Is it possible that maybe we parents get a little bit over fixated with the television programs that our children watch? Maybe? I have watched with interest the reaction of parents this week to the modernisation of two much loved…
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At the end of the summer time, I can freely admit that I was an emotional wreck. I have to admit it as at times, it was pretty obvious. I held back the tears at A’s leaving playgroup ceremony, I barely…
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There was a time a few years ago when parenting shows were all the rage when phrases like ‘time out’ and ‘the naughty step’ were bandied around as the answer to every parent’s problem. Naughty child? Give them some ‘time…
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Being a parent of boys, there is a frequent chance that I will have to clear up puddles of wee from time to time. They are all pretty good (big and small!) but sometimes having to aim, particularly first thing…
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Where did the last four and a half years go? I feel like such a huge amount of time has flown so fast that looking back it seems like four and half hours. When I gave birth to my beautiful…
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It feels like we have been preparing for this day for two years. Endless discussions about when it would all begin. When would she be a big girl like her brothers? When would she have her own set of uniform?…
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We have had a few ‘funee’ moments over the last few weeks. A is always funny and as the first day at school approaches, she has swung from being a very grown up ‘big’ girl one minute to being a…
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I say we, but I really only had a supporting role in the teens A Levels. A bit of gentle nagging along the way and making sure that he was keeping on track and getting the work done. He nailed…
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I love the summer holidays but it would be nice to leave the three children alone for five minutes without world war three breaking out or one of them trying to wrestle or strangle another one half to death. Brother…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
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