Parent Gossip

10 Nov

Witchlings at War!

I am living with 2 Witchlings at War. So much so in fact that they had to be separated by 60 miles over the last 5 days!
The Witchlings share a small double room and have bunks and (if I am honest) a bit too much furniture and too many toys for their own good.  But [...]

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06 Nov

The Parent Gossip Top Tips for Helping Your Child Through Change. Part 1

Children’s lives are full of change.  As each child grows and learns more about his or her environment and the world we live in they are faced with some major transitions to make.

Home to Nursery
Nursery to Primary School
Primary School to Secondary School
Secondary School to the world of adulthood beyond.

Many children will sail through most of [...]

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05 Nov

Bathroom Battlefield!

It is Wednesday morning and my bathroom looks like a bomb has gone off in it! There is a puddle in the centre of the floor. There are drizzly shampoo and shower gel bottles all over the floor of the shower. The toothpaste has been smeared all over the sink taps and there are remnants [...]

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04 Nov

Temper Temper! - Dealing with temper tantrums

Temper Tantrums start from around 18 months to 2 years and are extremely common.  The seeds of the classic temper tantrum lie in frustration. Very small children do not have the vocabulary that they need to be able to communicate with the world and make their opinions heard.  The good news is that they often [...]

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03 Nov

Buying Baby Clothes

Your bump is getting bumpier and you’re starting to think more about what the little person inside you will be like. Understandably, you are being drawn more and more to the mother and baby shops in your local high street and are surfing the net more for things than for anything else.
Buying baby clothes [...]

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