Toddler tantrum number 1
Well, we’ve had our first tantrum (although I have to say it was muted compared with some other children I’ve seen in the past…maybe I’ve become immune to crying now I’ve got a child of my own). Admittedly, N had…
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Review: John Frieda® Full Repair™
After having wonderfully soft and less greasy hair during pregnancy, it’s always a bit of a shock to have to go back to having similar hair or worse than pre-pregnancy. Mine’s a bit straggly, and never seems to do what…
Thought for the day: Loos
Ok so it’s to do with parenting in a very round about way, but what is it with loos (or toilets, whichever you prefer)? Is it only me that dreads going into a public toilet cubicle where the lids down…
Clocks back, full moon
It’s been a bit of a spooky time over the last week what with the clocks going back, new moons and today Halloween. We haven’t celebrated Halloween this year (living in the middle of nowhere means you can get away…
Trendy toddler Tuesday: stripy
I’ve been sorting out N’s wardrobe recently and locating all the previously ‘too big’ trousers that had been bought and were languishing in drawers. I’ve also been trying to track down the various jumpers as it’s got colder and I…
New shoes
I always think that N’s shoes last ages and his feet grow really slowly compared to the speed of other children’s. But his last pair of shoes were getting a bit loose and misshapen, and didn’t really have the structure…
Messy Play
Last week was a holiday week. Well, Monday to Thursday was a holiday week. It’s nearing the end of the holiday year and again as the OH refuses to go away on holiday, I’ve got plenty of time still to…
Nursery parent’s morning
We had N’s second parent’s evening morning the other day at nursery. While we get a daily write up of what he’s been up to in his book, I love going in to find out in more detail how he’s…
Self hosting
Scarily/excitingly (*delete as appropriate), I’ve decided to go self hosted. It’s all work in progress at the moment (and is turning out to be harder to do myself than I’d hoped – why, why, why is there not one simple…
Toddler communication: grab and drag
Those little fingers have some serious strength in them. N’s getting pretty good on the communication front whether it be talking or through actions. In particular he’s a big fan of the grab and drag method which works well for…
Teaching toddlers rude words and actions
I was hoping to have some lovely photos to share of N at the fair, but unfortunately he’s been off colour today so the nearest we got to the fair was driving past a couple of rides on the outer…
