Since finding out I was pregnant with my first child I’ve taken my responsibility as a parent very seriously. I’m acutely aware that my decisions and actions or in-actions impact on my children and how they learn and grow. As a mother of a girl and three boys I’ve tried to be very balanced in […]
We all have busy lives. When you look at your to-do list and then think about all the things we should be doing everyday with children it can sometimes seem like an impossible task to fit everything in. How do you make sure you make enough time for reading in all of this? There are […]
Anyone who’s ever watched Wonder Pets with their children in the past will know the chant that goes along with the phrase “What’s going to work? Teamwork!”. Good teamwork is something that my parents instilled in me as a child. My parents, myself and my brother were a team. A small team who worked together. […]
LEGO is one of those things many parents have a love/hate relationship with. There are so many wonderful things about the fantastic world of LEGO: value for money; appeal across age and gender; durability; creativity; the list really does go on. All four of the children love LEGO, both at home and at the various […]
Any parent will know that for toddlers each day is epic. A toddlers’ day is action packed and full of a mixed bag of emotions. At times toddlers can come across as having multiple personalities. How many times have you heard yourself say “they are a different child when….” or been left wondering what just […]
It’s a bit early for Halloween you might think. I know it is, I’m not trying to rush you through the first half term, when many of you will only have just started waving off your little darlings at the school gates. It’s never too early to think ahead though is it? It’s also helpful […]
The moment I met you I knew you were special. The way you held me, so confidently when I was less than a day old. You clearly knew what you were doing and had lots of practice with my two older brothers. You gave me so many kisses, and when I cried in my car […]
I knew you were coming. Mummy spent months preparing me for your arrival. She was so worried I wouldn’t like you, or maybe that I wouldn’t like her anymore for having you. The first time I saw you, you were sleeping. I poked you in the eye and you woke up and pulled a face […]