02/09/2026
Nothing shows time faster than kids growing up..the years definitely feel sped up since becoming a mummy.
This group of babies were my first group of pregnancy yoga and the mummy and me yoga babies after Aria and her pals.
They start reception this week and it feels a blink ago that I was advising don’t rush them to the next stage - keep them little.
I’m lucky that some of those mummas still fit in my classes and they’ve not thrown me out the group chat.
I hope I’ve been a voice of calm with the many rashes and help on where to find the best play areas
But my advice for you today is this is HUGE but they are ready. Be proud of the humans you’ve grown so far.
Top tips for school gate survival (some are do I say, not as I do)
- mute the WhatsApp chat and just visit when you need
-smile on the school run as Dolly says you don’t know when someone might need it (this how I got Canadian Holly as a friend)
-Don’t join the PTA but do casually volunteer
-label everything
-fill your lunchboxes with Oreo’s
-be authentically amazingly you the gate is lucky to have you
Love to these mamas of reception kids and all the rest of you
Go and enjoy a drink in peace and pat yourself on the back
Nb Harriet was four not a giant of a 6 month old