Shower and bed confusion
We redecorated our bathroom a few years ago. Well I say redecorated, but really we changed around the suite (it was cheapo bamboo colour before, and I wanted white) and painted. I’m not a bit decorator – I’d much rather…
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Sorry man – when are manners too much?
I’m not sure where he’s got it from, but N’s turned into the ‘sorry’ man. You know? The English way of saying ‘sorry’ automatically, when it’s not their fault, or nothing really warrants it. That’s N at the moment. He…
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Start your child’s reading journey with Reading Eggs
I’ve seen lots about the Reading Eggs programme over the last few months, but not done anything about subscribing. When we were offered the chance to try it, I jumped at the chance. I’m really trying to encourage an interest in letters…
A non-birthday party and 5 tips for preschool party activities
Following my previous post about decorations for N’s upcoming ‘non-birthday’ party, I thought I’d share the preschool party activities I had planned for it (plus a couple of others). So much is dependent on the weather for parties in the UK. …
7 Tips for Toilet Training boys (part 2)
After yesterday’s toilet training post about how we N did it, I wanted to share my top tips on toilet training boys. Ok, so really toilet training any toddler, but slightly more relevance to boys given that’s what I’ve got…
Toilet training and busting the myths – Part 1
f you’ve not already experienced it, toilet training a boy is hard work. Toilet training (as we can’t really call it potty training) any child is hard work, although some do find it easier than others as with everything about…
Where do children’s accents come from?
Children’s accents are funny things. I wouldn’t class myself as having an accent that was recognisable as coming from a specific area. Having my formative years living in Windsor (therefore speaking very well, some would say posh, although it wasn’t received…
From good boy to nasty child
Ok, so the title’s a little OTT, but N’s no longer the sweet child he was. The last week or so, we’ve seen (what I’m hoping is a fairly normal phase) N start shouting unpleasant things at people. It’s like…
Chores for a 3 year old
It seems three year olds love being like their parents. N is definitely one of this group, as he loves to be like Daddy, doing ‘jobs’ on the farm (on Sunday, he spent almost 3 hours on the farm with…
How to play games with pre-schoolers
I’m really competitive when it comes to games. I always was, and with a younger brother who was just the same, playing games was interesting in our childhood house. I don’t really remember our mum playing with us, apart from…
Learning to dress yourself – how to put on a jumper
I have never seen anything as amusing as my son trying to get himself dressed. Learning to dress yourself is obviously a lot harder than you ever remember back when you yourself were learning. He can get himself dressed if…