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Ten top tips for harmonious holidays: Making travelling with kids less painful

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As readers of my blog will know, I recently returned from a very ill-fated family holiday. Before I went, I had a post in mind about travelling with two small children. It was going to be something wise and profound which would have people nodding sagely and thinking ‘I learned something today‘. Obviously I got more than I bargained for […]

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The holiday from hell: Definitely not the most relaxing holiday ever

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I promised I would update on the catalogue of errors that was our Thomson holiday to Protur Bonaire Aparthotel in Cala Bona, Majorca. This is going to be fairly long but hell, even if no one reads it, it’s cathartic. And God, I need that after our Thomson holiday from Hell. We last braved a holiday nine months before the

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Boy babies v girl babies (a very unscientific study of my two children)

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After writing this post earlier in the week about the horrific gender inequality that is the rubbish clothes available for baby boys, I thought I would delve further into the differences I have observed between the sexes. These are the differences I’ve noted between boy babies and girl babies. These are, obviously, huge generalisations; as I have already pointed out, having one

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Lion

We love the zoo (and I ain’t lion)*

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I am totally nailing this mothering thing. Well, around once a month on average; that’s not a bad success rate.  And April’s success story? We had another really great day out yesterday at the zoo. The particular highlight for me (apart from feeding the giraffes and some awesome birds, although apparently the toddler is very nonchalant about the whole thing)

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Two under two The perfect age gap?

Two small ones: The perfect age gap?

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There is a 19.5 month age gap between my two which means that for 4.5 months, I had two under two. Now, the toddler is a feisty and talkative 28.5 month old, and the not-so-little-anymore one a slightly-more-interesting-and-less-screamy-than-he-was 9 months. I think that anything under two years – the much maligned ‘two under two’ – counts as a small age

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Eight ways to cope with kids on a hangover: A mum’s survival guide

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Last night was mum’s night out, and the less said, the better really. Fair to say I am left wondering how to deal with the kids on a hangover. Ouch. There are a few conclusions that I have drawn from my rare nights out with other mums. Firstly, we’re pretty much as desperate as each other to get out in

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