Wot so funee; the rights of children
My son never ceases to amuse me (and frustrate me) with the way he sees the world. As far as he is concerned the whole of the universe should revolve around him and everything should happen because he says so….
What does wee taste like?
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…
A fond farewell to morning television
I will be the first person to admit that early morning television was my salvation for so many years. All of my children were early risers well until their school days and I can still remember sitting in the dark…
Why? (the back to school edition)
So back they go to school and all around the country you can hear the sound of parents running around like headless chickens trying to get everything prepared for the return to school. Not only do we have to prepare for…
From birth to school; where did that time go?
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…
10 ways to encourage children to read
My ten year old spent a lot of the summer trying to wind me up. It is something that ten year old’s are extremely good at. One of his wind up missiles of choice was to taunt me about…
No more preschoolers
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?…
Wot so funee – are Chris and Pui real?
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…
Dear Blog
Dear Blog, It has been a while since I popped in to see you. I hope that you are okay and not feeling too neglected. This summer I haven’t really paid you as much attention as usual and then I…
