Very few children would say that they enjoy doing chores, but unfortunately for them, chores are an important element of their development. Lots of skills can be learnt through helping run a household and it also teaches them to be grateful for everything you do for them. I have teamed up with a senior school […]
Snow is cold and head teachers should run the treasury
Things I’ve learned from my children The coldness of snow never ceases to surprise. Shortly after this picture was taken, Boy Two complained he was cold and wet. No? School fayres are economic genius. I just paid £2 for my own wooden spoon which has painted brown and disguised as a reindeer. You can take […]
Vorticity and a different domestic stumbling block
In some ways it’s been a happy week domestically… For one, the Panther of News was off work. His notion of idle afternoons saving a virtual universe didn’t quite match the reality, but on the other hand, my vision of having my own husband-shaped Nigella/Miss Moneypenny sorting out the household Stuff wasn’t quite reality either. […]