I love having a four year old. Three was pretty good too, but N was more of a watcher and general chatterer then. He didn’t really question and challenge like he does now. At nursery parents evening last night, they…
With only a few days to go until parents hear about primary school places for reception class, the anticipation is building, and I’m becoming a little more anxious. With our county, 91% of children got their 1st choice place at secondary…
I’ve always said that clock changes don’t seem to impact N and it would appear that this spring’s has gone the same way. N went to bed the same as usual the night before, and woke up at normal (the…
Since January when N’s nursery school moved location it’s been a bit of a change for N. Of course, he’s taken everything in his stride and it’s been a fairly minor change in terms of who’s been involved. The nursery…
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall and watch N play at nursery. Mostly because on the whole he tells me he’s done ‘nothing’, played on his own, and not enjoyed himself. …
I wrote a few weeks ago that N had now graduated from Water Babies now he’s four. You’d think it would be simple to just transfer him over to new swimming classes and all would be lovely and fine. However,…
With all humans being different, it’s surprising really, how much comparison there is between parents between children. We all know of people who’d had comments made because their baby Is ‘late’ at hitting a milestone whether it’s speech, walking, weaning…
In N’s 4 years, we’ve been to quite a few birthday parties. Not as many as some people (a friend’s daughter had 17 to go to in January alone!), but plenty enough, and a variety of types of party. So…
If you’re a parent, you know there’s a moment when you’re answering your child’s questions and you realise that you might have gone too far, and given them far more information than they need. And possibly opening a whole can…
I love documentaries about children and child development..especially the Seven Up series (both the original and the more recent one) and more recent school ones. The latest documentary was on C4 yesterday, The Secret World of 4 Year Olds. If…
I started doing this interview with N when he turned (almost) 2 ½ years old. He wasn’t very vocal either then or when he hit 3 years old, but this year we’ve had a lovely chat about what he likes. …
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