In fact, bedtime round here, could be regarded as a major parenting fail… Before I had children, I swore that any children I had, would go to sleep by themselves and be good sleepers. After all, as a nanny, then pediatric nurse, I knew the hard time that parents who “pandered” to their kids and […]
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I loathe raisins. Surely raisin phobia is a real thing?
There, I said it. I hate raisins. They are nasty, sticky, shriveled up bits of fruit, that children and adults seem to love. I can’t stand them. I don’t like them in sweet or savory foods. I will avoid meals that contain them. The only thing I can tolerate them in is a well-made fruit […]
READ MOREWorking parent problems
I am a working parent. I currently work for myself, writing this blog and articles for various parenting organisations, as well as working in my day job running parent/carer groups local to me. I am lucky in many ways, because I am my own boss to a greater extent, so things like sick leave, holidays, […]
READ MOREMyGardenSchool – making my thumbs a bit greener
We are very fortunate to have a large back garden, with lots of space and potential for growing things. However, I am not a gardener. My skills are limited to pots of herbs, and growing tomatoes and strawberries, and keeping my houseplants alive. I am very keen to use the space we have in our […]
READ MOREI’m not ready because he’s not ready…
I love this quote and am finding it comforting at the moment, because it is where I am at both on a short term, and a long term, with my parenting. I recently hatched a plan to take the children, with just me (as LSH cannot take more leave) to go home, to Scotland, for […]
READ MOREI don’t camp but I do glamping.
*This is a collaborative post sharing why I don’t camp and why glamping is THE way forward if like me, sleeping in a tent on the ground is the last thing you enjoy doing. If you know me in real life you will know that I am not fond of the whole sleeping on the […]
READ MOREOne Trillion Stories for Kids – Mind Mapping
I am always on the look out for useful tools to help with parenting. As a family that loves stories, both telling and listening to them, I thought that this book might be something we could try. It’s a very interesting concept. This is a guest post from the author, Nic Andela, explaining a little […]
READ MOREShould young children have to stand for adults on public transport?
When we were in Bangkok last Christmas, one thing I noticed, when we used public transport, was that Thai people treat children differently on transport. We used the SkyTrain a lot, whilst we were there (it’s amazingly efficient, we loved it) and when we got into a carriage with the children, people used to immediately […]
READ MOREPet responsibility.
Having any pet, be it a few fish, or a dog that needs a lot of walking, or a cranky old cat that needs lots of tlc, is a big responsibility. When the children begged me to let them get a hamster, and we agreed to get one for Little Man’s birthday, I told them […]
READ MOREOvuSense helps you stay in control
Trying to conceive a baby doesn’t always happen as easily as the movies and books would make you believe. If you follow our blog you will know that we are hoping to add a third small human to our number, but that it isn’t an easy thing for us, due to some hormone issues I […]
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