Good husbands have a busy life. They work hard all day, they bathe the children in the evening, they selflessly taste huge volumes of sweet baked goods and then, just for good measure, they get up in the night to feed the baby. And as if that weren’t enough, in the morning they let their […]
Hands up those who’s offspring received a lot of chocolate from Santa? Hands up who’s still ploughing through it? Hands up who likes ice cream? Three raised hands and this recipe is for you. This is easy, easy, easy. And perfect for making with kiddies. Charlie liked watching me bury the treasure and even instructed […]
There are times when your children remind you of your short comings. Every morning my eldest son and I clean our teeth together. He gets the best deal as I do most of it for him and his toothbrush both flashes and has a glitter ball in the handle that houses a small dog. Why […]
It’s snowing! As I am not working at the moment (well, not in a paid fashion) snow offers welcome weather relief. It’s essentially another toddler activity that doesn’t involve play doh or swings. Which we may have overdone recently. Incidentally my son may not be quite as keen on snow as me yet. He looked […]
For someone who loves Christmas as much as I do, I have an irrational fear and loathing of candied peel. For most candied peel is synonymous with Christmas; an essential festive ingredient. But not for me. I like my peel either safely keeping my citrus fruit from ruin, or in the bin. Actually, in a […]
I have a confession to make. I was a smug parent. Charlie used to eat pretty much anything we put in front of him (well, except for the lentil and spinach puree I lovingly made which had the texture of soil – note to self to taste the puree before feeding it to Baby Bell […]
I have an idea for a TV programme, a version of Come Dine with Me where parents feed each other’s toddlers. You see I have started to notice that Charlie eats really well when surrounded by other toddlers, but less well with me. ‘Less well’ is an understatement. Since he’s joined the world of toddlerdom […]
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