Welcome to my monthly feature in which I share some of my favourite online articles for the month. I read a lot of blog posts and articles online and whilst I share a lot of them through tweets, it’s easy to miss them and hard to come back to them at another time. This is a list of my top ten reads for the month, a mixture of formal news articles and blog posts. Enjoy!
- Why I Paid for the Meningitis B Vaccine: This is a fantastic post from Me and B Make Tea. We paid for Little H to have the vaccine privately too because Meningitis can have devastating consequences. The only thing I wish is that some sort of means-tested subsidy was offered for parents of children under 5 who can’t afford to pay for it. It’s not cheap!;
- A reminder letter to myself—stop losing sleep over your children’s sleep: Little H is still prone to waking in the night at least once. It’s not usually for long anymore (aside from during recent illness) but I am still surprised when I get to sleep through myself. But I try not to dwell on it when friends say they never hear a peep from their toddle. This post from Queen of my Castle really captured some of my feelings on the subject;
- How To Trust Yourself As A Mother: Being a parent (well certainly a mother – which is the only experience I have!) is tough. There is so much advice out there that sometimes I find myself doubting what I am doing. There were some really wise and interesting words in this article by Kirsten Toyne;
- Toddler-led potty training: It’s totally a thing: I recently bought a potty for Little H. I just had a feeling she might be in a place to start building an association between that and the toilet. But I hadn’t really contemplated how we’d actually potty train. This post from Muma on the Edge appeared at exactly the right time. Everything else we’ve done with H has been driven by her. I’m now wondering if potty training should be too;
- 5 Sure Fire Ways to Stop The After School Attitude: Little H isn’t at school yet, obviously. But there were parts of this article from Dirt and Boogers which really rang true for her, for me, for Sam, for the behaviour of anyone close to me. Worth a quick read to understand why some people lash out;
“When things get hard, we fall apart on the people we feel safest with.”
- How cultures around the world think about parenting: I bookmarked this ages ago but only just read it. It was fascinating to read about the way children are raised in different cultures. Whilst the comparisons are drawn against US parenting, there are many learns with UK parenting too;
- Women at the White House have started using a simple, clever trick to get heard: I love the simple tip this article covers. In the workplace it often feels like women are up against each other. If only more of us could naturally start doing this to help each other progress together;
- New Mothers Need More Than Just Employment Protection: This post from Mother Distracted really resonated with me. I don’t think that mothers (or any employee returning from an extended absence) is given enough emotional support. Certainly parents or those who have taken a break to be a carer will find returning to the workplace a massive shock to the system. There is certainly more mentoring and support companies could provide;
- What counts as exercise: I used to exercise regularly. Since having Little H, I have found it harder to fit in the sessions alongside everything else I want to do. But I know exercise is important – I want to be fit. But by redefining what exercise is in my head (it’s always been 30mins+ of intense cardio or a full weights session) I actually feel like I am doing enough again. This post from Laura Agar Wilson helps to do this;
- Motivational Quotes: 5 of my favourites: There are some great quotations in here. What I love this most is that My Random Musings hasn’t picked conventional quotes either, taking things from modern films, authors or fashion designers. It also includes one of my favourite quotations:
“Do or do not do. There is no try.” – Yoda
22 comments On My Top 10 Online Reads #5
This is a really great idea to list some interesting posts. I’ve come across some of these already but not all of them and definitely want to come back to this post later and have a closer look! #kcacols
Yes some posts have come from Linkys so you may have seen them. But recommend reading them all. Thanks for commenting x
I am missing on the list?! There must be a mistake! I am kidding, great list. I read a couple of them and they are fab #KCACOLS
Haha, that’s only because I shared yours as I went this month 😉 Thanks for commenting x
These sounds like such interesting posts! We have just done potty training with my daughter, we waited until she was definitely ready and we were really led by her- It made it easier than I thought it would be! #KCACOLS
That’s interesting to know the same sort of thing worked for you. I’ll definitely take the same approach! Thanks for commenting x
Such a good way of sharing the blogging love! #KCACOLS
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This is a lovely idea! x #kcacols
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What a fab list of reads and thank you so much for including me on there too 🙂 that really made me smile :)) I’m definitely going to bookmark this list and check out some of the others during my lunch 🙂 especially the exercise one and how to kick the afterschool attitude. we aren’t at school either yet but b comes home with a right stinking attitude some days!
Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday!
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Hope you enjoy some of the posts I shared. And your blog post was excellent and on something I feel really strongly about! Thanks for reading and commenting x
A great list! 🙂 x #KCACOLS
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Thank you very much Angela for featuring my post. It is much appreciated. I will pop back later and check out the others.
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You’re very welcome – it was a very interesting read!
Some of these I’ve read, some of them I have’t. But now I want to! What a great idea for a feature #fortheloveofblog
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Yes many have come from Linkys so you’ve probably seen them. But the rest are definitely worth a browse! Thanks for your comments x
This is a fab way to read posts from other bloggers, and also to give credit to them for their fab post. Some of these blogs I have never heard of, so I will be going to check a few out. Thanks so much for linking up at #fortheloveofBLOG. Claire x
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Hope you enjoy what you find. There is so much good stuff out there but never enough time to read it! Many were found through Linkys such as yours…I must start noting where I found them to give the linky some credit too 🙂 Thanks for commenting x
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Hello, I'm Angela. I'm Mum to two small people (4 & 1). I'm a Gardener, am houseplant obsessed and addicted to tea. By day I work in tech and also look after my littles. I'm trying to get our family to live a more sustainable life. I also have far too many opinions...hence the blog. You can read more about me here. You can also follow me on Twitter so you never miss a post. Hope you enjoy reading!
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