So far, having an only child has been great. The anticipated downsides that I might have expected haven’t really appeared. Having an only child has only been a…
July, the last month of the school year, and it’s been quite a spectacular one. With Covid rules, pretty much a full term of remote learning, and our…
June’s been a great month at school for N. Ok, there’ve been some things he’s not keen on (moaning about the food has increased since the old cook…
Tweens and independence. There’s always a stage where children need to be given more independence. But it’s hard to know when that is. Especially when there’s a disagreement…
When children are small it’s easy to decide what they’ll wear. Put them in gorgeous bright colours, pretty dresses, or sweet rompers. But as they grow older they…
It’s been a long time since parties happened, but now they’re starting back up again. Last weekend N went to a glamping party. So different to the parties…
This year is flying by, seemingly faster with every month that goes by. May was full of miserable weather, but school still managed to get through a lot. …
The school year is whizzing by. We’re already into the summer term, and hoping that within a month or so, we’ll be able to relax some of the…
It’s the end of another school term, and we’re getting ever closer to the end of another school year. Year 5, and one that seems to have rushed…
Maybe party bags and goody bag fillers for 10-11 year olds aren’t the same as for children at younger parties. They are probably less fussed about getting party…