Tag: child

  • Rise of the One-Child Family

    According to most places, we are not a family, as there are only 3 of us!  Even though recent research shows that nearly half of families are one-child affairs. I always feel snubbed, I may be hypersensitive but get totally hacked off when I see ‘Group Save’ but must be for a party of 5 and families…

  • Child Friendly Hotel in London

    This is what I posted on my personal Facebook page before heading into London earlier in the week. What little did I know? We arrived a bit early at the Park Plaza Hotel (County Hall) for check in.  We were warmly greeted and informed that they had a lovely room for us.  I knew that…

  • Child-friendly pubs? Do they exist in the UK

    One thing we really lack locally is truly child-friendly pubs.  We have pubs that tolerate children but none that really go beyond offering a children’s menu and many don’t even do that. It’s not that we want to take our daughter to the pub and get ‘fall down’ drunk but on a sunny day it…

  • Raising an only-child

    I’ve dated two only-children in my lifetime.  One was the stereotypical only child, spoiled, lack of social skills and an introvert; however, I married the other one.  Nonetheless, I distinctly remember the first saying that he absolutely hated receiving games for 2 or more players as an only child.  My daughter is an only child…

  • Would you let someone else breastfeed your baby?

    I do believe that breast feeding is best; however, I was unable to breastfeed Madame.  This is not the issue I wanted to cover, as it has been done to exhaustion.  The only thing I will say on the matter is that whatever someone decides to do, woman should support each other no matter what.…