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 planning for this [...]

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 are all [...]

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), but when I [...]

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 do [...]

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 e-book, [...]

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 items they [...]