Parent Gossip

Happy birthday to me,
Happy birthday to me,
Happy birthday to me eee,
Happy birthday to me.
Yes indeed, it is my 35th birthday today.  Birthdays, when you are a parent, are tricky things.  When your children are very tiny, you can rely upon your partner or their grandparents, or an aunt or uncle, to do the shopping, write [...]

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 [...]

Well spring hasmost definitely sprung.  Lambs are skipping in the fields, baby birds are clamouring in their nests, and rabbits are doing what rabbits do best. The world is going into  its annual reproduction overdrive. And it seems that it’s not just the birds and the bees and the bunnies that are at it.  There [...]

I am shocked and appalled. A Korean man and woman have been arrested after causing the death of their four month old daughter.  The baby was found, dead, when the couple returned from their five hour long gaming sesison at a local internet cafe. They had left her all alone so that they could swan [...]

I have been on annual leave recently. It was the Easter School Holidays and I wanted to enjoy some time off with the Witchlings. It also saved me a small fortune in childcare costs, which at this moment in time I can’t afford.
A work issue meant that I had to go into the office one [...]

The Baby Shower has long been a tradition among American mums to be, celebrating their imminent new arrival by having a party and showering the new parents with gifts that will be useful once the baby is born.
Baby showers are growing in popularity in the UK now too.  Friends and family gather together to pamper [...]

When I was about 14 I was a bit of a rebel. It’s hard to believe now (not) that I strayed from the path of conformity but I was, as they say, a bad girl.

I stayed out at least an hour after my parents told me to be in.
If I could possibly be any more [...]

The Witchlings are having swimming lessons. They have been going for a few weeks now and are really starting to get into the swim of things (sorry but I couldn’t resist that one!). Witchling 12 is in a lower group than Witchling 10. This is mostly because she didn’t like water when she came to [...]

The Witchlings are both due birthdays in the next couple of months. Witchling 10 is going to be 11 and Witchling 12 is soon to become Witchling 13. They both want parties.
In the halcien days of Witchling 3 and Witchling 5 this was as easy as falling off a log. Plenty of pink icing, jelly, [...]

A good bedtime routine is very important to your child’s sense of security and for their growth and development.  From infanthood, a solid routine at bedtime will make going to sleep a peaceful shift from a busy day of learning and doing, to a restful night.
Here are the Parent Gossip top tips for gettin a [...]