Baby is on the way. Big question - what are you going to call it when he or she arrives? Well, we were a bit rubbish at this last time, only coming up with one girl's name and no boy's names at all. Luckily, we had a girl. Trouble is...we've now used up our only… Continue reading The Name Game
Category: Parenting
The Terrible…Ones…?
'Ooo, you wait 'til she gets to the Terrible Twos!' - If I had a fiver for every time someone has said that to me since Tori was born, I could go on holiday for a week. What I want to know is why no-one told me that these so called 'Terrible Twos' start when… Continue reading The Terrible…Ones…?
‘Kids hate reading’ and other stories.
If I had a pound for every time I heard someone say 'kids these days hate reading' or '****'s too young/old for books', I may not be a millionaire but I'd certainly have some extra pocket-money. They're wrong, obviously, but nothing I do or say seems to be able to convince them otherwise. Probably because… Continue reading ‘Kids hate reading’ and other stories.

