From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Can Women Have It All????

February 29, 2008

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I have seen the best seller “The Dangerous Book for Boys” in the book shops and must admit that I haven’t really taken much notice of it. It was with surprise that I read that there was also two like books on sale for girls. Peggy Orenstein writes about these [...]

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Planning To Shop For The Children’s Clothes.

February 28, 2008

Before I go shopping, I like to write down what the requirements for each child are. There is so much choice available, that I can get overwhelmed when I am in the stores and buy things that they don’t actually need, just because I love it!! Taking the time to do some [...]

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10 Parenting Books That I Love!

February 26, 2008

I do like to read on parenting issues. Usually I head to a book when I know that there is new stage of development on the horizon. This is my way of planning how I can then best deal with this impending stage.
One of the beautiful things about children is that they [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Inspiration From The Fair

February 25, 2008

Last week I mentioned that I was making a risotto, pretty much just so that I could make the risotto balls with the left overs. Well things didn’t go according to my plan. I did cook the risotto and it was great (so great that I have actually attached the recipe below), [...]

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Selecting TV Programs For The Kids.

February 24, 2008

I have mentioned before that we limit the amount of television/computer time that our kids have. During the week days in school terms, I am also more selective about what it is that the children watch on the TV.
There are lots of programs that although they are rated G or PG, that I [...]

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Ten Things We Should Never Say To Kids.

February 22, 2008

In my Internet travels this week, I came across the above title, which I just had to investigate further. This is actually the name of an e-book written by Jim Hancock, which is currently free to download from “the tiny company called me” website .
For those of you who are not familiar an [...]

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Reorganising The Children’s Drawers And Wardrobes.

February 21, 2008

Last week it was the toy shelf, this week I have been reorganising the children’s drawers and wardrobes. It an ideal time to do this job, as all the shops have started to stock their winter range, so I need to sort out what we each child has and what, if any new [...]