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I am aware that since my fantastic holiday to Coombemill I have been quiet (Finally got round to posting the final part of the diary here).  Luckily Loretta kept you in reading last week with her post about the affordable art fair, but truth be told, the pregnancy and having a three year old, plus the post holiday come-down and ...

Last week we received a book in the post.  My Mum had seen it advertised and decided she had to get us a copy.  It's called: My Big Shouting Day by Rebecca Patterson.  It's brilliant. It's a picture book.  Munchkin loves it. It's all about Bella, a pre-schooler of around 3, her baby brother, Bob and their Mum.  Bella wakes up ...

I took my daughter to her swimming lesson last week, we always go a little early so that she can have a play in the soft play area with her swimming friends beforehand. I hadn’t been there long when one of the mum’s completely lost it with her child and started shouting at the top of her voice. I glanced ...

You may have read MP David Lammy's comments last week blaming 'lack of parental discipline' on last summer's riots. The MP reckoned that parents' reluctance to smack their youngsters was partly to blame for the disturbance and that laws on 'smacking' should be relaxed. Mr Lammy has now faced a huge backlash particularly on his points linking parental discipline to the ...

The New Year means new beginnings for many and an opportunity to start again, set some goals and make some changes.  These very often take the form of New Year’s resolutions for adults.  But what about children?  Is it a good idea or even healthy for children to have a set of New Year’s resolutions? I must admit, personally I change ...