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Clever Tykes books

Have you heard of the Clever Tykes books? No? Well, your children may have. Every primary school in the country was gifted a set! So who are the Clever Tykes? They are three children who use their personal skills and interests to be successful. The books are predominantly aimed at 6-9 year olds, with the language […]

Birthdays! (Wednesday 31st May)

It has been a busy couple of days with first Matthew’s birthday and then mine! My oldest baby is 7. How did that happen?! 7 whole years have passed since I first held that tiny (8lb 5oz! bad memory is a wonderful thing…) baby and became a mum. 7 years of watching him become a […]

STUPID stuff I used to believe before kids

I have always been desperate to have children. I thought I knew it all. Then almost 7 years ago my life changed completely with the arrival of a little person with no instruction manual (or too many?! judging by the number of books and websites on parenting!) Below are some of the ridiculous and frankly […]

End of an era (and peace and quiet) (Tuesday 21st March)

  I’ve made the big decision to stop breastfeeding Zach during the day. I have been quite lazy and enjoyed a relaxing sit down with my book twice a day. But I’m not doing him any favours, he needs to learn to get himself to sleep during the day in the same way that he […]