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Pot of jelly and NHS mug on hospital bedside table

Tender Loving Care

On March 31, 2021May 12, 2021 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Health, Parenting, Uncategorized3 Comments

"Now my body was broken and I was the one being looked after."

Child sorting lentils into bowls

Lockdown Scavenger Hunt – A to Z of lockdown life

On February 27, 2021 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Education, Environment, Health, Parenting, Relationships, Uncategorized, WorkLeave a comment

"M is for more coffee"

Child walking through a misty park

Lockdown V.2 – Childfree but not carefree…

On November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Education, Environment, Health, Parenting, Uncategorized, WorkLeave a comment

If my child is being cared for by someone else all day, what will I use to excuse all my failures?

Child lying on the grass under a cherry blossom tree

Once upon a lockdown… children’s stories retold from a social distance

On June 29, 2020July 2, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Environment, Health, Parenting, Relationships, Uncategorized4 Comments

"When Grandma stuck her head out of the frontdoor wearing a mask over her face, Little Red Riding Hood did think her ears were looking rather larger and furrier than usual."

Child holding a stick out in front of themselves

The social distancing police

On May 30, 2020June 4, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Education, Environment, Health, Parenting, Uncategorized3 Comments

"Let's not get bogged down in the things that Dominic Cummings could learn from a four-year-old...."

Child reclining on a chair and looking at a tablet

Parenting In Lockdown: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again

On April 28, 2020April 30, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Education, Health, Parenting, Relationships, Uncategorized4 Comments

Time stretches out before us each day, the second hand apparently sticking not ticking, as the question, 'Is it snack time?', plays on repeat."

Child in a medical coat and hat writing on an easle

Coronavirus Lockdown Homeworking/Homeschooling: My Top 10 Watercooler Chats

On March 31, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Education, Environment, Health, Parenting, Relationships, Uncategorized, WorkLeave a comment

"What other words for bum do you know?"

Child crafting at a table

50 activities for parents to do before their child is five

On February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Eating Out, Education, Health, Parenting, Relationships, Travel, Uncategorized1 Comment

"Doing something for yourself shouldn't come bottom of a parent's list."

Child standing at table with picture cards laid out all over it

Solitaire – Learning to be by yourself

On January 27, 2020February 3, 2020 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Health, Parenting, Uncategorized3 Comments

"My director has exited and I am left frozen in the centre of an empty stage waiting for my cue. What do I do now?"

Child with a giant toy reindeer

On the third day of Christmas my daughter said to me…

On December 31, 2019 By nurserywhinesIn Comment, Environment, Health, Parenting, UncategorizedLeave a comment

"Mummy, may I have a vitamin please?"

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