‘Homeschooling’ – the new buzzword among parents in 2020. Whether we like it or not, we’ve all been thrust into it. And we’ve got to make it work – somehow – for the forseeable future (there’s a strong possibility we’ll have to continue home-learning during…
As parents, we’ve got to make numerous decisions for and on behalf of our children, almost every day. Breast or bottle-feed? Cloth or disposable nappies? Give them a pacifier or resist? Home-school them or not? If not, which pre-school is best for their development? Which…
Every parent dreads rainy weekends, and being cooped in the house with bored kids. But with the current lockdown the world over, that is exactly the kind of situation parents are in. Except it’s not just one weekend or even one month of weekends, it’s…
If you’re a parent of a child up to seven years of age, you will know a lot about children’s parties. You would probably have hosted a couple yourself and would definitely have been to more than half of your child’s classmates’ parties. (Read my Mum’s…
The last few weeks of the school year somehow always seem to stretch and drag on, despite being filled with activities (refer to point 7). I guess the past nine months take a toll on the children (and us mums of course) and everyone is…
The last half-term of the academic year is done and dusted, and we are almost at the end of the school year! Which means summer’s around the corner (and so is the 6 week summer break) which means the kids will be home all day…
Motherhood is a strange thing. It’s a roller coaster of emotions and feelings, from ultimate contentment one second to wanting to pull your hair out the next; from feeling like the luckiest person in the world to feeling terrible momguilt. Read My Top 10 Ups and…
We’re onto another smashing #itsok link-up, and we can’t wait to read what’s in store this week! We want to hear your venting and swearing and ranting, not because we get pleasure from it but because we want you to ‘let it out’ in this…
We’re all brought up to believe that having children is a wonderful, magical experience, and it absolutely is. The feelings of joy and excitement that come with welcoming a new life into the world and thinking about the happy family future ahead are simply unparalleled.…
There are three things that will happen on a regular basis once your child starts school: The mundane school-run (which, however, can be made a wee bit entertaining with these common conversations) Dress-up days and bake days and ‘my child is ill – again!’ days…
