Most parents have had bath-time struggles with their kids at some point. Whether it?s a problem transitioning from playtime to bath time, fear they’ll get sucked down the drain, the dread of getting soapy eyes or wet ears?for any of a thousand...
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?My newborn daughters? sh*t did not stink. Its smell was reminiscent of popcorn. After introducing solid foods though, their poops became smelly recaps of the meals we?d shared together. If 100 blueberries or black beans went in,...
by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Parenting
By Lisa Meyers Johnson
Just recently, my daughter and I went to the Bruno Mars concert in Los Angeles. It was everything.
Bruno Mars is truly talented and reminds me so much of Michael Jackson...
Looks like we have another royal wedding in our future, and you know what that means: more ROYAL BABIES.
While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have only just announced their engagement, he did say in their engagement interview that “We?ll start a...
We?re all used to seeing photos of cute kids with their parents and pets on our social media feeds, but this week you may have noticed that some of them are accompanied by a specific hashtag: #KidsFirst. This buzzy social media campaign is the...
Download or print this school supplies list to make sure your kids have everything they need for back to school.
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by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Mom Stories
By Joyce Slaton; images compiled by BabyCentre UK blogger LucyBC
The pregnancy photo session is so easy to screw up. So many things that look odd if they wander into frame! Eggs, balloons, guns,...
Let?s face it: the holiday season is here, and it?s crunch time to finalize the gifts for everyone in your family. While you?re almost done shopping, finding the perfect gifts for mom hasn?t been easy.
While we?ve got the best stocking stuffers...
by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life
SUMMER" HOMEWORK"
You betcha. There are two sides to the summer homework issue -- the "give-the-kids-a-break" camp vs. the "kids-gotta-keep-up-their-skills-or-the-brain-drains" camp. I am firmly in the...
Chrissy Teigen has always been transparent on social media and in the press about what’s going on her life. When asked about how being wealthy makes parenting easier, she didn’t beat around the bush. When she was accused in 2021 of having...
by Maggie Downs posted in Life
It\'s hard to scroll through the darling boutiques on Instagram without getting shopping on the brain. Usually I can resist the cute boho clothes, the sleek furniture pieces, the baby rompers. But when it comes to...
Like most parents, I want my kids toflourish academically and grow up to become great successes, but my parenting style is best described as lovingly lackadaisical. (Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother gave me nightmares; Confessions of a Slacker Mom...
by Kelly Wilbanks posted in Products
Our bathroom is lovely, but small. It feels crowded with more than two people and usually I have three little ducklings on my tail. It feels like all five of us are crowded in there at one point or another...
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Do you have aspiring beekeepers at home" While you may not be ready to start your own honey-making hive, you can teach your kids how to support pollinators in your own backyard?or balcony. Creating a bee-friendly garden is a great...
If you?re thinking about quitting breastfeeding/chestfeeding because you aren?t making enough milk for your baby, you aren?t alone. Low milk supply is one of the most common reasons new parents stop nursing and transition to bottle feeding.
There?s...
For years I have been doing the 12 days of Christmas crafting, and will continue this year too. The 12 days of Christmas Crafting historically has been a mix of crafts, decorations and baking ideas. This will be year number… Continue reading →
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We spend a lot of time in our house talking to my nine-year-old stepdaughter about Grown-Up Career Options. ?You could be an engineer!? we say. ?And make cool things and help people! You could be a coder...
11-to-18-year-olds are the target for a new interactive BBC game that aims to tackle fake news
The BBC has launched a brand-new online interactive game to help young people identify fake news stories. BBC iReporter, developed by stop-motion...
Since 1990, Home Alone has been etched into my brain. I remember watching it in my childhood family room when I was seven. As Kevin McCallister (played by Macaulay Culkin) outsmarted Harry and Marv, I felt powerful, as if I could do the same despite...
Sleeping on your stomach may not be ideal, but for some, it?s the only way to get a good night?s sleep?and when you?re a parent, sleep is of the essence. The best mattress for stomach sleepers is supportive, firm and provides all-important pressure...
So, what?s a Pap test and why would I need one" With a Pap, your healthcare provider takes a small collection of cells from your cervix to screen for precancerous cells or cervical cancer. You don?t need a Pap smear screening until age 21, even if...
The Royal Grammar School, Newcastle won 2023’s top overall award for its partnerships work with organisations such as British Engines and TSG. Head Geoffrey Stanford writes about how it benefits thousands of pupils in one of the country’s most...
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Snacks are an important part of kids? diets. Kids have small stomachs, so they need more opportunities to eat throughout the day than adults do. But without boundaries or structure, snacking can easily spin out of...
Every month, without fail, Netflix Canada adds new kids’ content to its roster. There aren’t as many new ones for February 2018 as there usually are…but they’re giving us more PAW Patrol, so we’re not complaining! Read on to discover the...
The first time I tried (and failed) to breastfeed my daughter, a lactation consultant told me that my one slightly inverted nipple was likely the culprit. I was horrified. I had an inverted nipple"! Despite wishing they were a little bigger, I’d...
Does your child have a circular, flaky rash with a raised, red border" There?s a good chance it?s ringworm. While the name is enough to make your skin crawl, ringworm isn?t as scary as it sounds. In fact, it isn?t even caused by a worm?it?s named...
What can parents and teachers do to ensure children?s screen time is spent wisely"
Nick Tiley-Nunn
Norwich High School for Girls (Prep), Norfolk
To develop effective digital citizenship...
You?re peacefully breastfeeding your baby when suddenly she chomps down on your nipple. After you?re done seeing stars, your next thought is likely, ?How can I make sure that never happens again"?
Not all babies bite when they?re nursing, but it...
I have always wanted to be a mom.
I dreamt about what kind of parent I would be and even collected baby things before I became one earlier this year. I have an incredible collection of vintage baby clothes and infant jumpers from all my favourite...
Just like there are many choices for a toddler mattresses and kids mattress, the selection of baby sleepers is also vast. From bassinets and baby swings to cradles and co-sleepers, there are hundreds of options for parents to choose from, each...
A-Level Reforms: was it all worth it" Elizabeth Ivens takes a closer look and reports back
Five years ago, some of the most controversial education reforms in history started to become a reality for millions of children, as a total overhaul of the...
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What does the demise of AS Levels mean for sixth formers and uni applications" Charlotte Phillips finds out
Bedales has ditched them but Bishop?s Stortford High School, one of the top maintained schools in the country, has hung on to them, at...
by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Parenting
By Alisha Williams
I heard about all the negative things that come with a new baby long before I had one: sleepless nights, endless to-do lists, no time for yourself. It was pretty...
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When Lilah was just a few months old, her parents Nicole and Eric knew something was wrong. Lilah hadn?t been meeting her physical development milestones, her muscle tone was low, and she was...
Plaster is a building material we use for protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings. You can also use it for molding and casting decorative elements.
Using the term plaster only for material used for interior of buildings is not doing...
?Unique.? It?s not the word you want to hear as a doctor examines your two-year-old daughter?s vagina. Especially when you have no context. Especially when you hadn?t noticed anything ?unique? about it yourself. But that was the word used by the...
A Roedean education is a unique and wonderful experience. This summer, we celebrated both our best ever A Level (62% A*-A) and GCSE (45% A*) results, and shot up to 57th in the league tables, over one hundred places higher than two years
This...
Halcyon London International School, celebrating 10 years of pioneering education, is central London?s only not-for-profit international school. We caught up with Director, Barry Mansfield, to hear his advice on choosing the best school for your...
On the eighth day of Christmas we were baking again, if you can call making rice crispy treats baking. I am that mom that sends treats to school with her kids for holidays, birthdays or once because I was taking a cake decorating class and I needed...
It’s well past the seventh day of Christmas and it has been a busy few days. On the seventh day of Christmas I did some baking, about seven dozen treats in under four hours. In an ideal world I would have a day to bake and a clean kitchen to do it...
This past Valentine’s Day I spent time with my parents, my kids, my husband and an astronaut. Yes an astronaut. We spent Valentine’s Day at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was an out of this world Valentine’s day.
I have been to...
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Rossana became a live-in nanny to Dana Reinke?s children when Dana?s third child, Peyton, was still on the way. Peyton?s bond with Rossana was particularly strong, says Reinke. ?Friday nights were the hardest. My husband and I...
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus is currently circulating in 37 countries and territories, concentrated in Central America, the Caribbean and South America, but experts agree it’s set to spread to southern U.S. countries once...
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First of all, don?t stress out. Just because your care provider thinks the baby is breech doesn?t mean you?ll automatically have to have a C-section, especially if you?re not yet 36 weeks along. Somewhere around the 34-week mark my...
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Why is it long after the bandage comes off, there’s still that sticky, dirty reminder of the time they fell off their scooter" The residue seems to stay on all summer long. To get rid of it, once and for all, gently massage a...
I?m one of those people who loves being pregnant. I can?t quite capture it in words, but being able to bring a child into this world is the most incredible feeling. With my eldest son, Blake, it was smooth sailing after...
When the weekend calls for a family movie night, it?s time to grab some popcorn and load up on Netflix. Whether it?s a family favorite you?ve seen countless times before or a movie you?re watching for the first time, you want to make sure you?re...
Your baby is born with fresh, silky-soft skin. Some of the first things they?re exposed to, like those skin-to-skin snuggles with you, are wonderfully soothing. But other new experiences like wet diapers" Those can be awfully irritating for...
It’s hard to believe it, but another pandemic summer is upon us. And with many kids once again home all day, finding time to browse the internet for your summer essentials is basically impossible. So, we’ve done the work for you.
Here are some...
If you live in the city or have ever visited, you?re more than familiar with its notorious raccoons. These furry fiends, dubbed ?trash pandas? by some, have been spotted doing everything from stealing donuts from a local coffee shop to scaling a...
The Good Universities Guide Spring 2016 is out now ? helping you choose the right university for you
So what?s the point of going on to higher education" Paul Redmond, director of student life at the University of Manchester says that university...
King Charles III spent five years boarding at Gordonstoun, one of the UK?s leading independent schools situated in Elgin in the northeast of Scotland. As we step out of the Elizabethan age and embark on the new Carolean era, we take a look at...
HRH The Princess Royal visited Gordonstoun on February 1st to officially open one of the ?greenest? classroom buildings in the UK
With approval from The King, a former Gordonstoun student, the Princess Royal unveiled a plaque naming the new...
For a teenager who loves riding, a school with a stable full of horses or the opportunity to bring their own pony to school with them, could sound like the perfect place to study. We’ve rounded up the best schools for equestrians in the...
From last-minute family ski holidays and cosy cottages in Devon to a glimpse of spring sun in Spain, we?ve rounded up the very best family escapes in the UK and abroad for February half-term to book now.
Great East, The Barns, West Barsham Estate,...
We always knew we made a difference. We always knew what we do every day was nothing short of a miracle but to hear these stories from complete strangers assures us that we are saving lives one child at a time. Please take a moment to read an...
As a busy mom of 3, I\'m always looking for ways to simpify my life. I recently discovered Zippyz footed pajamas and they have already made diaper changing - especially in the middle of the night - so much easier! Zippyz zip from foot to belly,...
MyRegistry.com is the premiere online destination for universal gift registry services. The site gives users the ability to create one centralized registry for any gift-giving occasion including weddings, baby showers, birthdays, graduations,...
Check out these adorable fitted crib sheet from Lolli Living/ Living Textiles - Baby for baby Lucia\'s nursery. While she\'s not sleeping in her crib - as you can tell from the picture below, the mattress is low because Dylan still sleeps there...
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw Lucia\'s outfit for our annual family pictures I shared last week. Yesterday\'s session went great and I\'m excited to see our pictures! This year, selecting outfits for my kids was super easy....
Can you believe it\'s time to start thinking about kids going back to school" Summer is flying by! Jack starts 1st grade on August 7, Dylan starts Mother\'s Day Out (3 year old class) the following week and Lucia will be starting her...
by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home
So many nights, side dishes just don\'t happen for me. At the beginning of each week I buy a huge veggie tray and it often serves as the only complement to whatever our main dish might be. (And quite...
by Michelle Stein posted in Pregnancy
I consider myself a realist. Most of the time. When it comes to taking pregnancy tests, though, I\'m a hopeless optimist -- to the point of slap-some-sense-into-that-woman denial.
As you read my cycle of...
A snowy Century Ave. Last Tuesday at this time, most of North Dakota was getting blasted with a historic blizzard that lasted 3 days. We have experienced blizzards before, but this was probably the worst most people in the state had ever gone...
On the eleventh day of Christmas I was crafting for a birthday. Just a few days after Christmas its my nieces birthday. I have two boys, four nephews, and one niece so its very rare that I get to make anything pink. It is always nice to switch up...
Here is my post from the tenth day of Christmas last year. Funny enough my model was wearing the same jammies this morning although they are getting a little small.
On the tenth day of Christmas Elf shoes
I should really make myself a pair because...
Step 3. Glue and wrap additional strips of felt. If you are using white glue use straight pins and pin as you wrap and glue. With hot glue you don’t need pins.
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I have been celebrating a New Year and a new start daily since I had surgery to remove a brain tumour. But with the coming of the new year I still made a resolution.
When I was a kid my house was filled with music. No one actually had any musical...
Every once and a while I will feel something in my head around my scar which the Dr says is normal but it still freaks me out. The dizziness and nausea with the most recent bout of the flu was reminiscent of my pre-surgery brain tumour symptoms. I...
If you have been following my blog for any length of time you probably notice that I make craft projects for other people often. Even when I decide to make something for myself frequently someone tells me how much they like it and somehow it becomes...
There is nothing quite like knitting a warm cozy blanket in the winter. Last week I wrote about a crochet project that I had worked on for 2 years (even I can’t believe it), in contrast I made this blanket in only a few days over the Christmas...
Every once in a while it’s important to take a break. A break from things you love (like writing this blog) and things that you don’t. Recently I went on vacation and took a break from many things including parenting. My husband and I went away...
I am that mom that sends cupcakes to school for her kid’s birthday, please don’t hate me, I like baking. One of the kids in my son’s class asked him how many days it took me to make them! Honestly as you might be able to tell these were very...
I did something to start this year that I rarely do... I went back and read my "resolutions" blog post that kicked off 2015. I was kind of scared. Do any of us really stick to our resolutions" Do any of us keep working out or eating well past...
New year. New me. New you. New goals. One major goal this year is to engage this wonderful blogging community better. What better way than to begin a new link up with some blog friends! Together, the three of us came up with Three Things...
Nine years ago you were born. I was so nervous and so was dad. You were late, taking your time, so we went to the hospital and lied.I promise the doctor told us to lie. Because you were almost two weeks late. We were going to lie so they would let...
November is National Novel Writing Month and every November I promise myself that I\'m going to hunker down and write my novel. I haven\'t, but what I found was a 30 day writing challenge for the month to spark some creativity. I found this pin...
I\'m writing this on what feels like the 93rd day of January. It\'s actually the 30th, but it really does feel like the 93rd. I\'m not the only one who feels this way according to all the memes I\'ve seen on social media. It only took me the...
Choosing a gift for a female friend or relative can be a daunting task. No matter how well you know them, there’s always that small chance you don’t get the gift just right. That’s why a gift basket is a nice way to cover all grounds and know...
With long cozy clothes covering most of our body in colder months, most of us give in to laziness and don’t stick to the whole-body skin routine as we would do in the summer. As a result, by the time spring and summer come, our skin might need a...
Of all the body parts, our feet are the most used but the least taken care of. Just think about it, we might spend half the day or longer walking around only, and at the end of the day, we complain more about the legs than the feet. We might wash...
Sunglasses aren’t only items to help you protect your eyes from the sun. They are accessories that complete your summer look, cool and glamorous, or even fun and playful.
Sunglasses come in numerous sizes and colors, with different rims and...
Sunglasses are the number accessory for summer or for any sunny day. Some people have one or maybe two favorite pair of sunglasses that they wear all the time. Others have different sunglasses for different styles and occasions. If you’re one of...
Cycling is a great way to get fresh air, explore and do some exercise while you’re at it. It a good way to travel too, getting your from point A to point B without getting stuck in traffic and it’s good for the environment.
Not to mention it is...
Pictures are captured moments of our lives, found memories we love gazing upon with fondness. It is why we used to cover our walls with them. Sadly, that homey tradition is fading away. Today, we have hundreds of pictures at our fingertips in our...
When you think of yogurt, you think of that healthy drink for digestive health. True, most of us consume yogurt to improve the digestive system. But yogurt is also popular in the beauty world. You can use it for different skin and hair masks.
When...
One third of alcohol drinkers in America prefer wine. That is a good enough percentage. Chances are, at least one of your friends loves wine. And enjoys drinking it.
Now, for many wine lovers, the bottle is more than enough. But why stop there"...
For coffee drinkers, there are few things in life as wondrous as the first cup in the morning. Many of us rely on coffee to boost our energy and metabolism in the morning. Now, coffee is one of the most popular beverages.
But did you know coffee...
We hear it all the time. Get between 6 and 8 hours of sleep. It sounds easier than it is. Getting 8 hours of sleep is a challenging task for many of us.
The reason is simple, insomnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 68% of adults...
This year, Easter might be different. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, families will spend Easter at home in a small circle, probably in isolation. Those are the predictions.
But that doesn?t mean you should not decorate your home for the Holiday. And...
Do you know why some kids love preschool and daycare" And why do they work so wonderfully" It is all about the concept and component of free play with all the toys available. Kids have many activities available at their fingerprints.
And that is...
Win a brand new copy of the DR. DoLittle DVD to watch with your grown kids this summer!
Please be aware the DVD is  a PG – great for general viewing but some scenes may be unsuitable for children.  It is best to watch this with children above...
