I’ve long been an advocate of limiting the amount of screen time children have. I accept screen time is a fact of life, but I want it balanced and to my children are undertaking physical activities, ideally outside, in addition to spending sensible amounts of time with screens. I also think too much screen time can have a negative impact on children's behaviour and the results … [Read more...]
Welcome to Tantrum City
Our youngest child, Elizabeth, has become something of a threenager. She’s throwing a lot of tantrums. … [Read more...]
Would you and your family live in someone else’s home for two weeks? We did.
A few weeks ago, when work to refurbish our kitchen got underway, we were offered refuge by some friends of ours. They were going on holiday for a fortnight and kindly said we could make use of their home while they were away. We’ll call this couple Ham and Cheese as that’s the nickname our kids gave them. We didn’t need to think about it for too long before accepting. We … [Read more...]
Nobody likes a grass
There’s been a worrying development in this household. For some reason our two children have turned supergrass. If one of them sets a foot wrong, the other will come running to mummy or daddy and inform them about what’s just happened. Meal times are generally the worst. Our dining area is set apart from our horrible, long, galley-style kitchen (building work will soon begin … [Read more...]