Preparing children for real life: Part of our jobs..!
Preparing children for life as they get older is part of our jobs as parents, wouldn’t you agree? Our eleven year old left yesterday morning on his residential trip, we …
Preparing children for life as they get older is part of our jobs as parents, wouldn’t you agree? Our eleven year old left yesterday morning on his residential trip, we …
Although the last few days have been a bit colder, I am so glad that spring has arrived and more importantly the clocks changed a month or so ago. Spring …
A week or so ago, there was an open afternoon at school. Parents are invited in the classroom to see their children in their classes doing what they do on …
By the evening I am often exhausted, and as much as love my kids; I need a break and some time for me. Getting the kids to bed allows me …
Not long ago I read an article about the French and their philosophy towards feeding their children, which when we hear the cry, “my toddler won’t eat vegetables” often, seems …
This last weekend was my biannual girlie weekend away….. it started a number of years ago as a weekend away for a friend’s significant birthday and we have been again …
Helping children navigate friendships can be quite a challenge. My daughter seems to get on with it quite well and although falls out with friends it just sorts its self …
Oh no not again – why is it that kids illnesses KNOW when its the holiday, and then come and bite you on the arse? Every couple of weeks since …
I find this half term the most challenging of the whole year..usually because its cold, and often wet and just not inspiring; this mean’s its really tough finding half term …
Today (Sunday) is my youngest son’s birthday and he is 5. There are some things we always do on our children’s birthdays and it starts with breakfast …we have pancakes …