It can be hard being the mature and sensible one. Calmly consoling a hysterical toddler, whose world has just ended because they didn't get whole packet of biscuits, by trying to point out they could at least enjoy the two they do have. Or sagely advising that the park will still be there tomorrow and …
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The friends we make in our early years are mostly through our parents. They hang out with their mates and while the grown-ups chat and enjoy a glass of something, we are expected to get on and play nicely with their kids. It's a tried and tested method of starting a friendship, and I'm not …
It has become clear to me that I keep making the same mistake. My daughter finally nods off in the pushchair and I race home like a lunatic to run around the house like a headless chicken, trying to get all the things on my to do list done before she wakes up. As a …
Every time I open my fridge, I knock another shower of glitter onto the floor. Its doors are already covered in the artistic creations of my budding little expressionist. And she is only 20 months old. If she keeps on producing art at this prolific rate, the Tate Modern are going to have to build …
Sometimes I wonder what you would choose to save first in an emergency. Caught up in a force majeure would your instinct be to reach for your phone, then once you we sure it was secure, remember to scoop up your daughter? It probably wouldn't be an issue as your phone would most likely already …
It's late afternoon and I am starting to get that sinking feeling. The air around me is becoming thick and heavy and everything suddenly seems much further away. I try to focus on my surroundings, digging my fingernails into my palms in a desperate bid to cling onto consciousness. But I soon know that I …
My world has been rocked by a shocking revelation. I have only just realised that my daughter will not start school for another three and a half years. Call me naive, but as I have friends whose three-year-olds are preparing to start Primary School this September, I thought it would only be a couple of …
In respect of the events at Manchester Arena on Monday night, it did not feel right to be making light of parenthood this week. I was once a young girl attending a pop concert, and one day my daughter may well be one too. The horrific attack on children and families enjoying the music they …
If your first child is under one and you are thinking twice about going on holiday, don't delay. Book it now! When you become a parent every first seems daunting. Just a trip out of the house requires packing up a whole sackful of paraphernalia you never used to have to think about. So it's …
Continue reading Don’t Let Flying With A Baby Weigh You Down
Once a week I take my daughter to the best mother and baby group in the world. It's nothing fancy - just donated toys and books set out in a church hall, although they are fortunate to have masses of games that have been kept really well. It is run by a lovely group of …
