It may be another universal division – the list-makers and the, well, frankly mysterious people who don’t have to write their tasks down. (If that’s you… please explain how it works?) I have lists. Sometimes I have lists of list. I have systems of lists. I have lists with different timescales (today, tomorrow, sometime – […]
Coronavirus: Things I’ve learned from school at home
How long has this been goin’ on? asked Ace in 2975. Flippin’ ages, comes the answer in a warble. Yes. It all started so suddenly, so unthinkably, with our usual lives unceremoniously parked. Nothing was normal – work, going to the shops, school. Nothing. No more school bags, PE kit, packed lunches or 11th hour […]
Coronavirus: Questions arising…
Vinyl flooring for the bedroom
THE DURABLE OPTION FOR YOUR CHILD’S SPACE Out of all of the rooms within your home, your child’s bedroom is the one that will see the most challenge when it comes to flooring options. Whether it’s spilled food and drink, dirty footprints or crayon you can be sure that every parent has experienced the discovery […]
Lockdown parenting – the real deal isn’t pretty
It’s sickening, isn’t it? From Facebook to Instagram and back again, families hand-in-hand on sunlit meadows, tiny hands baking cupcakes, wobbly colourful art, snuggling up on sofas and the results of tie-dye. Where on earth has the tie-dye fascination come from? Up and down the nation, parents are doing their best, and putting the most […]