Category: Parenting

  • Scribble Press: Kids Ipad App

    I’m absolutely loving this iPad App ‘Scribble Press’ and the best thing of all it’s FREE! Scribble Pad allows children to write, illustrate and share their own stories. They can use a story template as a starting point (e.g. If I were a Fairy, All about my Dad, If I ruled the World or The…

  • Should dog licensing be reintroduced in the UK?

     In the last week alone, we’ve had two run-ins with dogs where the owners were unable to control their pets. Yesterday, we went for a walk at Heartwood Forest near St Albans, which is a Mecca for dog walkers and for kids wanting to build dens. On our way back to the car a dog…

  • Would you eat your own placenta?

    I personally wouldn’t and the mere thought of it makes me gag. Earlier in the week I was watching ‘How to be a good mother’ hosted by Sharon Horgan. Sharon, like many of us, was questioning her own parenting skills and went to visit 6 mothers who have very different approaches to parenting. Introducing the…

  • Music to our ears! Kids’ Ipad App Reviews

    My hubby and I are pretty much tone deaf. The only exposure our daughter really gets to music is the radio playing in the background or in the car. We have abandoned music classes because, if this is hereditary, it’s probably better to spend our money elsewhere. However, I was recently sent the following two…

  • Children’s Theatre: The Wizard, Carrot and Parrot

    We bought our daughter a puppet theatre for Christmas, we’ve come to the conclusion that we’re not naturals(wine helps) , but are enjoying it and improving slowly!   Just wait to you see our rendition of I’m a Little Princess sung to I’m a Little Teapot!