My Blog

This is where I spew the thoughts in my head, out into text that is hopefully in a readable format.

My Family

I’ve been meaning to do this kind of post for a while – a little bit of history of me and my family.  That includes

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Gro Clock Review

Getting my children to sleep past 5am has always been the bane of my existence. Like seriously – 5am child!? UNACCEPTABLE. I did a lot

My Post Natal Depression Story
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My Post Natal Depression Story

CANSTOCK.COM My Post Natal Depression Story: The Friend Who Won’t Leave Everyone who has depression, has a story to tell. I hope mine’s not too boring

Why I Started

One of my lovely team members on Facebook asked me why I started Happy Mum Happy Child, so thought I’d throw a quick post together

1 Player Dad

I haven’t met Ben personally, but have seen him share links to his blog through a Facebook Bloggers page that I am a part of.

Melissa Loses It

This is the first time I’ve written a blog like this, but I am so in love with Melissa and her journey, that I feel

It’s Their Turn

It’s Their Turn So many times I have seen Mums saying “my baby won’t sleep and I’m sick” … “I just need a break“.  I

Happy Birthday HMHC

This time 1 year ago, I was nervously taking my first step on this Happy Mum Happy Child journey.  Encouraged by my friend Tracey, from

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Coffee and Poop

  Coffee And Poop As a Mum, talking about poop has become more and more normal.  And I’d like that to continue as my life

Technology and Our Children

I wrote a blog post over at NZGirl about Technology and Our Children.  I have a personal view that there is a place in our

My Life

I seriously cannot stress how accurate this is about me….

Kmart Heaven

I, Maria, of Happy Mum Happy Child, got freaking invited to an exclusive sneak peak of Kmart’s new Living range. Everyone there was a lover

Things You Don’t Do

Being a parent involves so many changes, one of which is you tend to stop looking after yourself as much. A lot of things changed

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Ingenious Ways to Play with Food

———————————————— To some, it is not appropriate to play with food, but for me, if it helps the kid to eat – then I will

The NZ Mum's View by Happy Mum Happy Child
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The NZ Mum’s View

I have an exciting announcement to make – The NZ Mum’s View has just been launched 😀 This is an exclusive YouTube Channel dedicated to

Thank You!

Well I did it.  WE did it.  That’s YOU.  You and I did it together – we reached the elusive 10,000 likes on Facebook.  And

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