What Happens When The Last Little One Leaves The Nest?
You might think the time when your last child leaves the nest is far into the future, and you’re probably right. What can you do when they leave? Let’s discuss.
growing up
Ollie is riding his bike – another milestone reached!!
Ollie got a bee in his bonnet about riding his bike. I don’t know if it had been mentioned at school but he badgered me every night to get out on his bike.
How do I help my lonely girl?
As the Summer holidays are moving into their last week I’ve been looking back with mixed feelings. We have mostly had a lovely Summer, fun family days out and getaways, 90% sunshine and warm weather but there has been something playing on my mind throughout. Little Bean isn’t a happy girl, she has spent much … Read more
Mr Men and Little Miss Celebrates 45th Birthday on London’s South Bank
Ever since I was a little girl the Mr Men (and latterly the Little Misses) have been a part of my life. When I was a little girl my Mum had collected each of the Mr Men books for me and I loved them. Mr Bump was always my favourite, I even had a Mr … Read more
Potty Training has begun for Jelly Bean!
I was hoping to have had Jelly Bean potty trained about 6 months ago but his #problemswithpoop have delayed things somewhat. With the hot weather we were having over the last couple of weeks I decided to test the waters a little by letting him run around outside without his pants on and leaving the potty in the … Read more
The best teaching methods for your children
What kinds of teaching methods are out there, and why would they suit you?
Little Bean’s First School Residential
I knew it had to happen one day, the school residential trip, but that didn’t mean to say that I was ready for it. When the Beans started school and went on their first school trips in the local area I didn’t bat an eyelid, after all they were only up the road if anything … Read more
Parenting and Primary School crushes?
Little Bean is now coming to the end of her third year at school and up until now has had a couple of ‘crushes’ on boys, two boys in particular but they have both been the ‘popular’ boys who barely seem to notice that she exists (my heart breaks for her). Just when you think that … Read more
A week of birthday celebrations for Little Bean
Why celebrate your birthday for one day, when you can stretch it out for a week?! We began Little Bean’s 8th Birthday celebrations on the Friday before her birthday. It was the last day of the Half Term holidays so I had all of the Beans at home with me. I dropped the boys off … Read more