My son asked me to teach him Minecraft. I had no clue There are some things that every parent is supposed to able to teach their kids. Like tying shoe laces. Or there are thing that my kids are dying to learn, about which I know nothing and can’t help them. My 8-year-old Reber wanted…
Breastfeeding your baby with food intolerances and sensitivity
The proteins from foods that breastfeeding mums eat can pass into breastmilk and affect their babies. The sensitivity can show up as vomiting. Babies can be intolerant to cow’s milk, soya, nuts, eggs and wheat. These are the most common culprits. My first baby was highly sensitive to cow’s milk and wheat. When I ate…
Foods that help mums increase breastmilk supply
Having breastfed three kids, through following advice from friends and books and a whole lot of trial and error, I figured out what helps me produce more breast milk, and also what reduces my supply. There are some foods and herbs that are touted as lactogenic. Not everyone is the same, try them to see…
Paddington film review: Endearing and action-packed
My kids scored the Paddington movie 4.5/5 Parent score: 5/5 The first Paddington movie is a family favourite for us, it’s a movie that we can watch lots of times and still enjoy it. Paddington has a bit of everything: Humour, slapstick, action and tugs at the heartstrings. Paddington bear is a British institution. He famously…
Great bikes for kids: Review of Woom 1, Woom 2, and Woom 5 bikes
For my three kids aged 9, 5, and 2, over the years we’ve bought them several bikes, often second-hand from the ‘langa’ bazaar in Erbil, as well as new ones. Each time, my kids were super excited to try them out. But pretty quickly they lost interest in cycling and went back to their trusty…