Back to School…and starting pre-school.
Back to school, today… One in year 6, one in year 3 and one starting pre-school. We had planned and prepared for back to school but it felt like this morning was very slow, and disorganised. The children have had…
5 Free (or Cheap!) Ideas To Keep Young Children Busy!
Need ideas to keep young children busy? Sharing 5 of our favourite ways to keep young children busy – on a budget! During this sunny spell, keeping busy involves outside time! Today, we decided to make the most of it…
Finding The Right Childcare.
Collaborative Post Childcare is one of those things every parent struggles with from time to time. Whether it is trying to decide what type of childcare works best for your situation, or trying to decide how best to provide childcare…
The terrible twos…
I think the terrible twos have arrived. Frustration of wanting to communicate, but not quite being able to has started to see tantrums being thrown by my youngest child. It feels as though he has gone from baby to toddler…
My 20 Month Old
Looking back at photographs, there has been so much change in 12 months. I no longer have a baby, he is very much a toddler boy. It seems strange that a year ago he was still very much a baby.…
Counting the days to Half Term..
Homework. parent meetings, school trips. A variety of medical appointments. Plenty of out of school activities. A growing collection of bills. Oh, all the germs seem to have wanted to visit us this term. This is why I’m counting down to Half…
Weaning – slowly does it.
I thought I’d share a little update on our weaning journey with Noddy. He’s 7 months now, and by this stage his older siblings were greedily eating all the food they could grab. N though, has always had a rather…
New Mama.. it’s OK.
Someone once said.. “When a baby is born, so is a mother”. I’m not sure who it was that said those words, but they were very wise. I’ve been referred to as “an experienced Mum”. I suppose as a Mother of…
Competitive parent V. The School Project..
Competitive parents, you are the bane of my life, as you spark my competitive side and that’s not always a good thing! My eldest son is in year 3, and he came home with a school homework project a few…
Does feeling “broody” ever stop?
Does getting that broody feeling ever stop? Do you ever wake up and know that you don’t want anymore babies? Or is it more of a gradual thing where you learn that you have your family and in reality it’s…
