally, most of the time my decision is based on practical considerations. Things like the weather and how far I'll be walking come into play much more than c ...
When we feel stressed out or anxious it can be really easy to get caught up in our thoughts. Quite often the best thing to do is get out of our heads, and bring our focus to our bodies instead. Here are 3 things you can try to shift the focus to you ...
You know those days where you have a never-ending to-do list and yet you can't seem to get going? Those times when you get to the end of the day and know you could've been so much more productive, but just couldn't quite get going. I know I've had q ...
The summer holidays are in full swing here. We're still very much enjoying the break from the school routine and not having to be up and out every morning. Steve's really busy at work at the moment, so we didn't go too far from home at the weekend. ...