At some point you have probably tried following a sleep, running or diet plan to refill this infamous vessel. The impact of these...

How important is spelling to you?

When it comes to tidying up there seem to be two camps.   There are those who tidy along the way, picking up bits here and there and...

Books

As we get ever closer to Christmas, please remember that your words have power. I have received no Christmas Cards yet this year. Then...

You can’t beat a good game of charades. With everyone sitting around, too full to move, it works well only having to be on your feet for...

Online gaming

My daughter is on holiday this week. Hopefully she is having a nice time. I expect she will not be having an awesome time, because her...

With School holidays just around the corner here are some simple and cheap ideas on how to keep the troops entertained. TREAT THE LOCAL...

It does in ours, but not in a worrying way. In fact I’d say that I learnt a lot about conflict at Christmas. We play a card game at...

As the weekend I saw two children, on two separate occasions, who fully embraced the Christmas spirit. Well a big inflatable Father...

Last week my daughter got a rubbish job. But she was actually quite happy about it.   She took on a temp role at Field Days. She was not...

Each year we get a special Christmas tree decoration made, to hang on the tree (Which is not yet up) The image on the decoration is of my...

On Friday, last week, I spoke to some kids. Brave of me I know. I did not raise my voice. I did not swear or cuss at them. I did not tell...

If you have young children, who are busy writing their Christmas wish lists. Here is some free advice. Don’t look at them yet! It can be...

Last week I got to observe, first-hand the impact of our phones on parenting. I was a couple of seats away from a toddler and mother. The...

I wrote a post last month about my colleagues’ suggestion to help me remember the word Specialty, rather than speciality On further...

I once worked with a family who were struggling with their teenage daughter. They wanted the best for her and had sent her to boarding...

At the weekend I spoke to my eldest. She is rapidly approaching the end of her second year at Uni. I asked if this year was better or...

It’s bonfire night on Saturday. A time of year I have a number of fond memories of. In the UK it was dark nice and early, and warm coats...