Tag: kids

  • Ipad Apps for Kids: Magic Ink Books

    I stumbled across this app, Magic Ink:  Tinkerbell and Friends,  the other night and I think it’s great. Kids have the opportunity to either read the story themselves or have it read to them. But this is where the magic begins, with a simple swipe of your finger you go from this….. To this, revealing…

  • It was only a matter of time…

    I haven’t stopped scratching my head since we found our first case of lice/nits in our house! I bet you’re scratching now just at the mere mention of the little buggers! I probably shouldn’t have told her I could hear them screaming followed by sound effects!

  • Driving with undue care and attention…

    As an IT consultant I’ve done a lot of driving over the last 12 years and I suffer from a bit of road rage from time to time.  Sadly, the majority of bad manoeuvres I see are from woman;  I can see them having full on conversations with their kids in the review mirror, turning…

  • Don’t tell your mum….

    On the face of it this is a pretty harmless statement.  My husband often says this to our daughter when he’s taken her for a cheeky McDonalds, given her ice-cream before dinner or sloped off for a sneaky pint at the pub.  I’ve also been know to say ‘don’t tell your father’ if I’ve bought…

  • Maybe being a perfect parent isn’t such a good idea….

    Do I take my daughter to see her daddy in hospital? This was a question I struggled with recently.  As many of you are aware my husband was involved in a road traffic accident and sustained substantial head injuries; not a phone call any loved one ever wants to receive late on a Friday night. …