Tag: children
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When are you having another baby?
From the day that my daughter was born people have been asking me when I’m having another. During the first year, when people asked, I would get the overwhelming urge to punch them in the chops! My husband was never coming near me again! However, as time went on I warmed to the idea but…
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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…
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Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why….
…words that will bring any grown mother to her knees sobbing. My daughter is now 3.5 and we have been suffering this for the last 6 months. I don’t want to stifle her curiosity. One of the biggest things I want her to develop is a natural curiosity to learn, I do want her to…