It's been a while since Amy took her first steps and I bought baby shoes but ever since that exciting stage in her life, it has been incredibly important to me that she wears age appropriate and good quality footwear. It's so easy to get carried away with cute designs and colours but what really counts is that your kids' feet are protected by a soft and flexible sole and have enough room to move ...
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The importance of swimming lessons
Swimming is a life skill! In fact, David Sparkes, Chief Executive of the Amateur Swimming Association, is right when he says 'Swimming is the only subject on the National Curriculum that can save your life.'. But despite the Department for Education stating that pupils should be able to swim 25 metres unaided on their front and back and use a range of personal survival skills by the end of primary ...
#Nodulldays with Bassetts Multivitamins for kids
Amy is a little whirlwind, although sometimes she comes close to a tornado, so being stuck indoors really isn't for her. She loves running, jumping, climbing, bouncing and the only thing that could stop her from being outside and having fun is being snuggled up on the sofa with a cold. To make sure that little ones like Amy are getting their all-important daily Vitamin D during the autumn and ...
Are your kids’ eyes fit for school - the importance of getting your kids eyes checked
If your kids are back to school, you've probably bought them a new uniform, a new backpack and plenty of school supplies but did you think about getting their eyes checked before sending them to school - or in fact, ever? New research conducted by UK eye hospital group Optegra Eye Health Care, who offer laser eye surgery and other forms of treatment all across the UK, suggests that while over 90% ...
Could you afford giving birth without the NHS?
A couple of weeks ago, major cuts to the NHS maternity care were proposed with the suggestion to move maternity care away from hospitals and into community-based care systems and let me tell you something, the country was in outrage. In response to the proposal, www.myvouchercodes.co.uk conducted a survey to see what the country really thought and the results are quite obvious: The majority of ...
Little Loves 7/2017 - a trip to Berlin, Sister Act and magazines
This has been a week of contrasts! I've had an amazing time in Berlin with my sister but before I went, Amy had to have two emergency appointments at the ENT clinic. Saturday afternoon she was in serious pain and I was unsure whether to go or not but by Sunday morning, she was completely pain free and back to her happy self. My parents insisted that I should enjoy the weekend with my sister and ...
