Three things from our kitchen: clock, fairy lights, George Bush and a teapot
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Ten endearingly weird habits of a typical toddler
Read moreToddlers are fascinatingly funny little creatures, aren’t they? I could observe mine in her natural habitat for hours, going about her busy way, climbing on everything and having a whole load of fun making a mess of all the things I’ve just tidied away. It must be brilliant to suddenly become much more mobile, and…
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Seven ways to turn a bad day back around
Read moreHere’s some ways to turn a bad day back around…Motherhood; it’s all hearts and flowers, and sitting around gazing in wonder at your amazing baby, isn’t it? Apart from when none of you have slept, everywhere’s a mess, there may or may not be teeth on the way, your child is emitting a low-level grizzle…
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Travel tips for toddlers
Read moreIt’s official, we finally all have passports, we are going on a summer holiday. It took so long securing the passports that the actual break seems to have crept up really quickly. Also, how hard is it is to get a wriggly one year old to sit still for the photo? We’re off to France…
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On yet more teething terrors
Read moreJust a very quick post to say, for what must be the billionth time, isn’t teething an absolute pain? We’re awaiting the arrival of the fourth back tooth (story to date: here). It’s hanging around in the gum like an unwanted guest who is threatening to get drunk, cry, and ruin the party. As a…
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Minding the generation gap – for Parkinson’s Awareness Week
Read morePhotos: My Dad in the 80’s with me and my brother (I’m the one who looks like Orphan Annie) and then me and Eliza taken yesterday. What’s it like to walk in Eliza’s shoes? It’s fresh, new, exciting. Everything in her path is something to investigate, from tiny toys to the big pieces of furniture…
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Subtracting Ofsted from the early childhood learning equation
Read moreToday we have a very special guest post, from none other than Grannie G, my mother-in-law and the original Gill Crawshaw (yes, it can get confusing at Christmas). She’s been the manager of the lovely Slinn Street STARters Community Pre-school in Sheffield for 28 years and is passionate about the nurturing the happiness and well-being…
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