I was lying in bed this morning thinking of the ways childhood and parenting have changed since I was young. I’m pleased to say some things are exactly the same. For instance, my kids are as excited about Christmas as I ever was. I couldn’t help putting together a list of things that have changed
Childhood has changed hugely over the years. When I consider the experiences I had as a youngster and compare them to my own kids’ upbringing, things are very different indeed. I started school at an older age, computer games were in their infancy and children’s TV was screened for an hour on weekdays between 4.30pm
On Monday I discovered that my old childhood home has been pulled down. I haven’t lived there for well over 30 years and haven’t visited for about three, but I found this news upsetting nonetheless. I’m going to miss that beautiful old house. I have such happy memories of the place. I moved there following
Are you concerned about the amount of pressure children are put under in the education system? It’s something I have previously written about, although with only one young child at school the pressure isn’t too bad at this stage.
I stumbled across a website the other day that got me reminiscing about my childhood. Rather amusingly, the article made reference to knitted dollies sitting on lavatory rolls. Apparently Northerners are more likely to remember these dolls but I clearly recall such an item at my grandmother’s house in the Home Counties. I think it’s
