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The best day ever and staying healthy in autumn #nodulldays

November 1, 2017 by Molly 4 Comments

Bassetts Multivitamins #nodulldays

I love this time of year. It might sound controversial but as soon as the clocks go back I get a little chill of excitement at being cosy – candles and blankets come into their own and I actively look forward to evenings on the sofa and weekend movie afternoons at home. Although I get dragged kicking and screaming into autumn, once the clocks go back I accept there’s nothing to be done and start to properly embrace it.

As much as the days in are comforting though, I’m aware I don’t want anyone in my family to lose out on their essential Vitamin D from the sunshine, which isn’t always easy to get if you’re holed up under a blanket on the sofa, revelling in the shorter daylight hours. This is where mulvitamins come into their own – particularly the new Bassetts Multivitamins for children aged 3-6 years.

Department of Health experts now recommend taking a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of Vitamin D during autumn and winter, so everyone gets the nutrients needed to protect bone and muscle health. Freya and Effie have taken this advice literally and now ask every morning without fail for their “breakfast sweeties”. It seems the apricot and peach flavour is a winner with my girls. As well as Vitamin D, the pastilles also contain a boost of Calcium which all helps to promote healthy teeth, muscle and bones.

It’s not about taking your vitamins and hiding under a blanket though. Because, as much as I love a slobby movie afternoon, everything in moderation and all that. And even if the weather’s dull outside it doesn’t mean the day has to be a dull one, so with this in mind last week for half term we made a concerted effort to get out and do something fun every day – even when it was raining.

One of my favourite days (and probably Freya’s too, if you’re asking) was a trip to a local family adventure park. It followed a day of being stuck indoors while the girls went stir crazy and Si and I attempted chores and DIY, so getting outside and letting off some steam was much needed.

We filmed it all (including the obligatory out-takes of a real family day out, uncut) and you can see it all in this video here: 

Our day out involved roller-coasters, pumpkin carving and multiple goes on the Flying Machine ride at Devon’s Crealy theme park (Simon particularly enjoyed going on the ride for the millionth time in a row – his face in this photo below is a new classic!).

With packed weekends, less-than-perfect weather and hectic work schedules we don’t always manage to make the most of our days together as a family, but this one felt like it lived up to all expectation and showed that it’s worth making the effort to do things out of our regular routine every now and again.

Of course, just because it’s not sunny and the temperature’s near freezing, doesn’t mean the girls won’t pester for an ice-cream on a day out. Is it ever not ice-cream weather where children are concerned?!

 

Having the Bassetts multivitamins to hand means that even when we don’t manage to get out and about, I don’t need to worry that the girls are missing out on the Vitamin D they’d get from the sun during the spring and summer months. You can buy the vitamins for £5.50 for a pack of 30 pastilles, which means they’re great value too.

And now our friends at Bassetts Vitamins have also created a fab code that you can use to get £2 off one pack of NEW Bassetts 3-6 years Multivitamins Peach & Apricot + Calcium 30s at Boots.com. All you need to do is sign in as normal, apply the code BASSMVS2 at the checkout and embrace #NoDullDays! You can only use the code once per transaction, and the code can only be redeemed on the first 5,000 valid claims until 23:59 on 12th November.*

*Subject to Boots T&Cs.

 

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Thanks to Bassets Vitamins for commissioning this post and encouraging us to make the most of our half term. To find out more about how I work with brands check out my Work With Me page. 

Filed Under: ADVENTURE Tagged With: Devon, Family days out, healthy living, staying healthy, vitamins

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Comments

  1. Alison says

    November 14, 2017 at 10:28 am

    G LOVES these – she always remembers to ask me for one, every morning. Don’t you love how kids will eat an ice cream even in arctic conditions?!

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    • Molly says

      November 22, 2017 at 8:45 pm

      It’s never too cold for icecream!

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  2. Penny says

    November 2, 2017 at 9:19 am

    My kids love these. My daughter just brought home a packet from shopping, she is excited she can have the next age up. I need to take some myself, Vit D is meant to help with SAD too, so someone told me and I always have to fight the winter blues off with lots of getting outdoors. Gorgeous pictures of you all, what a lovely, colourful, fun day out.

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  3. Colette says

    November 1, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    I’m also one who is dragged kicking and screaming into the Autumn – I so wasn’t ready for it this year. It can be really hard to make sure you keep getting out and about can’t it. Knowing the kids have got the vits they need already is a bonus.

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Hello and welcome! I'm Molly Forbes - podcaster, presenter and blogger with a passion for positivity, confidence and body image chat. Regularly writing and vlogging about empowering female issues from a motherhood angle, I also cover lifestyle and fashion topics for like-minded mums who want to rediscover themselves after having children. Thanks for stopping by! Read More…

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Back in January I was on the brilliant @school.for Back in January I was on the brilliant @school.for.mothers.podcast - we talked diet culture around kids and practical things we, as parents, carers and teachers, can do to dismantle some of the messages and create body happy environments for children to thrive in. Here’s a little snippet and you can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts ❤️ 
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Reminder: my book, Body Happy Kids is out 1st April and available to order now!
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I am not “bossing” it. Or “slaying”. Or “hustling”. Or “smashing” it. I’m not even juggling or spinning plates or doing any of the other words we use as a glossy, marketable, Instagram friendly way to package up burnout culture, under the guise of “empowering” women (💪🤢). 
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What I have been doing, though, is working too hard. Call a spade a spade. I’ve been working too hard, neglecting my health, my relationships, my life away from my laptop. I cannot be everything to everyone AND work at the level I’ve been working at BECAUSE I AM A HUMAN BEING. And you are too. We are not robots.
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I care deeply about all my work, and things aren’t always this intense, but I wanted to sprinkle some reality into the Gram because I am so over this lie that *any* type of success or achievement doesn’t come at a cost, or involve many failures in the background, or require many other people to help make things happen. 
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I guess what I’m saying is, let’s be real about all that, as well as showing the achievements. I’m bloody proud of my book. And I’m so excited to launch the social enterprise @bodyhappyorg properly next month. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy, and that there isn’t a price. 
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And with that, I’m taking the weekend off. See you on the other side 🥰🥰🥰
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This was taken at the start of half term, when the This was taken at the start of half term, when the kids were still enthusiastic about going for a walk. 1,705 walks around the same bit of countryside later... not so much 😬 
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If you’re struggling to get your kids motivated to move their body at the moment, go gentle. You’re not alone. Bad weather coupled with boredom coupled with the lure of screens is a heady recipe for lethargy - and that’s just me! 
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Seriously though, remember: all movement is valid. Even if it’s just a ten minute @cosmickids sesh or a little kitchen disco, it all counts. And if it comes from a place of enjoyment and fun, kids (and adults!) are going to be far more likely to want to get involved.
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What joyful movement activities are your kids enjoying right now (if any?!)?
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I founded a social enterprise 😵 . Introducing: I founded a social enterprise 😵
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Introducing: @bodyhappyorg 🎉
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We are a Community Interest Company dedicated to promoting positive body image in children. We help adults help the kids in their care be friends with their bodies 🥰. 
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Through workshops and classes, digital and physical resources (both free and paid) we help parents, carers, teachers, youth leaders - and any adults who are ever around children - create body happy settings for kids to thrive in. 
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We launch officially next month with a beautiful new website and lots of resources which we’ll continually be adding to. In the meantime give us a follow at @bodyhappyorg - we start posting from today and our page has been designed as a free resource on its own! 
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I’m privileged to work alongside an incredible team of people on this. Shout-out to the original dream team @chelseacoxstrategist @amysnellingpt @effinitupfaye @lottie_storey @bodyconfidencecards_db @rachel_hobnobs & @aceandping 💕 LOVE YOU ALL! 💕
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Proof that I did wear clothes other than a tea-sta Proof that I did wear clothes other than a tea-stained hoodie and tracksuit bottoms at least once in the past month 😐
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A new report from the Education Policy Institute h A new report from the Education Policy Institute has concluded an obvious gender divide in the well-being of young adults. If you’d like to read more check out this article by Eleanor Peake in @newstatesman (I’ve linked to it in my Stories).
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Every week I get messages from parents and teachers concerned about the impact of social media on their kids’ body image. And of course, I couldn’t write a book about body image in kids and teens without covering social media - there’s a whole chapter in Body Happy Kids dedicated to the subject. 
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The thing is, social media isn’t going anywhere. And just like it can be a force for anxiety, shame and general angst it can be a force for good too. The trick is in knowing how to use it positively (and in holding the platforms to account for not moderating the spread of harmful viral trends and online abuse, and creating algorithms that deliberately create division and harm mental health... but that’s a story for another day). 
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But how can we expect our kids to have a handle on it when we, as adults, don’t ourselves? 
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I don’t believe the answer is to ban social media, but I don’t think kids should be given unfettered access to it either. 
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They need help navigating this stuff, learning about boundaries, developing media literacy skills so they can think critically about the content they’re consuming (just like many adults).
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And we also need to explore how we might be inadvertently contributing to the problem, perpetuating appearance ideals and creating a culture where kids learn it’s ok to body shame under the guise of health and to value each other based on the way they look.
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As ever, it’s complicated. I’d love to know what you think? What are some of the boundaries you have around social media in your house - both for yourself and your kids?
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