Communication, Kids and Culture
You know the scene, when your kids are little: whenever you go round to your friend’s for a nice coffee and chat the kids fight, one gets hurt and it happens again and again. Gradually resentments build up on both … Read More
When my daughter was three, I said to her ‘The World Cup is starting next week, I’ll need to watch every match uninterrupted.’ This is a confessional blog post, by the way, I’ve always felt I can’t possibly tell people … Read More
You know when you do that thing where you lie on the settee all day pretending to be ill? No? Only me then? I keep asking parents this question, and I have never met one who has tried this, or … Read More
So what kind of summer holiday do you want? I always think it’s important to know, and to make sure your children know too. I used to say to my kids when they were small: ‘Shall we have one of … Read More
Last week I took myself off for a wild and windy weekend’s camping. I’d reached the point where all those plates I was spinning in the air felt like they were about to come crashing down so I did what I … Read More
Do you have an odd child in your family? I’m only asking because I used to have one. He was an odd child right up to about the third year of secondary school and then he got a big circle … Read More
There are lots of different screens, and when it comes to modern parenting they get lumped together as one thing: ‘screen time’ about which we have to have a ‘policy’. Different screens serve different functions though, so I thought I’d … Read More
In the olden days, children didn’t have emotional needs, they just had physical ones. They were fed, watered and sheltered, and that was generally thought to be enough. Job done! Apart from the basic physical needs, children’s needs were seen … Read More
We used to sit down as a family before any school holiday and all say what we wanted from it, so that we all knew. I would say things like ‘I need two days uninterrupted work, I want a day … Read More
Welcome to everyone who has just subscribed to this blog! Thanks to those who have Liked the Facebook page too. In another week of isolation (looking after children in various stages of recovering from illness), it really hit me how important … Read More