An iPad is like a new-born baby. How so? It’s beautiful and awe-inspiring, but also so fragile that it brings a slightly sick feeling to the pit of one’s stomach – especially when you live somewhere that’s full of clumsy boys and has hard floors. The answer, in both cases, is to wrap it up […]
Oi Family, I’m On To You…
How To Improve Your Relationship With Your Children
Guest editorial Most parents will admit that they aren’t as close to their children as they’d like to be. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Forge strong family ties before they reach teenage age, as you may struggle to coax them away from their Facebook page to spend quality time with you then. […]
Things I learned from a Red Cross First Aid Course
Or the day I spent blowing into a small, plastic child. I have been very, very fortunate. In 14 years of parenthood, I have never had a real, proper medical emergency. We haven’t had any broken bones or stitches and here haven’t been any A&E visits. Of course, there have been bumps, bruises, cuts and […]
An uplifting conversation that turns out to be rubbish.
I owe my neighbours an apology for the mess that’s cluttering up our road. If you pass, you’ll notice that there’s a big heap of unsightly rubbish outside our house. Mattresses lying there naked and flabby, plus the scrap metal that once held them aloft. There’s a reason for it, we aren’t embarking on a […]