Parenting

This Christmas more children than ever will be getting computers, tablets or phones that can get them online.  I've been catching up with O2...

I was just thinking back over the last couple of months, and it's dawned on me what a great time we have had this...

WaterWipes are chemical free baby wipes, that claim to be the world's purest and also carry the Allergy Friendly kite mark.  With big claims...

One of the things I adored about Christmas was giving gifts.  I enjoyed writing Christmas lists and choosing what I was going to buy and what presents...

I've stumbled across many parenting quotes over the years about having children, some I've completed disregarded, some have resonated with me, and some just make...

Recently I've been thinking about how to keep the girls busy through the autumn.  There is a little part of me that is sad...

Today, I read a post by a blogger friend of mine that made me really sad.  I've met this lady in real life a...

Over the summer, Princess and I were invited to a very special sports event hosted by Soreen.  We are huge fans of Soreen Malt...

How do Dad's get dressing kids so wrong?  Or in our case, how does Daddy get dressing his girls so wrong?  Why does filling...

Right guys, you gotta help me out here.  I've been having some really crazy thoughts recently.  Some of my friends have been showing off...

One thing I find really hard about having children of such different ages, is writing about them on the blog all equally.  I guess...

One thing that sporty parents are always keen to do is introduce their kids to sports from a young age. The idea is that...

Recently I've noticed Princess has developed the ability to not tell the truth or tell a little lie if you will.  It's surprised me really,...

It's been all change here at Zena's Suitcase these last couple of month's, and things are on the up, mainly!  As there is so...

When my son first arrived into the world, I was overjoyed on so many levels.  I was so happy to have a boy, due...

Teen has been learning to drive since January, and we are just getting to the point where he's thinking about his theory test and...

Princess and I have had a busy weekend.  We headed off to Birmingham for an early start at the Sea Life Centre before swinging...

That is it, our baby days are over.  Where did they go?  They've slipped by so quickly.  It's a shame our life wasn't a...

Stopping breastfeeding because of the pain should have been an easy choice, but it was still hard and very emotive for me as a...

I was in no way prepared for how difficult looking after 2 children under 3 would be when Little Pudding arrived a year ago....

If you're looking for free things to do with kids, then look no further.  I'm always desperate to find activities to do with my...

I really feel it's important for my children to be able to swim.  My teen can swim, and I took him to the pool...

Since I've been back on the Mummy circuit, I've heard a lot on first time Mum's talk about their fear of labour and giving...

It doesn't take a lot to upset the apple cart when kids are involved does it?  We changed gym class today, so that Princess...

A teething baby has been a constant feature in our house since Little Pudding was 3 months old.  She started dribbling really early on,...

I'd been in my job a long time when I had Princess.  I had my son already when I joined the company, 11 years...

I haven't written about the Breastfeeding pain I've been experiencing on my blog, and I thought it was important to update you about the...

It's been all over the headlines this week that recent research has suggested that one of the benefits of breastfeeding is increased  IQ later...

Babies can throw you all kinds of challenges when you least expect it.  The more children you have the more it throws you, as...

We've had a rough time of it these last few weeks with the children and getting sick.  To say I'm sleep deprived is an...