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
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Becoming a high school mum
The move to becoming a high school mum, and how life changes when you’ve got children moving from primary to secondary school
Educational tv shows for kids (8-12 years)
Ideas for the best educational TV shows for kids age 8 to 12 years old, from children’s tv shows to suitable family programmes
How to plan a mini break with children
Tips on how to plan a mini break for all the family, and ways to get your children involved before and during your adventures.
Tween boys wearing shorts in all weathers
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…
You know you’re a primary school mum when
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…
The best things about being a mum (or parent)
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….
Encouraging children to donate to charity
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…
Making easy packed lunches with less hassle
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…
Enjoying eating out with kids
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…
Coping with tonsillitis, or trying to
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…