Our Kent Family blog

Baby it's cold outside...

In their latest blogpost Our Kent Family have put their outdoor adventures on hold, admitted defeat and come inside for some theatre fun.

One down, five to go!

Our Kent Family share the first week of their school summer break including a very grown-up outing and some time with daddy daycare.

Dads take charge for the day

With the wives away, two dads abandon their desks for a day for the kiddie care frontline and make some schoolboy errors while having some fun!

The post-rave generation: Our Kent Family goes clubbing

Our Kent Family grabbed their glowsticks and joined the crew of Big Fish Little Fish at Margate's Dreamland.

Blogpost: Space camp, solar systems and a tweet from Tim

When your four-year-old catches the space bug there is only one man to turn to.

What's the best way to comfort someone who suffers a miscarriage?

The Charlie O'Brien blog: The people who helped me through my baby loss

Who said that coping with a second baby was so much easier?

Charlie O'Brien Blog: Six weeks in and the dramas, A&E trips and sheer exhaustion continue

Why I said no to visitors after my new baby arrived

The Charlie O'Brien blog: It's not rude, it's my choice. Now let me explain why...

Coping with the baby blues and why it's ok not to be ok

The Charlie O'Brien blog: Why we need to talk about mum mental health

Why I had to ditch the birth plan

Charlie O'Brien Blog: My waters breaking at a uni reunion, moving hospitals and a very early special delivery

Congratulations to our blogger Charlie!

Charlie and husband Jay have a baby daughter. Meet Luna Belle Diana...

Family fun for free

Put your pennies away. Our blogger Charlie O'Brien shares her top tips for a cheap bank holiday outing.

Why Stacey Solomon is every mum's hero

The Charlie O'Brien blog: The TV star posts hilarious holiday video celebrating her bikini body 'imperfections'

Review: Womad 2017

Our review thinks they may just have found the perfect family festival.

Is it time to start potty training?

The Charlie O'Brien Blog: How do I know if it's the right time to ease my two and half year old out of nappies?

10 things I learned about breastfeeding first time around

The Charlie O'Brien Blog: The breastfeeding tips and tricks every new mum should know

Life's a beach

Our Kent Family check out Bluewater's latest attraction The Beach in their latest blogpost ...

Let's give Queen Bee a break

Charlie O'Brien blog: Back off folks, they're Beyonce's babies and she can do what she wants

It's time to roll up your sleeves Pharrell and man up

The Charlie O'Brien blog: He maybe Happy but Pharrell Williams isn't the king of the nappy - despite having newborn triplets

Picking the perfect baby name

The Charlie O'Brien blog: My top three tips for choosing a baby's name

Bait, net and catch!

Our Kent Family has found a new summer-time hobby. You'll need a net, but it's not tennis related...

I'm addicted to baby scans

The Charlie O'Brien blog: Five scans but I'm loving the experience and it makes me so happy

Pregnant and feeling the heat? Here's how to cope

The Charlie O'Brien blog: Paddling pools, water beads and frozen yogurt bark

The Charlie O'Brien Blog: Parenting second time around

The mistakes I won't be making with my new baby - and some of the things I will be doing again

Could I give birth at home?

Our blogger Charlie is considering a home birth. Have you an experience you could share?

Up up and away...

Heading off on holiday with toddlers? Charlie shares her top tips for travel in this week's blog

It's always time for tea...

Our Kent Family take tea with Alice and the Hatter at Kent's newest themed cafe...

Explaining the horrors of terrorism to our children

The Charlie O'Brien blog: Talking to the kids about terrorism is a horrible, grim job, but a necessary one in our modern world

The Charlie O'Brien blog: A labour of love

Watch my husband roll around in agony as he discovers the pain of childbirth live online

Gino D'Acampo gives me belly ache

The Charlie O'Brien Blog: Why the pious celebrity chef has pushed me - and lots more mums - to boiling point

The Charlie O'Brien blog and gender reveal video

Plus 10 reason why I'm so excited to be having a...

Why I won't feel guilty about my son's screen time

The Charlie O'Brien blog: Digital heroin? I don't think so - TVs and iPads are just an inescapable reality of modern childhood

Why I found out the sex of my new baby

Charlie O'Brien blog: Gender disappointment is one thing but gender selection is quite another

Once upon a time...

New blogpost: Our Kent Family take in a tale in the Medieval Story Garden at the Canterbury Tales.

Why I opted for Down’s Syndrome screening

The Charlie O'Brien blog: The moral dilemmas of taking the Harmony Test during pregnancy

Jobs for the ... kids?

Our Kent Family find out what it's like when the kids are in charge during a visit to Kidzania in their latest blogpost.

The perfect place for a role-play

Charlie and Noah have visited Little Street - Kent's newest indoor play centre. What did they think?

When the children took a walk through a very big wood...

In their latest adventure, bloggers Our Kent Family go in search of Kent's interactive Gruffalo trail...

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