Episode 74

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21st Aug 2024

Birthdays!

July going into August is a month of birthdays and celebrations for us – starting with our business birthday at the end of July, Becks’s dog Olive’s birthday on 1st August (!), then Becks and her twins (all on the same day!), Claire’s birthday exactly a week after and then Becks’s husband at the end of August! So, we thought that this was the ideal time to look at birthdays, presents, parties and everything that goes along with it! 

We spoke about: 

  • Why birthdays are Becks’s very favourite thing!  
  • Baby’s first birthdays (they don’t know..!) 
  • Birthday parties – for all ages and how the most important thing is making it personal for everyone and celebrating as a family together.   
  • Inviting the WHOLE class from school (and the associated presents!)! 
  • How parties can be quite overwhelming if the birthday girl / boy doesn’t like being the centre of attention. 
  • Present alternatives – perhaps give experiences instead (thanks @nannyanita – they are quite often better as a gift for older children). 
  • Parties – thanks to Mel @sleepNannymelaniehastings – who suggested picking a theme for the party to help keep focus on the party planning. 
  • Claire’s party project for nanny training (and her duck cake..!). 
  • Birthday cakes (and some of Becks’s creations for the twins’ birthdays!!). 
  • Birthday build up and managing expectations and emotions. 
  • Birthdays and multiple children – twins, triplets and more. 
  • Christmas and New Year birthdays. 
  • Party bags (no whistles please!). 

Ps – following up on something we said in this episode, Ben actually pulled it out of the bag and ended up giving Amy a beautiful Pandora charm for her birthday 😊! 

 

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Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between
Your go-to for advice on how to communicate with the children in your life. Brought to you by family consultancy Bespoke Family, enabling families to thrive
Newborn to Teen and Everything Inbetween - it does exactly what it says on the tin! Join childcare experts Becks and Claire for practical advice about how to communicate with children, at all ages.
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