Parent Gossip

OK so this one might be a bit controversial. I have, as I often do, been musing on what makes people tick.  Today’s musings took me to a dark place and I started to question, what it is that makes a person abuse their own child.  Recent events that have been all over the news [...]

Sorry about the pun but with the Easter school holidays right around the corner I am sure there are a lot of parents out there looking for activities to keep their little people amused.
A great way to pass an afternoon is to decorate Easter eggs for an egg hunt.  These eggs are great for tiny [...]

Some children are naturally sporty. Others are naturally talented musicians or dancers or artists. It has long been a concern of mine that Witchling 12 has not shown any hint of such a talent. We encouraged her to take up a sport, swimming, martial arts, cross country running, you name it. But nothing seemed to [...]

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 very dedicated followers of fashion. Their own fashion that is!
Since they were tiny both girls have had their own sense of what goes together and what colours they like to wear.  We have progressed through an entire kaleidoscope of different hues and different styles as they have experimented with and grown out [...]

The credit crunch is well and truly upon us. These are hard times for everyone. I don’t care who you are or what job you do, you have to admit that things are looking bleak financially. If you have savings then the interest rate dropping isn’t doing you any favours. And if you don’t have [...]

Our kids have been talking a lot about God and Jesus and Easter just recently. Witchling 10’s favourite book is, in fact, The Bible. She likes to read the stories, however unlikely they may seem, and seems to be learning a fairly balanced sense of right and wrong from it. She has a great kids [...]

The clocks have gone forward and the days are getting longer. The weather is warming up and the sun is shining. Time to think about bikes! Fresh air and excersise and the wind in your hair. It’s what childhood in summer time is supposed to be all about.
In fact it is Witchling 10’s birthday in [...]

How do you tell a child that their daddy has lost his job?
It is a heart breaking thing for any parent to have to explain to their child, that mum or dad has lost their job, be it through redundancy or any other reason. Our children have rock solid faith in us as providers for [...]

The results of Microsoft’s annual parentsz survey this year have shown that many parents would like more information and tools to help the m to manage the gaming that their children do and to help them to create a safer online environment for children. Most parents across both Europe and America see video and computer [...]