ADOPTION AND PARENTING MAGAZINE

Turning Your Garden into a Wonderland: Fun Ways to Maximise Outdoor Playtime for Kids

Outdoor playtime. Children playing on a wooden see-saw in a garden with trees and shrubs surrounding the grass.

This is a collaborative post. In today’s fast-paced digital world, creating an inviting area for outdoor playtime for children is crucial for their physical and emotional development. Gardens, often seen as havens of tranquillity for adults, can also be transformed into thrilling playgrounds for kids. With the right setup involving imaginative Outdoor Toys and a […]

How Sports Glasses Can Supercharge Your Active Lifestyle

Female cyclist wearing a helmet, sports glasses short-sleeved top and cycling gloves

This is a collaborative post. Shifting to an active lifestyle is one of the best things that you can do to live a better life. Indulging in physical activity and sports reduces stress and leads you towards a healthier and happier lifestyle. Sports build discipline and help harbour feelings of togetherness and fun. Enjoying activities […]

Helping Your Child Choose a Sport

Child's sport. Girls practicing karate

This is a collaborative post. At some point your child is going to want to participate in a sporting activity. When it happens you’re going to have to make some tough decisions. There are so many sports out there it can feel completely overwhelmed trying to decide which one to do.  If your child is […]

Book review: Who Hides Here? Footprints on the Farm

I was asked a couple of years ago by Rachel Coverdale to review her first book in the Who Hides Here? series. It is about the animals that live in the garden which little Miss really enjoyed. Here’s my review of it. We were really excited when Rachel contacted me recently to see if I […]

Playing out

The adoption process

When I was a child, playing out was a big part of my life. I played out with my friends in the streets around our house. My sister and I had boundaries and a curfew but we were left to our own devices. We explored, made dens, cut up worms and generally had fun. Unfortunately, […]

The end of beach holidays abroad?

Until we had or daughter, holidays for my husband and I were a very relaxed affair. They involved a lot of sun, great food and wine and lots and lots of relaxing. We saved hard and stayed in some beautiful hotels abroad. Our favourite was in Fuerteventura where we spent our honeymoon. My husband has […]

Who Hides Here? Footprints in the Garden

Books are such a great way of helping your child learn about new things. We read them not just for stories, but to help little miss when she’s struggling with something. She’s 3 and a half and really loves to play outside and explore. She sometimes gets freaked out though by new things in the […]