Happiness in a hug – from baby to little boy
*Ad – sponsored post I’ve said before that my family and friends were a little surprised when we announced we were having a baby. I’m not a baby person at all, and I stand by that even now (although at…
child development
Left handedness on left handers day
They say that children should start to show a preference for handedness by the age of 18 months. So far, at 3.5 years, I still have no clearer idea of which hand N will end up using full time Both…
Preschooler Friendships ‘They’re not my friend’
N’s generally a really friendly child, or he is once he’s got used to people. I think it’s helped that he’s been around lots of people since really young. As a baby we spent a lot of time out and…
Swimming and learning plateaus
So, swimming. I think, after having 2 to 3 weeks of dubious attitude, behaviour and lack of attempt to show any interest in what he should be doing, that we’ve hit a swimming learning plateau. That depressing phase where young…
The alternative list of childhood milestones
I was thinking about the things I’ve been really proud of N of. Obviously there’s all the obvious baby milestones (which I’ve mostly forgotten about – thank god for Timehop, facebook photos, and blogging to look back on these). Add…
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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…
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…
Hape Geomix for colour, shape and puzzle practice
For N’s last birthday, one of the smaller presents I got him was a Hape Geomix puzzle set. He quite enjoys doing puzzles, and as he’s learning shapes I thought it would be a great puzzle as he can build patterns freestyle or according to…
Chatty children who don’t stop
Children are noisy. I know that, you know that. It’s something you expect. Thankfully N isn’t one of those children who talks AT TOP VOLUME ALL THE TIME. I think that would drive me mad. How teachers cope, I have…
