Today I read what looked to be an encouraging cheat sheet for anyone wanting to do the whole rigmarole this year, and I figured I'd take a look. I've done a few elf things in the past to amuse (mostly myself but...
There’s this thing that a lot of people do where they talk only about the good times. It’s not everyone – I definitely know people who focus on the negatives and make you worry that their world is falling apart when it...
Massive strops and tearful meltdowns are a feature of parenting. And the kids have them sometimes, too. I've previously posted about what made my nerdy boy have a meltdown aged 4 and aged 5. Some of those still stand. But man, are the things...
At one stage of my life, I was in an abusive relationship. This is something that some people know, and some people knew at the time. There were a lot of people who tried, in all sorts of ways, to persuade me...
R and I have a bit of a ritual, developed over the last couple of years. It’s all a typical bedtime routine, with some jumping on the bed; some failing to get into pyjamas; some sudden request for food or drink; some...
I'm pretty sure all of this will not apply to 99% of the people reading. And I'm sure that most of you are going to be in agreement. But even if it's for that 1%, or just to reaffirm what is and isn't ok (since...
The Thirty-Nine Things Guaranteed to Cause a Four-Year-Old Meltdown a few days ago (and by the way, it’s sad how often I do this. Mostly to think “Hey, I was funny!”...
As is probably obvious to those of you who've read a few of my parenting posts, the best way of summing up my "style" is probably "Making it up as I go along." And I'm going to make the basic assumption that...
I'm not sure this is really a blog post. It all started as a game to while away a long car journey. I think there was something that I thought would be better if it could be "To the death" and then I...
I'm told that children have to learn a certain amount by experience, and that you can't tell them everything. Somehow this is part of the learning experience, and is healthy and good. I find myself doubting this when I see my small boy...