We are a controversial lot, we parents with different kids. We spend our lives negotiating, trying to smooth a path through the rocky...

I love September, it always brings fresh hope and this year has given me the opportunity to put my mid-life crisis on ice for a while -...

Something small and bleary-eyed has just flung itself into my bed. I'd like to say that it is because my youngest is super-keen to have...

Back in the bad old days, when communication was limited and meltdowns were frequent, getting to school at all, let alone on time, could...

So, we are in. Well, half in. Well actually probably not even that far in but we are getting there. This house move has been pure hell...

Here we go again. Another birthday, another school change. A pending house move, the end of term. The changes keep coming and your...

‘OH MUMMY!’, his beautiful face lit up with excitement. Ear defenders on, eyes shut, leaning towards me and throwing his arms around my...

We’ve had a breakthrough.  Over a year and a half after giving up wearing school shoes and about 2 years since a sock graced her feet, my...

I won’t have the chance to say this to your face so I am going to say it here.  This is my platform, the place that I use to explain...

… when he is desperate to get on with his lego but someone has left a cup and straw on the table which makes him retch and panic and he...

Last night I rearranged my kitchen.  Not drastically but I’ve had a chuck out and put a few things in different places.  My son and his...

‘Why are you feeding him those disgusting sausages?  With a diet like that he’ll be missing out on a lot of vitamins, wow’.’ Wow indeed....

A friend asked us to come to her barbecue.  She is more than a friend really, she’s one of those excellent people that texts every couple...