The books and magazines would have you believe that you need everything. I’ll let you into a little secret, you don’t need all that stuff, but what you DO need you need A LOT of, especially in the newborn phase.
I’m going to attempt an inventory of everything I actually used during pregnancy, birth and [...]

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Erin turned sixteen months yesterday, if she’d received a pound for every time someone asked me if she is walking yet she’d have a healthy car/mortgage deposit/uni fund by now.
Erin stood unaided for the first time today, she also walked for the first time with her push along toy, and refused to be [...]

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You may think these terms are only suitable for the workplace, but think about it for a moment.
If our home is our business, and we are the Managing Director, we either choose to micro-manage or delegate every day.
Micro-Managing
The micro-manager finds it difficult to relinquish control. When they occasionally delegate tasks they do so one [...]

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Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.
Most of the time we get it right, inevitably there are times [...]

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Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.
The inspiration for this particular post was based on the book’s take [...]

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Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.

Azam Jamil, a prominent speaker in Canada, recommends what he calls the [...]

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Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.
I find that I function much better when I’m a step ahead, [...]

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There’s always so much information about breastfeeding but never much guidance for formula feeding. This is just a general idea of what’s involved, you should always read the instructions on the tin.
1. Read the back of the tin it gives clear directions and measurements.
2. Take a sterilized bottle and fill with cooled boiled [...]

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Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.
Life as a parent is busy. Fact. So busy, sometimes (most [...]

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Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller - How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.
As a parent it can seem like merely ’surviving’ the day is [...]

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