Category: Health

  • It’s a no brainer really?

    I can confidently say I’m not helicopter parent, hovering over my daughter’s every move nor do I wrap her in cotton wool and I get hacked off with Health and Safety Regulations on a daily basis.  However, there is something I’m a huge stickler about and that is helmets, and not just for bikes.  Broken…

  • Swimming is a life skill!

    Swimming is a life skill and should not be optional.  According to ROSPA, on average 40-50 children drown per year in the UK. I know someone who, when he was at primary school, hated swimming lessons, I don’t know if it was because he was self-conscious of his body or what, but his mother would wrote him…

  • Monster rearing it’s ugly head!

    The monster has reared his ugly head again in our house but this time it’s in the toilet.  A few months back we had a problem with Madame developing a fear of the little buggers in her room at night but with the help of a monster detector and a few nightlights I thought we’d…

  • Dad’s race!

    My husband really makes me laugh sometimes.  I never took him for a competitive dad.  We went to our daughter’s school fair on Saturday, our first one in fact.  There was a wheel barrow race.  Not competing against others directly but a timed one.  The person with the highest score wins. The first thing Hubby…

  • 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…