Parent Gossip

Do your parents give you much privacy? I believe there is a fine line between caring and wanting to share experiences with your child and then the other extreme of being far too nosy and molly coddling your child so that they feel smothered.
From my personal experience, mum’s and dad’s like to know what [...]

The Witchlings are away. They have gone to stay with Grandma for the summer holidays so that I can work full time.  Sadly, Grandma lives a little over 60 miles away and that makes it difficult to see them.
They are going to be away for around 4 weeks, and while I know that lots of [...]

When I was wee I had a simple bed and a dark brown chest of drawers in my bedroom. I don’t remember having a wardrobe at all. That changed when I was 10 amd my mum (and granny) bought me a fabulous modern bedroom set. Picture it! Matching cream mdf wardrobes (2 of them if [...]

The bank holiday weekend is fast approaching and we are hoping for some great weather. In fact we are praying for some sunshine as the O’Griffiths are going camping!
It began as a bit of a whim really. Why not get outdoors and enjoy some fresh air and have a cheap break away with the Witchlings? [...]

We are finally getting around to sorting the Witchlings bedrooms out. Witchling 11 needs her own room and Witchling 13 is climbing the walls not being able to get her own space.
Part of the refit for the Witchlings rooms will involve shopping for office furniture. From September both girls will be at secondary school. That [...]

If you live with kids you will know how important it is for them to have their own space. A room to call their own.  This will probably serve multiple purposes as bedroom, play room, adventure playground, study (when and IF you can get them to do their homework!), and chill out zone.
It’s important therefore, [...]

A Woman shouldn’t have children after 35.
Now I know what you are thinking. You’re thinking that of course they can! But you don’t know what you’re talking about.
It doesn’t matter what the media portrays or the Pope in The Vatican has to say about it.
Your friends’ and family’s opinions don’t matter either.
I won’t even be [...]

6. Beauty Really Is Skin Deep. As puberty continues, skin gets oilier and oilier. This is especially true of the ‘T’ zone (the forehead and nose). A mild cleanser should be used by pre-teens twice a day.  If and when spots and blackheads appear then your pre-teen should be encouraged to keep their hands away [...]

Why won’t she wash?! If your daughter is anything like mine it takes a team of wild horses to drag her into the shower and then once she is in there she won’t come out! Oh, and within 10 minutes of her shower she has a distinctly manky smell to her all over again and [...]

Discipline means different things to different people. For many it means punishment. But when you are a parent of a pre-teen kid it is important to do more than just punish for bad behaviour and crossing boundaries.
Discipline is not just about telling people what to do. It is about helping children to learn about consequences. [...]