May 18, 2013

Our Italian Road Trip – Affording it.

Money Bag

  In the comments section of our Italian Road Trip post Jennifer has asked:   How are you guys affording this? We only have five children and I have dreamed of taking trips with them, but we NEVER have the money. I’m sorry to ask such a personal question, but I don’t understand how these [...]

You know you have a large family when…

ante natal notes

    Every now and then something happens where you’ll realise you do actually have more than the average number of children.  This morning was one of those occasions. I was preparing for this morning’s anomaly scan and gathered my ante natal notes together.  Normally, you’ll have a page or two in which to complete [...]

Pregnancy Diary: Baby 12 in 2012 – Week 22

Storch mit Baby im Leinenbeutel

        Twenty two weeks down and only sixteen more to go at most!  This pregnancy is really flying by fast, don’t you think? I am still at the nice middle stage.  I’m not too big and cumbersome yet and I’ve been feeling really well so life is carrying on as normal. In [...]

Rear facing car seats for five year olds. Are they really better?

cartoon cheerful family moving in funny bus

    It recently came to my attention that there is a campaign to educate British parents about the benefits of using rear facing car seats. Second hand car dealers motors.co.uk have joined ranks with RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) and BeSafe who all agree that rear facing car seats should be [...]

Steps to avoid new Baby Debt…..

clamber

    Welcoming a new child into the family is a moment of natural happiness and a wonderful euphoria that can be indescribable for those not fortunate enough to have children. It is however a highly sobering thought that a new child can impact severely on your finances. Reading this article on new baby debt [...]

Child Protection; Preparing Home Gym Equipment

Paper chain family

    Our responsibility as parents, guardians and role models is to protect our children from injury or accidents via a cautious vigilant approach to activities in the everyday life of the child. The family home where the child spends most of their time, often features gym equipment, and thousands of cases each year see [...]