Why Music Is So Important For Babies And Young Kids
From around the time my daughter was seven weeks old, I took her to weekly music and sensory classes. I'm always singing to her, and encouraging her to sing. Watching her make the 'Twinkle Twinkle' hand movements as a nine-month-old was one of the loveliest mum moments ever. Read more
Beautiful Handmade Tutus? It's All About TutuTallulah
Sometimes you discover new products and get excited by how gorgeous they are. This happened a few weeks back when a friend tagged me in a Facebook post about new website TutuTallulah.com. My friend thought it was right up my street - and she was right. Founded by Imogen Read more
The Never Ending Quest To Find The Perfect Jeans
It's exhausting, isn't it? No, not being a parent (yes, that's knackering too) but what I'm talking about here is finding the perfect pair of jeans. I don't know anyone who enjoys going shopping for jeans. It's such a depressing experience. It seems like it doesn't matter what Read more
Are Micro Scooters Really Worth The Money?
Every weekend, when we visit the local park, I can't believe how many scooters we see. They're everywhere! Our park even has a couple of little scooter stands where kids can park their scooters while they play. When our daughter turned two, we suggested to one set of grandparents Read more
The moment you realise your child is no longer a baby is a strange one. You’re used to them cooing cutely and being happily entertained for 40 minutes by some trees blowing in the wind, when suddenly (or so it seems) they’re demanding, independent and determined. They’re (gulp) a toddler. Here are…
The ten rules of …
Yes yes, my last post was about designer kids’ wear and now I’m blogging about Primark. What can I say? I’m an enigma.
Seriously though, today I discovered the prettiest Primark girls’ dress I’ve ever seen. It has boats on it, and beach balls, and flowers. It wouldn’t look out of place on the vintage-chic shelves …
Well this news had completely passed me by, until I read it in Sunday Times Style today: Diane von Furstenberg has created a collection for Gap Kids and Baby Gap. And it looks cuter than cute.
I’m not one for spending a lot of money of kids’ clothes. You can keep your Petit Bateau and I’m …
Breaking news: Beyoncé and her husband Jay Z have had a baby. You probably haven’t heard about it yet, as it’s all been very, er, low key and kept under the radar. But yes, on Saturday 7th January 2012, they had a baby girl and called her Blue Ivy.
A couple of days later, they released …
Back when I was a cocky student, my friend Catherine and I used to sigh dramatically when a mum-pushing-a-buggy blocked the way as we tried to shop for things we couldn’t afford in Fenwicks, Tunbridge Wells. “You know, I think when you have a baby, a part of your brain actually drops out,” Catherine would …
So that’s that then, for another year. Christmas is a distant memory (ahh, remember Christmas 2011? The turkey! The sautéed sprouts with pancetta! The disappointing episodes of Ab Fab!).
The New Year’s Day hangover has (only just) subsided and it’s now officially too late to still be saying “Happy new year!” to people we meet. We’ve …
I’m not a huge fan of new year’s resolutions. People either tend to go for the obvious (“I’m going to eat less biscuits”) or the unobtainable (“I’m going to go for a run every morning at 6am”) and don’t even get me started on the ones who give up drinking for the whole of January. …
Reminiscing is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s fantastic – you’re sharing a few wines with a friend and laughing so hard as you recall that funny thing that once happened. You know, when you were at a party and after nine vodka jellies, you thought it would be amusing to try to cop a feel …
Meet my mum. She’s ace. This is her standing in my kitchen.
My mum is constantly amazed and delighted by the advancements in products, help and attitudes when it comes to parenting. So much so, that she sent me this list by email the other day. I thought I would share it.
Gran: ’wish I’d had these…’
Ladybird …
The rise of social media has changed everything (I know – stop press! But stay with me…)
We now know more about our friends than ever before. I know that my friend Fiona took her dad to Soho Japan for lunch today (she checked in on Foursquare) and thanks to Twitter, I know that tonight, my …
Hello, I’m Alison. My day job is working as a chief geek for a women’s magazine. I started Not Another Mummy Blog while I was on maternity leave in 2011 and it was quickly named as Netmums Blog of the Week. I also won the Best Mummy Blog Writer gong at the 2011 Gurgle Blog Awards…
