"Having everything in its right place is an exhausting mantra to try and maintain. It isn’t real life."

Time with friends, time doing activities and time as a family just doing nothing are all essential parts of a childhood summer

"It really is amazing how much they have taken over, and become the 'it' thing, as they are actually so simple"

"My dreams of having a little indie girl, a mini-me, seem to be evaporating before my very eyes."

Each day, my daughter's knowledge of how to navigate the internet is growing; she is now showing me things

"As parents of daughters, we have a huge responsibility to ensure that they grow up proud of their bodies and all that their bodies do for them."

How we speak to people and what we say to them can literally separate a good day from a bad day in so many cases.

"I definitely could have done better at looking for greener habits when it came to products - but I have made massive improvements in the past number of years, which I will share with you now!"

We had the perfect storm of a very large dog who was also full of energy and very curious about the little girl who wouldn’t pet her

Let's face it. A decade of parenting does change a person