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Back at the dawn of time, before I had children (we’re talking two and a half years ago here), I had a lot of free time. In fact, apart from the contractual obligation to work for eight of my daily ration of twenty four hours, I had all of my time to myself. I could …

This may be a phenomenon peculiar to my family and network of friends but these days, there seems to be a lot of information touted around by the all-seeing, all knowing, ever-present ‘They’. To me, ‘They’ conjures up images of a global network, secretly infiltrating every Mama’s waking thought. ‘They’ co-ordinate their operations from towering …

I can moan, weep, berate and despair of my growing offspring, but when it comes to the crunch, the love I feel for them is all consuming. I’m sure every parent can relate to this and I doubt my desire to protect, nurture and cocoon them in all things lovely is anything unusual. As I started writing …

There’s nothing like a baby for forcing you to live your life in the moment. This eventually dawned on me in the final few hours leading up to the birth of my son. How could it be that in just over two years I had forgotten, well, just about everything about labour, birth and newborn …

Regular visitors to this site will know that the Shea Mooti range of products was developed by the company’s founder, Violet Reid, after her first son developed dry skin and eczema: “The doctor prescribed various steroid creams and treatment shampoos that were supposed to ease the discomfort. I later realised these would only provide temporary …

September 2011 ‘The Green Parent‘ Loves our Mama’s Everything Body Balm