Mums are so important in a child’s life. Most have their mum as their heroine at some point in their life, but it’s often not until we’re adults that we realise how great our mothers are. And even more so,…
Life always whizzes by so quickly when you’re an adult. And it seems to go even faster when you’ve got children. But I think we can also savour life with our children. N’s certainly at a great age, and for…
I’ve never written about Father’s Day before. Well, maybe just a fleeting mention. Usually Father’s Day passes us by. Maybe N gives his dad a card he’s made, but the OH and his family aren’t really big on Father’s Day…
Children certainly keep you on your toes. I should have expected that really. All of last year I moaned that I never saw N at weekends. That he always wanted to be out on the farm. And often we’d have…
A siblings relationship isn’t always perfect. Brothers and sisters fight, the competitive spirit comes out and often parents despair. And there doesn’t seem to be much written about the sibling relationship. If you ask around friends there’s not always a pattern…
Parenting advice seems to say to avoid negotiating with kids. I’m not sure I agree. We have a lot of negotiations in our house. Ever since N has grasped the fact that he might be able to get something following…
Being on a farm means there’s lots of animals around. N is certainly learning how to care for them, everything about them, and an appreciation of them. But most of the animals are livestock rather than pets. Even the dogs…
Summer holidays are a bit of a mish mash for us, what with work and harvest. The OH never informs me in advance of his plans so knowing when he can have N with him at work and when I…
When you have a baby or toddler, the development leaps and the amount they learn is huge each month. Then once they’re older, at school, those milestones slow down. Or rather, they don’t slow down, but they’re more gradual, and…
When I was a child, only children were a mystery to me. I thought I didn’t really know any. Because all my friends were mostly 1 of 2 children, with the occasional 4 thrown in. But it wasn’t until secondary…
It’s been a while since I’ve been to our nearby National Trust property, Upton House. And a few years since I took N for a Cadbury easter egg hunt there. The first time we took N’s youngest cousin with us,…