You know your daughter is growing up when she asks to have a sleepover rather than a party. She has always been mature for her age, but this year, I reflect on the birthdays gone by and how rapidly time…
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Traditional children’s hobbies have been replaced by modern phenomena such as computer and mobile games
Traditional children’s hobbies have been replaced by modern phenomena such as computer and mobile games, according to research. Watching TV or YouTube are both more popular than reading books or playing with toys. And building dens only came ninth…
Today was the big day (04/09/2019). The girls’ dad was dropping them off at school today, but I sneaked into the playground. As my youngest, the school starter, shouted Mummy at me from across the playground, I burst into…
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Average child travels 3,754 miles around the world by the time they reach 15
The average child will have travelled 3,754 miles around the world by the time they reach 15 – almost twice as far as their own parents had at the same age. At this point they will have already been…
I probably got about three hours’ sleep in the end after much tossing, turning, snoring and sleep talking… and I threatened, on more than one occasion, that I would drive us all back to Norfolk if the noise did…
I’m lying here in a hotel room bed trying to block out the sound of my partner’s boys who should have been asleep long before now. I’m not cross or frustrated (though I might be by the time I’ve…
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Third of parents have broken the law by transporting someone else’s son or daughter without a child seat
One third of parents have broken the law by transporting someone else’s son or daughter without a child seat, it has emerged. A study of 1,000 UK parents of children aged 12 or under revealed an alarming proportion of…
My four-year-old (last time I wrote about her, she was only three!) has always been a lover of water and mud. When she started nursery before her first birthday, each day there would be a change of clothing because…
Ask any nursery or reception teacher for an important area in their classroom and I bet they’ll say ‘the role play area’. Whether it’s a castle or a home, a shop or a time machine, it has endless possibilities, and…
