Tongue tie appointment and process
Experience of a toddler tongue tie hospital appointment and the process we’re going through
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Educating children about food sourcing
How confused are children about food and where it comes from? It seems seriously confused. I was discussing food sourcing the other week with two of my nephews (age 9 and 11) about children in their classes not knowing where…
Day out and review: Cotswold Wildlife Park
A day out at Cotswold Wildlife Park with a toddler enjoying the animals, train and playground
Spelling and grammar on toys
Poor spelling and grammar are bugbears of mine. I’m definitely of the view that the written word should be correct, with the end result being that anyone reading it (and used to that language) should be able to easily understand…
Tommy’s & Water Babies Splashathon
N did his second Tommy’s Splashathon at Water Babies at the weekend. As I wrote here (link), it feels a bit silly trying to get sponsorship for a toddler, but the actual activities are always fun and built in to…
Reviews: Local restaurants – Banbury area
On a mission to get more involved with the Collective Bias community I’m a part of, I agreed to take part in their first Social Fabric blog hop. I happily signed up thinking ‘ooh great, I get to write my…
Little narrator
Some of the best moments have to come from reading books with N. He likes to have 2-3 read each night before bed, but today was a lovely moment with him turning from listener to narrator. He’s discovered the old…
Dropping naps…or not?
Sleep is always at the top of the agenda when it comes to parents discussing their babies, and as they reach toddlerhood, it remains a topic of conversation. Early on it’s all about how long they’re sleeping at night and…
Class streaming in schools
N’s obviously way off school yet, or at least way off secondary school, but Ofsted have reported that pupils need to be set at 11 to ensure the brightest don’t slip academically. This kind of announcement always has people…
Jigsaw storage
As like lots of other children, N has a lot of toys with little bits and pieces. They get removed from the boxes, not one at a time, but two or three at a time (I’ve not yet managed to…
Windsor visit
Last week, N and I went to visit my nan. She doesn’t really get out of the house, and being over an hour away, we don’t get over there more than once or twice a year given full time working…