Category: Parenting
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Mumsnet the Rules
I really need to get over my irrational fear of the NCT and Mumsnet. I’m probably just not clever enough to get the humour. However, I did find this highly amusing last night. I was pointed in the direction of their newest book, which is available for a tenner. The Golden Rules: 1. You don’t…
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Win tickets to a Kid’s Festival in August!
Thanks to the lovely people at Lollibop I have a family ticket (4 people) to give away on the blog (value £80) for the Festival on the 5th, 6th and 7th of August in Regents Park. We’re gutted we can’t go as we will be at a family reunion in Canada but it looks like…
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1 in 3 children in London do not own a book!
I was absolutely horrified to read in a paper a few weeks ago, that 1 in 3 children in London do not own a book! One child, when asked to bring a book into school, brought an Argos catalogue as this was the only book in the house. Bloody hell! I believe this stems to…
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I’m no Annabel Karmel
Hands up, how many of you own an Annabel Karmel cookbook? The days of Annabel Karmel are long gone in our house and I’ve been known to serve spaghetti out of a tin, beans on toast or worse, McDonald’s. However, we were recently sent Annabel’s Kitchen, My First Cookbook to have a look at. I…
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How to remove objects from kid’s ears and noses
My daughter isn’t the first child to stick things in places where they shouldn’t go. You may remember the time I had to suck a pea out of her nose but managed to avoid A&E, genius. Last night she was supposed to be in bed. But we could hear her pitter pattering around upstairs, really…