Baby 1 Yo, yo, how’s it going? Erm…Baby 2 are you receiving me, over? Baby 2 Sorry, couldn’t reach the phone, the old girl had it in her pocket Baby 1 No worries – did you see that thing on FB this morning about Baby 3? Why would you want anyone to see that? Baby […]
Trick or treat?
Are you all ready for Halloween? What sorts of things do you give out to trick or treaters who call around? As much as I don’t mind children having a few treats, I am conscious about what goes into their systems, so I love finding out about alternatives that make me feel better about what […]
The world is your oyster
Did anyone ever say this to you as a child? I know I remember hearing this phrase a few times. I definitely took it to mean that I could do anything I wanted to but specifically I remember thinking about this in relation to travel. I love to travel and have always had that bug […]
What’s in your first aid kit?
What do you have in your family’s first aid kit? Do you have a separate one for the children? What are your family must have products, those things you just couldn’t do without? Are there many products in your first aid kit you can use on all the family? I tend to have a ‘grown […]
The school yard
There is a lot to be learnt from watching what happens on the school yard. Of course you can observe different teaching styles and different behaviour of children, but have you ever stood back and observed the other adults? I say adults and not mums very deliberately, as although it is largely mums at our […]
Why sleep deprivation is different to being tired
“I’m so tired” – the phrase guaranteed to wind any sleep-deprived parent up when it comes from the mouth of anyone other than another sleep-deprived parent . Being tired is very different from the endless sleep deprivation over a period of years during early parenting. I have been tired from partying hard at university I […]
Little green fingers: part nine
Welcome to part nine of our series on “little green fingers”. It feels like a while since we did anything in the garden. We have a plum tree in the garden which didn’t fruit at all last year. This year however we noticed fruit appearing. Almost overnight, it seemed as if we ended up with […]
Little people, big questions: part four
Welcome to part four of our series on “Little people, big questions”. If you have been following this series you will know that so far we have covered: the election; how the baby gets in; and how the baby gets out. Part four relates to how the world began and the series of events which […]