Taking time out – Spending time away from your kids
Do you take time out? And I am not talking about kids discipline. I am talking about YOUR SANITY. Parenthood can be daunting. We have a baby, another life…… …
Do you take time out? And I am not talking about kids discipline. I am talking about YOUR SANITY. Parenthood can be daunting. We have a baby, another life…… …
Last week we had a phone call from my sister in law saying that perhaps we should go and visit my husband’s Grandmother. She is in her mid nineties and …
Over the last few weeks I have heard of a number of traffic incidents involving young people. Tragically, in a couple of cases there were fatalities. It just got me …
We are first approaching the last of our three children’s winter birthdays. In the past we have tried to convince them to postpone parties until the summer where we might …
Packed lunches can be a nightmare especially if you have fussy eaters or those who won’t/don’t eat their lunch. The one rule I have insisted on with my children is …
We hear or read in the headlines that childhood obesity is reaching epidemic levels. According to the World Health Organization, in 2010, three out of 10 children aged between 2-15 …
Kids travel…when you have them, travelling is never as easy as when you didn’t! So here are some top tips for travelling with the kids: Have a supply of favourite …
Not wanting to blow my own trumpet, but finally after decades of waiting I won a third sticker in the Mums skipping race on the School Sports Day – whoop …
Perhaps its the funny things our children said or did. For example, we still call cucumber – coolumbers in this house! My uncle always talked about these the moments we store up …
Just recently, I attended a course for parents of teenagers. We are not quite there yet but I can feel it looming in the distance. It was clear that whatever …