While you can kiss goodbye to luxurious lie-ins when you’re a parent, Alex and I occasionally try and give each other a bit of a longer sleep at weekends. It’s a tiny, tantalising reward for those nights of mid-week wake-up woes that inevitably culminate in all of us squashed in one bed, with the toddler…
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Win: a children’s play tent to celebrate spring
Read moreI’ve recently made Eliza a tepee-style children’s play tent, and since then we’ve had a lot of fun playing in it. So far it’s been a brilliant springboard for creative play when we’ve been stuck inside; it’s been everything from a rocket to a reading nook and a lunch venue. But spring is on the…
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Baby groups and the big second child question
Read moreDid you go to a lot of baby groups and activity sessions with your first child? Looking back at the toddler’s first year we went to baby massage, baby yoga, breastfeeding groups, playgroups, play dates, rhyme time at the library, Gymboree and met up lots with our NCT group (we also had a lot of…
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Is it time to rebrand the ‘terrible’ twos?
Read moreMy toddler turned three last week (three! I know). According to perceived wisdom it seems I should now be cheering from the rooftops. Why? Well, we’re officially clear of the terrible twos. What, then, is so terrible about two?
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Join me for a Twitter Q&A…
Read moreAs we’re right at the end of January now, how is everyone getting on with their New Year’s resolutions? (Remember them…anyone,,,?) One of mine is to banish my post-baby brain by becoming more organised, and I’ve been trying out the Microsoft Surface Pro3 tablet to see how it can help.
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Sister, sister
Read moreGrowing up, I always wanted a sister. If either of my two brothers are reading – I’d be surprised if they are – then brothers are brilliant, in their own fraternal way, and maybe it was a grass is greener type scenario but yes, I really wanted a sister. The older sisters of my friends…
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Party politics – children’s birthdays, from 1980
Read moreMy first-born baby turns three in two weeks (Three! I know). So we’ve recently been thinking about how to celebrate. As she’s loved every single second of every party she’s been to, it was clear how much she’d like one of her own. I skirted around the issue for a while because here’s the thing; the…
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