Preparation is everything
This week my eldest son is on a residential school trip in the Lake District. He will be sleeping in a tent, cooking his own food and has...
My love-hate relationship with Horrid Henry
You could never accuse the average three-year-old of being predictable. But my youngest son’s capacity to surprise me reached new heights...
When a minute isn't 60 seconds long
As someone who’s self-employed, I know all about procrastination. The art of doing anything except what you should be doing doesn’t take...
What happens when the small screen beckons for your own little stars?
By some strange twist of genetics, my two eldest boys have started to display an interest in drama. I’ve no idea who this comes from; the...
Learning to roll with the punches
Being a child involves learning some harsh lessons sometimes. And there were a few in our household this week. It began with the...
Can we *please* watch the movie?!
Taking a child for their first trip to the cinema is always an experience. I use that term in the same way you might describe going to...
Fit for motherhood
I was having a lie in the other morning – if 6.45 counts as that – when I picked up my phone and saw a video someone had posted. It was...
How am I supposed to diet under these conditions?
Being a mother involves serious will power sometimes. No sooner have the kids polished off the mountain of selection boxes they got at...
A spoonful of sugar would seriously help right now
When I was a child, nobody had ever heard of a global resistance to anti-biotics. If you were sick, your mum whipped you off to the...
Sorry, but kids are just born to make us blush
Toddlers: Cute but deadly (embarrassing) Social media has been obsessed by toddlers throwing tantrums lately. The discussion seems to...
