Choccy Eggs for Breakfast?
Eight Top Tips to Help Stop the Easter Bunny Delivering your Children a Mouthful of Cavities Tooth decay is the most common oral disease affecting ...
3 Love-Packed Family Activities for all to Enjoy on Valentine’s Day
Traditionally Valentine’s Day is a celebration between couples to show how much they love each other. Often a time for a swanky meal out or a littl...
Autumn activities for kids
Autumn is here and it’s one of our favourite times of year – the changing colours, welly walks, stomping through leaves not to mention the fun that can be had for Halloween. Here we talk about how to evoke all […]
Getting ready to start nursery, preschool or school
Whether your child is getting ready to start nursery for the first time, will be moving up to preschool or even starting school, here’s a few helpful tips on how to prepare them (and you!) for the big day. Your […]
Summer activities for you and your baby
Many of us are staying put in the UK this Summer so need a bucket-list of handy activities to do whether the sun shines or the rain inevitably pours! We’ve put together some of our favourite Summer ideas from crafts […]
How to Keep Your Baby Hydrated in Summer
Weaning specialist Charlotte Stirling-Reed aka ‘SR Nutrition’, expert contributor to Joe Wick’s ‘Wean in 15’book, writes for us exclusively about the importance of keeping little ones hydrated. In this blog, Charlotte answers common questions related to hydration including how...
Oral Health Q&A
with Jemma Hook aka The Mummy Dentist and Sara Keel founder of Babycup
When did you first become interested in oral health and baby teeth? And why?
Jemma
I initially chose to study Dentistry after having orthodontic treatment in my teens – it appealed to me as a caring, patient-centred profession. I thought my job would be all about fixing teeth (which I...
Wean ‘n’ Clean
A guest post by our friends at brush-baby
When babies start weaning, (usually around the 6 months mark), trying out all different types of baby foods is one of the most exciting, and to be honest, messy parts of parenting!
New colours, tastes and textures are all part of your baby’s continuing growth and development.
Who can resist seeing mushed-up banana ‘squidged’ between chubby...
Babycup Recipes: Autumn recipes for babies and toddlers
Now Autumn is upon us and the temperature has taken a nosedive into single figures, staying in and keeping warm is top of everyone’s things to do list. Cosy weekends spent at home call for your Babycup First Cupbeing repurposed for hot chocolates(!), lovely lunches and delicious dinners that warm the soul, as well as fill the tummy. Here are a few recipes to try, for all the family from...
3 Easy Ways to Get Your Child Drinking More Water
Worries are often in abundance for new parents, but one in particular which comes up time and again is if their children are drinking enough water.
Babies who are used to solely breast milk or formula may dislike a switch to water, no matter how gradual. However, it is important young children start to drink water regularly as it is vital for gut health and dental hygiene. Water also...
Summer Holiday Fun! Get Creative with the Kids, This Summer Holiday…
The school Summer holidays are finally here! No more lunch boxes, book bags and P.E. kits to remember. No more wrestling uncooperative siblings into pushchairs for the school run. No more hunting for uniform socks. Hoorah! However, parents are now presented with a new challenge, as finding activities to keep everyone busy all day every day can be just as tricky.
But, fear not! Team...
Life’s a Picnic! Enjoy the summer sun with our tips on how to picnic with kids…
As the summer weather has finally arrived, for many families eating outside is a much more favourable option than scoffing lunch in front of the TV or dinner cooped up in a dingy dining room. However, if attempting a meal in the great outdoors with no walls to contain ‘hangry’ toddlers fills you with dread, panic not! Following these simple tips from Babycup will make any picnic a whole lot easier to handle.