http://www.minti.com/members/madmadmummy/activity/ Latest activity by madmadmummy on Minti Copyright 2009 Minti en-uk madmadmummy I tend not to agree - there are so many great places on the web and I think that it is fantastic that Minti allows its members to include another blog on their page. Just think of all the great...
Just think of all the great...]]> http://www.minti.com/members/gillygirl/blog/603646/Ive-been-tagged/#604184 http://www.minti.com/members/gillygirl/blog/603646/Ive-been-tagged/#604184 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:24:29 -0800 madmadmummy As parents we are busy. Sometimes too busy. Sometimes so busy that when I do get to stop and take a look in the mirror, I scare myself. So lately I have been trying to set aside time to look after...
So lately I have been trying to set aside time to look after...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4646/take-pride-in-yourself/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4646/take-pride-in-yourself/ Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:57:55 -0800 madmadmummy I was just looking back on pictures of Charley when she was born - she was 11 weeks early born at 29 weeks weighing 1 kilo, because I had severe pre-eclampsia, and didn't realise it until it was too... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4511/Pregnant-women-dont-ignore-anything/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4511/Pregnant-women-dont-ignore-anything/ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:42:20 -0800 madmadmummy The best thing I have done in the last couple of years is join a gym with a creche and you should find that there are plenty of them around. Usually the creche doesn't cost anything or if it does it... http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4492/me-time-with-a-bit-of-exercise/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4492/me-time-with-a-bit-of-exercise/ Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:33:17 -0800 madmadmummy One word - washable markers. When Charley gets her hands on a pen, she wrties on everything. So I have taught her that she is only allowed to write with her washable markers, unless I say so. So...
So...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4457/do-your-kids-draw-on-everything/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4457/do-your-kids-draw-on-everything/ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:18:10 -0800 madmadmummy For some weird reason the person who owns my apartment put white carpet in here. Why you would put white carpet in a rental is beyond me. So with white carpet and a toddler, spots are inevitable...
So with white carpet and a toddler, spots are inevitable...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4437/Kids-and-carpet/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4437/Kids-and-carpet/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:14:46 -0800 madmadmummy it is so hard keeping toddlers entertained - great advice! http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4418/Quiet-Activities-for-toddlers/#237872 http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4418/Quiet-Activities-for-toddlers/#237872 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:40:53 -0800 madmadmummy Just today I realised something that I do way too much - compare Charley's milestone's with other kids her age. How stupid. Remember that every child is different and will do things in their own...
Remember that every child is different and will do things in their own...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4416/dont-compare/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4416/dont-compare/ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:25:37 -0800 madmadmummy Today I gave Charley a sippee cup that had come straight out of the dishwasher. I rinsed it out and then filled it with water and gave it to her. She took a sip of water and began to gag. I...
She took a sip of water and began to gag. I...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4360/make-sure-you-thoroughly-wash-anything-that-has-had-milk-in-it/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4360/make-sure-you-thoroughly-wash-anything-that-has-had-milk-in-it/ Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:05:30 -0800 madmadmummy I know what you mean! I catch myself doing it all the time as well! I only pick myself up when she says NO! http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4343/Dont-ask-tell/#237208 http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4343/Dont-ask-tell/#237208 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:31:44 -0800 madmadmummy I am a huge reader, especially when it comes to parenting - I am a first time parent, so of course I have some questions! But by far the best thing that I have read when it comes to toddlers, and...
But by far the best thing that I have read when it comes to toddlers, and...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4343/Dont-ask-tell/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4343/Dont-ask-tell/ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:22:02 -0800 madmadmummy I'm sure that everyone has heard the old "don't let tv raise your kids". But i have found, just like everything, that TV in small doses benefits both me and my daughter. For example, in...
For example, in...]]> http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4339/TV-in-small-doses/ http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/4339/TV-in-small-doses/ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:53:05 -0800 madmadmummy My daughter just loves going to see her grandma - my mother in law - but when she comes home she treats me like a stranger she is scared of for at least 12 hours or so - she is 2 years old and knows... http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/315555/i-think-she-hates-me-/ http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/315555/i-think-she-hates-me-/ Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:47:01 -0800 madmadmummy http://www.minti.com/members/madmadmummy/photos/20156/IMG_0137.jpg http://www.minti.com/members/madmadmummy/photos/20156/IMG_0137.jpg Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:01:48 -0800 madmadmummy http://www.minti.com/members/madmadmummy/photos/20158/IMG_2688.JPG http://www.minti.com/members/madmadmummy/photos/20158/IMG_2688.JPG Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:01:48 -0800