Articles by Katie Metcalfe

15 Most Spine Chilling Things Kids Have Said

May 21, 2017

The majority of the time, adults have a filter. If they see something freaky they can bury it deep inside and never talk about it again...but kids, kids don't have filters for what they're saying. Kid...

15 Of The Creepiest Times Kids Were Stalked

May 18, 2017

Discovering that one's child is being stalked is a parent's worst nightmare. But it is an issue that is all too real, all too frequent and all too often ending in tragedy.

15 Disney Life Lessons Parents NEED To Be Teaching Their Kids

May 13, 2017

It can be hard work teaching a child meaningful life lessons. Lessons like beauty being found within, honesty being the best policy and the importance of valuing friends and family. In their little mi...

20 Baby Boy Names Inspired By Disney Heroes

May 9, 2017

If parents are finding themselves stumped when it comes to choosing a name for their baby boy, why not turn to the rich tapestry of Disney to improve the chances of making the perfect choice?

15 Things Mom Didn't Know Dad Will Need After Baby Is Born

May 5, 2017

A few weeks ago I asked my partner what it was like when he realised that he was going to be a Dad. He told me that he thought to himself 'well, that's it. My life is over. I should do everything I ca...

15 Tricks Parents Should NEVER Use When Trying To Get Baby To Sleep

May 3, 2017

It's pretty much a guarantee that there have been hundreds of relationships and friendships that have been torn asunder because of the waking of a sleeping baby.

12 WTF Explanations On Pushing And What It Feels Like

Apr 29, 2017

It is one of the questions woman start asking themselves the moment they find out they're pregnant, 'what's it going to feel like to push a baby out?' Many women try and be stoic and polite when it co...

15 Places That Should Be Safe For Kids But Are Actually Dangerous AF

Apr 28, 2017

Sometimes, when my partner leaves his 3 year old daughter at day-care, a brief thought flickers through my brain 'How can he do that? Isn't he worried something might happen? What if something bad hap...

15 Unbelievable Ways Women Have Eaten Their Placenta That Will Make You Gag

Apr 27, 2017

To eat the placenta is the 'in thing' right now. While mothers in the animal kingdom and human beings from countless cultures have been eating the afterbirth since forever, it's only been in the past ...

25 Baby Boys Names You Never Knew The Meaning Of

Apr 26, 2017

There are plenty of names that, when we hear spoken aloud, we immediately know the meaning of. That is just how it goes. But there are also names which baffle us, which leave us pondering hard about w...

20 Head Strong Names For A Baby Taurus

Apr 21, 2017

Astrology is pretty mind-blowing. While the concept of celestial bodies and stars having an impact on the lives of human beings sounds ridiculously far-fetched, it actually has an element of truth abo...

15 Parents Who Believed Their Kids Were Possessed

Apr 19, 2017

I thought I'd seen enough horror films and read enough books to believe I was pretty clued up about the world of child possession. But researching this article taught me it's a world so much more twis...

15 Ways Maternity Leave Will Destroy Mom

Apr 18, 2017

Maternity leave can be a blessing or a curse for a new mom. Life changes overnight and stresses suddenly exist that you never could have anticipated.

15 Crazy Women Who Gave Birth Alone

Apr 16, 2017

It is the one thing that the majority of expectant moms fear - that the baby will start their journey out when nobody is around to help. There are the exceptions of course. Moms who are ready and prep...

15 Things To Do With The Placenta Other That Eat It

Apr 15, 2017

The placenta, that blood filled blobby thing that comes out once baby is in the world, can be a precious commodity outside of a woman's uterus, too. When it was inside, this temporary, quite magnifice...

20 Welsh Baby Boy Names Fit For A Prince

Apr 10, 2017

I am an English native, yet the little country that shares the landmass of my motherland is very much a mystery to me. On the handful of times that I've heard Welsh being spoken 'in real life,' it's b...

Home Birth: 8 Reasons To Be Terrified AF But 8 Reasons To Do It

Apr 10, 2017

Home or hospital, what's is going to be? Many women are choosing a home birth over giving birth in hospital for a myriad of reasons. They want a comfortable setting and less interventions. They want t...

15 Signs Mom Is Accidentally Raising A Spoiled Brat

Apr 9, 2017

My grandparents spoiled me and my siblings when we were little, as most grandparents do. But while there might have been a mountain of presents under the tree at Christmas time, temper tantrums, takin...

15 Times Pregnant Women Were Targeted On Social Media

Apr 3, 2017

Trolling has been around since the dawn of the internet, and the population of insensitive ahem... lurking behind their computer screens or phones, ready to pounce on unwary innocents, is growing stea...

18 Things In The Kitchen You Didn't Know Caused A Miscarriage

Mar 30, 2017

There's a common misconception that women can eat anything and everything once they fell pregnant. Think again. The moment a woman discovers there's a little person growing inside her womb, she needs ...