Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Having a family is always going to be chaotic; there’s just no avoiding that fact. However, just because family life is unlikely to ever be as tranquil as a Zen Japanese garden, that doesn’t mean that you have to let the chaos consume you. There are things you can do to wrestle some control of family life. It’s all about staying on top of the aspects of domestic life that have the biggest impact on the fluidity of the home and family life. In this blog, we’ll take a look at some of the…

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Photo by Simon Rae on Unsplash If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s to be thankful for our health.  Three months of lockdown has been tough for many families. If social media is to be believed, millions of families spent their days exercising with Joe Wicks, going on long walks, and cooking healthy meals.   For many people though, lockdown wasn’t as picture-perfect. Many families struggled to homeschool their children, or look after babies and toddlers while also trying to do their jobs from home too.  It’s not surprising that a few bad habits crept…

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. (Image Source) While many people disagree about the right time to give a child a phone, it’s easy to find compelling points on both sides of this argument. On the one hand, it makes sense to give your child the tools to communicate with you on their own, as this could save them from some tricky situations down the line. On the other, though, the online world can be very dangerous, and giving your child access to it could be a mistake if they don’t know how to handle themselves properly. To help you…

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Expecting parents are more conscious than ever today and go the extra mile to understand their options for preserving the baby’s cord blood. They have a choice to bank it, donate it, or just get it discarded as medical waste. A large number is opting for the procedure as a biological insurance for the future of their child and family. But do you know that the placenta has great potential for stem cell treatment? Just like cord blood, the placenta houses the precious, life-saving stem cells that can be used for treating a host…

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Image Credit Pixabay.com License CC0 If you’re affected by a coronavirus lockdown or quarantine, you may have spent several weeks at home already. However, you may have several weeks more when you’re not able to go out and enjoy the things that you usually would.  For you, this may mean an opportunity for home improvements or a deep clean. However, the lockdown means no days out with the kids, no eating out, no cinema trips, and so much more.  If you’ve got kids, they’ll no doubt be getting restless around now.  You may have…