2013 is turning out to be a year of change for us on many fronts. So many years in the past have been ones of great change, as happens when you have children. There was the year our first child was born. Admittedly it was at the very end of one year so the changes [...]

I know it is usually discussed by those in power in terms of what is best for the child but the proposed changes in ratios should surely be viewed as being in the best interests of those providers who will see the opportunity to capitalise on the extra income they can derive by making more [...]

I’m kinda getting used to the cold, wet weather we are having at present, although I do long for the sun to shine bringing colour, warmth and the sound of children playing into the countryside.   My memories of childhood centre around long hot days spent playing with friends in various gardens, playing fields and [...]

Words seem to have deserted me lately. I often struggle to find the right ones to express how I am feeling, what I have done and what I want to do. I can, at times, hear the word in my head but am unable to get it past the mouth. Is this how young children [...]

I have always, it seems, taken for granted that I live in a country steeped in history. I accept that many of the buildings I see daily, indeed parts of the house that I live in, are many hundreds of years old and have been used by generation after generation of children and adults.   [...]

It’s got nothing to do with children or childcare but it’s all very frustrating to have random, un-named people register on my website, create a group and then fill it with adverts and links.     It’s not like they are doing the site any harm (as yet) but why should I have to put [...]

Being a parent is probably the only job you will take on that will keep you occupied for the rest of your life. Not a job to take on lightly or if you think your responsibilities end when your offspring reach a certain age.   I was considered ‘old’ when I became pregnant with my [...]

Motherhood Is:     Motherhood is: never robbing your child of the opportunity to make bad choices all on his own. Motherhood is: never refusing their home made cakes. Motherhood is: spending half your time wondering how they will turn out and the other half wondering when they will turn in.   Motherhood is: only [...]

      The two young girls were having a wonderful time whirling around in their chairs as the lights twinkled and glittered above their heads. Music was playing for them to whirl in time to and no-one was getting in the way of their chairs. They were obviously engrossed in a game of their [...]

My first feelings were those of pity for the poor Mother or Father on the receiving end of the pile of wet clothes that were currently being worn by the teenage boy at the bus stop. How were they going to feel when they arrived home from work to find this pile of clothes unceremoniously dumped on [...]