“We live in a converted Jacobethan train station, built in 1846. It came complete with a dual-faced platform, waiting room clock and worn steps to the ticket office (now our dining room) from footfall.” Charlotte Noone on family life in Yorkshire…
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“Bedtime tends to be smooth sailing. Papa B worked hard at establishing a night-time routine when Esme was first born. It was tough but by three months she was sleeping through the night.” Candice Brathwaite – writer, presenter and co-founder of Make Motherhood Diverse – on family life…
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Does pink ‘stink’? And is that just for girls, or for boys too? Those interested in gender neutral parenting might avoid it altogether, while others will dress both girls and boys in pink. But it’s not always been a ‘girly’ colour. We ask the Instagram parents what they think….
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Krissy Chapala Barker – a corporate solicitor turned full time mum – found herself struggling. “I felt lonely, tired, frustrated, guilty, overwhelmed and most of all just very empty,” she says. So she started posting beautiful photos of her ‘everyday’ on Instagram – one a day, every day, for a year…
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“Our vintage little people town and play kitchen are high on the boys’ lists of favorites. I try to sit back and watch their imagination wander,” says full time mum-of-two and blogger Lindsey Badenhop (lindseybadenhop on Instagram)…
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Fiona Burrage – founder of Nor-folk – and Keira O’Mara of Mama Designs originally ‘met’ via Instagram. They’ve now teamed up for a creative collaboration #IRL. Keira tells us about the beauty of online friendships and how Instagram is bringing mums together…
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“When no one’s looking I dance around the house, and sing. I don’t think I can sing very well so I make sure I am alone and sing my heart out.” Cassidy Compton (cascompton) on home life with her husband and three sons in Alabama…
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“My daughter mainly wears … whatever she wants. I gave up long ago trying to have any say over her outfit choices. She is strong minded and highly creative and I love how she expresses herself in her clothes.” Hannah Bullivant (@hanbullivant) on home life in Kent…
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“Some mornings are easy and calm, while other mornings I seem to be running constantly.” Mum-of-four, stylist and co-founder of M Word Mag, Katleen Baum (@kowaleen – on Instagram) discusses family life in Antwerp…
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“Our mornings are like little festivals with loud music and big breakfasts. This is when I have most of my energy and like to start things on a high.” For more about Francesca McConchie’s (@lovelyfrancesca) family life in Walthamstow, read on…