“Brush your teeth” “No” “Brush your teeth or they’ll all fall out” “Don’t care. The tooth fairy will bring me money” “I’ll give you a sticker?…” And thus goes the pre-school conversation in my house before we run out of the door (late), to drive to school and catch a train to the office. The problem, as I feel it, is that the train timetable … Continue reading The Dangers of Using a Sticker Chart to Teach Kids Good Behavior
Two women – one from the UK, the other from Iran – reflect on their decision to stay child-free at any cost. Maybe you’ve all been through it. That Sunday lunch with the family, that dinner party with your newly childed friends. Those brief remarks made to you, seconds after your wedding ceremony has been completed. “So”. They say. “Will we soon be hearing the … Continue reading 100 Women 2015: Desperate not to have children – BBC News
The Governor of Wyoming, Matt Mead, gives us some insight into why Wyoming is one of American’s most exciting travel destination for family trips abroad. It’s known as the home of some of the best wonders in the world, its Wild West history and this year sees Wyoming celebrate its 125th Anniversary as a U.S.A State but what else does this incredible destination have to offer? … Continue reading A Families Travel Guide to “The Cowboy State”
It’s the middle of the night, you’re soundly asleep. You’ve left your bedroom door open, just in case one of the children wakes up with a bad dream. Then boom. The ‘big light’ comes on. No screaming, no nightmares, just a child whose bladder is smaller in volume than the amount of warm milk they drank before climbing into bed. They stumble about, only half … Continue reading OSRAM Nightlux night light review
Chaos, tinsel, lights tied in knots, and a broken bauble. Its the annual battle to remember how exciting Christmas is when you’re a child, and to suppress your OCD long enough for them to go to bed so you can *tweak* the positioning of all the decorations. Welcome to the annual Christmas decorations ritual. Continue reading Family Christmas Decorations
A highly entertaining look at what’s in store for parents everywhere should the greatly exagerrated demise of CBeebies actually hold any truth. Read with your tongue firmly in your cheek, but enjoy the wittering of Claire Kirby the author of the Life, Love and Dirty Dishes blog. Imagine already over stretched GP surgeries being inundated with mums needing appointments for kidney infections. I mean seriously … Continue reading God forbid the BBC kill off CBeebies
