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Kylie Jenner Got Mum Shamed And I'm Pissed

Kylie Jenner Got Mum Shamed And I’m Pissed

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Some people HATE the Kardashian’s and the Jenner’s, but I actually kinda love them.

I don’t have Sky TV, so don’t watch them on Keeping Up With The Kardashin’s; but I have in the past. And now I just live through the news pieces and Facebook posts about them, or what they post on social media; and honestly, I can’t get enough of them.

They do no harm to me, and if anything…

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Listen To The Parenting View Podcast

Whether you’re in the car, going for a walk, doing the laundry, feeding your baby, or just sitting down with a cup of coffee … you can listen to The Parenting View podcast ANYWHERE.

It is available on iTunes, and will soon be available on Spotify.

If you don’t have iTunes, you can simply listen to it through SimpleCast.

Be sure to check out The Parenting View on Facebook and Instagram as well …

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Things Mums Shouldn't Feel Bad About

Things Mums Shouldn’t Feel Bad About

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In a world full of people telling us what to do as parents, I’m here to tell you that it’s ok.

As a parent, every man and his dog will tell you what they think is right, and wrong, and it can sometimes be very confusing. So I’m here to say a few things that us mums shouldn’t feel bad about…

Not connecting with your baby right away

Your body post baby

Rocking your baby to sleep

Wear…

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Mums confess to "The laziest thing I've ever done"

Mums confess to “The laziest thing I’ve ever done”

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As a parent, I feel I am ridiculously lazy. Or as I like to call it “being smart”.

I’ve put my kids to bed in their clothes for the next day (after a bath of course), made a whole bag of chicken nuggets for dinner (and that’s it); and more often than I like to admit I’ve been to lazy to go and put the washing in the drier, so I’ve had to wash it again (a few times.

So I took…

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Being Mum Can Be Overwhelming

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I posted this on Facebook the other day and I felt like it needed to be immortalised as a blog post here on my website – being Mum can be overwhelming.

It doesn’t even matter if Dad is around, somehow they always want Mum.

It’s such a wonderful feeling knowing this, but it can be so overwhelming.

When I need a moment to myself, even if my husband is around, my kids will…

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Get ALL the Gossip AND MORE

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I’ve had an interesting journey with The Parenting View

My mantra has all been about “knowledge is power”, and I want to take this one step further by starting conversations with parents about all things parenting; which is where The Parenting View came into it.

I believe that although we do things differently, we can still learn from others; and if not then it’s truly…

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Caramel ANZAC Cheesecake

This post has been sponsored by Chelsea Sugar

ANZAC Day is extremely important for us all. The 25th of April is the day where we stop, remember and honour those who gave their lives for our freedom. Our understanding of this (as parents) isn’t as great as our own parents, and our children know even less of it.

So it’s important we continue stopping and remembering on ANZAC Day. One of the ways…

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Discount Codes from Happy Mum Happy Child

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From time to time I am sent discount codes for my followers. I will only put the codes on here that are set up for as long as Happy Mum Happy Child is around.

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Owl & Monkey Discount Code

Handmade tutu’s, personalised decals, personalised decor AND MORE!

Code: HAPPYMUM – 10% discount

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Hilarious and endearing prints and cards.

Co…

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Believe It Or Not, I Am The Yelly Parent

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Believe it or not, I am the yelly parent.

I grew up around yelly parents (not my own) and I vowed never to be that parent, yet somehow I have turned into one.

I sometimes like to think it’s not my fault – I believe I am driven to that moment where I yell.

I calmly ask my kids to do something and it’s not until I’ve said it 5 times, given them a countdown and then finally…

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Teaching Your Kids About What To Do In An Emergency

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I often wonder (and worry) what would happen in an emergency – what would my kids do? Would they know what to do? What if something happened to me and I couldn’t tell them?

I wrote about my concerns and reached out to the St John New Zealand organisation to see if they could help me put something together.

So here are some ways to teach your kids about what to do in an…

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Things You Should Never Say To A Stay At Home Parent

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What do you do all day?

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Why is your house so messy? I thought you were home all day …

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You shouldn’t wear active-wear unless you’re exercising

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You guys must be rich if you can afford to stay at home

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When do you start back at your real job?

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I’d get so much done if I could stay home all day

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I would get so bored if I was at home

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Phil's Away But I Got Some Couriers So I'm Ok

Phil’s Away But I Got Some Couriers So I’m Ok

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Welcome to The Friday Show! Where I sometimes recap the stuff that’s happened during the week, the things I’ve been sent and anything you might need to know!

Be sure to add me on Snapchat (happymumnz) for all the behind the scenes stuff and sneak peeks into stuff that’s coming up.

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THINGS I’VE BEEN SENT: LEGO Duplo

The lovely folks over at LEGO sent my kids a whole…

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The Lowdown: What To Do If A Child Chokes

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Kids put the weirdest things in their mouths; a lot of which aren’t even edible. When most kids are young, putting objects into their mouths is how they “test” an object out.

Whether the object is edible or not, babies and children can choke.

Recently there have been a few items in the news about children choking – one of which is on small easter eggs. Now the girl who choked…

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The Lowdown: Dealing With Nits

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Right, let’s just tackle this head on (LOOL). My kids are 4 and 6 and haven’t had nits (head lice) YET … HOWEVER I am expecting them to happen anytime because let’s be honest – most kids get nits.

I run a parenting group (as well as my Facebook page) on Facebook, and so many people want to know how to treat nits. Some of the responses range from the usual to the down-right…

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The Cheater's Guide to a Clean House

The Cheater’s Guide to a Clean House

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This post has been sponsored by Selleys Sugar Soap Wipes, however all words and opinions are my own.

Before we had children, our house was relatively easy to clean. We just vacuumed, scrubbed, disinfected and repeat … and occasionally dust (but lets be honest, what the heck is dusting anyway?!).

Now that kids are around, their wee fingers manage to get into places you never…

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Too Much Packaging - What Do You Want Me To Do?

Too Much Packaging – What Do You Want Me To Do?

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I did a post on Facebook showing a typical afternoon tea that I prepare for my kids, I was questioned about a few things. Firstly about the fact it seemed like my kids ate too much money. I addressed this here.

Secondly I was told multiple times that there was too much packaging.

Apart from the pre-packaged cheese sticks (which I don’t usually buy but my Mum did), what exactly am…

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Yes My Kids Eat That Much

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My kids usually have cereal or toast for breakfast, followed by an apple; and then at school they have their lunch that I make them.

When I pick them up and take them home at 3pm, they’re still hungry. For many reasons, one of which is that they’re growing kids and seem to have a bottomless pit in their stomach LOL.

I actually like making my kids something for afternoon tea.…

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