How to do the school run (without annoying others)
Tips on how to do the school run (by car) assuming you’re a new school parent. It’s only common sense
Tips on how to do the school run (by car) assuming you’re a new school parent. It’s only common sense
The move to becoming a high school mum, and how life changes when you’ve got children moving from primary to secondary school
Ideas for the best educational TV shows for kids age 8 to 12 years old, from children’s tv shows to suitable family programmes
Tips on how to plan a mini break for all the family, and ways to get your children involved before and during your adventures.
Boys are strange creatures. This year, the last year of primary school, has seen the change with more boys wearing shorts in all weathers. And it seems to be a prevalent amongst many of the boys in N’s class, both…
We’re in the last year of primary school this year. Year 6. The 6 and a bit years have flown by so fast, and generally they’ve been really good. Being a primary school mum is definite stage in our parenting…
I recently saw a thread on twitter from someone who was pregnant and wanted to know why people only ever warned her about how hard it was being a mum. All the bad things were shared, rather than the positives….
Yet again I’ve been surprised by charity generosity. N is so different to me as a child. He’s so generous and always wants to donate to charity. Sometimes we have to rein him in a bit. Nowadays, with the internet…
N’s always had hot school dinners ever since starting school. Mainly because I get home from work too late to be then making tea up to an hour later. And when he was in after school club, he had a…
Like many people we’re partial to a good meal out. We don’t really go out for dinner other than the occasional pub meal with family, especially the big family Christmas eve meal. But N and I do quite often eat…
It’s not nice getting repeat illnesses time after time. Tonsillitis can be minor, or it can be never ending. In 2020, it really wasn’t N’s year, and all through that year of lockdown and restrictions he suffered a lot with…