Swimming confidence
Building up swimming confidence takes time, although some children take to the water really quickly. N was a bit of a slow burner – started off ambivalent, then liked it, then hated with a vengeance, then loved it. I’m hoping…
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Gardening introduction for toddlers
A couple of months ago I bought a little bucket with some strawberry seeds. I thought even allowing for my lack of gardening skill and interest we’d be able to manage that and that it would be a good gardening…
Toddler drink repertoire
It’s always been easy to keep healthy on the drinks front with N. His drinks repertoire has been milk (as much as available although he’s been requesting it less over the last week) and water. He’s started to get a…
Potty training
When does potty training officially start? When toddler first does a wee on potty or toilet? When parent is ready and states they’re starting their child potty training? I’m not planning to start officially potty training N until this summer. …
Review: 360, Milton Keynes
Yesterday N and I went to 360 in Milton Keynes for a meet up with some friends. We don’t get to see them very often, what with work and family, so we like to make the most of it so…
The Wool Fair
A visit to the annual Wool Fair in Shipston on Stour over bank holiday.
What’s the best swimwear for boys?
We’ve been swimming a while with N, since he was a few months old, and have been through a lot with him during our Water Babies journey. But as they grow it’s hard to know what they should wear. Having…
Garden party essentials – ‘We’re going to party’
What makes a great garden party apart from lovely weather. Here’s some of the essentials that help people enjoy them.
Letterbox blankness
We don’t have a letterbox at our house or the farm. The postman just leaves the post with whoever’s around at the time, then it gets divvied up between the correct people when they show up or come and collect…
Dressing Boys
It’s astounding how many people go round calling children by ‘she’ when the child’s a boy even once they’re at toddler age. I can understand it more when they’re babies in unisex wear, and to a certain extent even if…
Childcare blocks
I find it insane the way red-tape often stops something worthwhile happening, that is something that is going to impact the community positively. And ultimately could help business and economics. Politicians have been agreeing to increase staff to child ratios…
