If letting children loose in the kitchen is your idea of a nightmare, you need to think again. Helping them to make dishes for themselves is a great way to spend time together and makes mealtime much more interesting. It’s also a really important life skill and I’m always grateful to my Mother for teaching me the basics of cooking (even though I can never look a rock bun in the face again!). Read more »
It’s not often you get to spend the morning with a room full of celebrity chefs and nutritionists who are all geared towards helping children eat better. In fact it’s a luxury I could not turn down.
Frazzled and bombarded by daily media outcries about obese Britain, us Mums can’t do right for [...] Read more »
In primary school, I see teachers chasing Ofsted and I’m disillusioned and worried that my daughter will not reach her full potential. I know that several parents are paying for tuition to help their children get along, coincidentally, their children are also in the athletic squad. Am I not being pushy enough I ask myself. Is there some invisible membership I don’t belong to? Read more »
To my gorgeous baby, you’re going to be 10 years old today!! I am so excited about this because I remember New Year’s Eve 1999 and you were there with me but not yet born…
I know you couldn’t bear me to get all teary-eyed and nostalgic but I can’t help myself… I think [...] Read more »
If you love planting seeds and getting your own garden thing going, you’ll know the dilemma of little peat pots – are they environmentally friendly, do they work and are they worth the money?
You can put those questions aside now – here’s a really great way to set your seedlings off to a good start [...] Read more »
I was sent a preview copy of the movie Motherhood which I watched the other night and wished I’d watched it with a group of Mums, and Mums who blog too. There are some priceless moments in there that will resonate with a lot of you.
Uma Thurman plays the central character, Eliza Welch, she [...] Read more »
Magical powers, super hero tendencies, genius IQ, perfect teeth, perfect pitch, small feet, a button nose – what is the one gift you want your daughter to have?
It’s the countdown to my daughter’s birthday and on March 1 Miniminx will reach double figures. That’s a whopping 10 whole years on the planet.
It’s quite a [...] Read more »
The BBC covered this new video aimed at teenage girls suffering boyfriend abuse. It’s a shocker but I’m not surprised and I would like to spread the word.
But sadly I can’t find it on youtube or search. Maybe it will take some time.
It makes me feel very upset that no matter what anyone [...] Read more »
No, I haven’t met Prince Charming. And I haven’t kissed any frogs. I just got a little delivery this morning.
It’s a light, a very cute and gorgeous light and it’s White Rabbit, I just had to have it…
Well, this is going to be the year of Alice in Wonderland isn’t it? And [...] Read more »
Did someone mix up the three letter acronym and get it disastrously wrong?
Do you think they wanted SJP (Sarah Jessica Parker) and not JSP (Janet Street Porter)?
How wrong can you get it.
If you were organising an event for Mums why would you invite Janet Street Porter?
She is the driving force behind [...] Read more »