RoRo and LaLa tell us what they think of their parents
RoRo and LaLa talk about what they think their parents are like: what we do, what we like, what makes us happy…
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Things to do on a rainy day: rainy day activities for kids
After a brief dry lull of about one day, the rain seems to be back with a vengeance. Here’s a picture post with our things to do on a rainy day. What do you like to do when it rains?
The dangers of stranger danger
Do you tell your children not to talk to strangers? Do you worry the stranger danger message could make them unfriendly and isolated?
Have a lovely weekend
There were a number of places I could or should have been this weekend, but in the end having fun family time is always a winner.
At what age would you let your children play outside on their own?
As a child, until I was seven, we lived in a cul-de-sac, where there were quite a lot of children. We all played out together from a young age – I’m pretty sure at least three, possibly earlier.
How do you play with your children?
When you have two children reasonably close in age, I think you can end up relying on them to play with each other. They do play together a lot, of course, which is lovely (apart from the times they get into disputes over ownership of toys, or who’s first, or best, or strongest…), but they do need time with us, too.
Book review: Sparkle’s Song and The Fearsome Beastie
Reviews of two lovely picture books from Maverick Books – Sparkle’s Song and The Fearsome Beastie.
Stopping breastfeeding a two-year-old: the results
It’s been a month now since I stopped breastfeeding LaLa. And I thought I’d write an update on how it’s gone, for my benefit and for anyone who’s thinking about stopping themselves. It has gone extraordinarily well, actually. For the first few days she did keep asking for dot dot. …
Review: Hasbro Play Doh Fairytales
Play Doh have introduced a new range of fairytale Play Doh kits and we got sent The Story of the Three Little Pigs for the girls to try out. The kit contains brown, yellow and pink pots of dough, a brick house (with a built-in pig mould), a straw house, …
What do your children think of you?
A while ago, this little questionnaire was doing the rounds (or variations on it, at least). So, I thought I’d see what Rosemary thought of us now, a year and a half down the road. What do you think about Mummy? What is something Mummy always says to you? Go …
