If you are reading this then you probably already are To the mother who scrolls through social media looking at other mums with the perfect monotone house, large pantries and hoover marks on the carpet -whilst her wall is covered in crayon marks and her living room looks like a…

How reading can be the best way to bond with and spend time with your child It can be difficult to find the time or the opportunity to bond one to one with your child in the middle of a busy day. …

How Pretend Play / Imaginative Play Can Help With Speech Delay What is Speech Delay? Speech Delay is when a child isn’t developing speech and language at an expected rate. It is a common developmental issue that affects around 1/5 of children. There are many different reasons why some children are delayed in speech…

How to overcome writer’s block What is the longest period that you have had writer’s block? A few hours? A weekend? Maybe a week or two? I’ve had writer’s block for almost two years now. Somewhere between pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and being a new mum, I lost myself and I…

I escaped the practice, but my sisters were not so fortunate — I was born in Somalia and lived there for a few years before my family and I migrated to the U.K. There was one particular day in Somalia that I will never forget. It was a Sunday like no other Sunday before. …

Change your life by changing who you observe There is absolutely nothing wrong with having aspirations and looking up to those with more success, money and power than you. This will only motivate and inspire you to work harder. However, there are golden opportunities we often miss out on when…

The reasons why I accept rather than reject my body — Stretch marks on my stomach illustrate the first home of my baby Urine incontinence is a depiction of how hard I worked my pelvic muscles to push out my baby Excess skin on my body is a constant memory of when me and my baby were one before we became…

When did such a kind gesture become so ugly? I was always told that the most beautiful thing a woman can wear is a smile and that smiles are contagious. Well I dont believe that’s the case any more. We live in a world now where even smiling can be…

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder — When I was younger I wanted to get braces to straighten my teeth as my adult teeth did not grow out completely straight. I always dreamed about having that perfect white smile that they had in the toothpaste adverts. I hated my teeth. I wouldn’t take photos unless my lips…