I have written before about our preparations for potty training, and these have been underway for a while now. We are taking it very slowly and steadily, and letting Max take the lead. He isn’t quite ready for pants yet, but he is definitely showing a real interest now, especially…
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As much as I would like to avoid it, I am almost always driving during peak times – dropping the kids off to school at 9am and collecting at 3.30pm, and often driving to and from after school clubs at around 5/5.30pm when the traffic is heavy again. Sitting in…
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Children are being brought up in increasingly multi-cultural societies. The globalisation of family life means that, more than any other time, children are being exposed to people from different countries, cultures, religions, ethnicities and abilities. Helping your child to tolerate and accept difference is an important part of parenting in…
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Hygienic cleaning at home helps prevent germs spreading, which is particularly important at this time of year when there is a high risk of colds and flu. So how can we guard against germs in the home? Hygiene experts say focusing on germ ‘hotspots’ will help to keep sickness at…
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We have never really had a Christmas tradition as such – we tend to do the usual things that most families do such as making a Christmas cake, decorating the tree together one evening and cooking a turkey on Christmas day. As the children have got older and we have…
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