How many times do you hear people saying they’ve spent the day trying to tire their little ones out? – That they struggle to tire their children out or that they feel their children have endless energy? Maybe you feel this about your own children? I’m certainly in this camp. I’ve said so any times […]
It is hard for golf to shake its image as a sport for the elite upper classes. ‘Golf’ conjures up stereotypes of older gentleman sipping champagne on a gloriously maintained (and exclusive) course in the middle of the countryside. However, golf is starting to open its doors to those from a variety of backgrounds, and […]
Are your children fans of riding scooters? Our children have always loved their scooters and enjoy riding them together, despite their age differences, it’s always been one of those activities they really enjoy doing together. A scooter can be lots of fun, aide co-ordination and help to improve balance and raise confidence in children. Scooters […]
Magical outdoor spaces are a common theme in much of children’s literature. There are Narnia and Neverland. On a less magical note, we even have Mr. McGregor’s garden in Peter Rabbit! But, none of these can top the main, and most iconic garden from any children’s book – Wonderland. In ‘Alice’s Adventures…’ Lewis Carroll created […]
Totally normal The bulk of parents will have had a child with a head injury of some sort by the time their child is five. It just goes with the territory. Small children fall over, they crash into things, into other children, and it doesn’t matter how much you try to protect them and keep […]
I’ve always made the children’s meals myself. I enjoy cooking and meal planning and like to know what’s going into their little tummies. As parents we all have the things that we fixate on a little and sometimes that might seem strange to outsiders, but that is just part of being a parent. What the […]
Which brand of nappies the children wear has never particularly been something I am fixed on. I remember when my first child was born going through an ‘only Pampers will do’ phase, but I soon learnt that there were many other nappies that did the job just fine. Since then it’s been more of a […]
Welcome to part eight of our series on encouraging active children. I was talking to someone yesterday who was telling me that they pretty much hibernate in the winter months as they don’t like being outside. She was telling me that after school pick up they go straight home and everyone puts their PJs on […]