One of the most important jobs a parent has is to make sure their children are ready and prepared for being let loose on the next phases of their life. We get them through the baby and toddler years, through…
When you have children, teeth seem to become a topic of conversation and sometimes concern. There’s not always a lot of information about them. And when children only see a dentist once every 6 or 9 months, you can’t always…
So many people get stressed out over Christmas, it’s important to reduce that load so everyone enjoys it more, especially in the festive run up with Christmas preparation. This year might be very different and smaller events, but there may…
Fair play is something I’ve been big on even back as a child. N seems to be stricter about it even more than I was, but maybe that’s just me looking in on the way he believes and acts, as…
I do like the occasional blogging tag, and spotted this Controversial Parenting Tag one over at Life as Kim. While I’m not going to preach others on the way they parent, I do have quite strong opinions on what worked…
It’s a new tennis season and N has a tennis team again. Just about. Last year, we didn’t have enough players for a mini orange team, but this year we’ve managed to scrabble around and find enough players for a…
I’ve been meaning for years to learn how to use a sewing machine. I’ve not used one since 3rd year textiles at secondary school. We’re talking nearly 30 years ago. My mum was always going to teach me to use…
Living on a farm has been great for us during lockdown. Ok, it’s a good location and great place to bring up a child, but sometimes it is a bit out of things. You’re not in the village, you have…
Creativity. You either have it or you don’t. Or maybe you do but it grows with you. It’s always been said that children have more imagination, but I’m finding I’m more creative as an adult than I ever was as…
*Ad-contains affiliate links While it looks like we’re potentially off sport until at least half term, if not until summer holidays or even September by the time everything starts again, there’s not much to prep for. As a sports parent…
Since N started playing tennis matches I’ve been really impressed with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). Ok, so their website is really slow, but there’s lots of information, and their customer service has been great when I’ve had problems. They…
