12 Top tips to keep children safe near water along with a frightening true story.
It’s a well-known fact that children, swimming pools and ponds do not mix. It takes just seconds for tragedy to strike and for remorse to set in. With water you often do not get a second chance. And speed of action is imperative. So some tips to keep children safe near water, after a cautionary [...]
Gift of grand-parenting.
“I will survive” Gloria sang, an anthem for so many for so many different reasons. For me, it was a week looking after the grandchildren. 8 sleeps and 9 days being in loco parentis. What a responsibility. Preparation was key. Not only a detailed diary list of what, where and with whom for the little [...]
Who make better parents – mothers or fathers?
There are many polarised views on whether mothers or fathers generally make better parents. Some believe that women are biologically programmed to nurture. Others believe that girls are socialised into a parental role more than boys are. Some will point to the high incidence of men who go to great lengths to avoid contributing financially [...]
Why do women find it so hard to go back to work?
Why do women find it so hard to go back to work? Image by Getty Images via Daylife When I had my first son I was under a lot of pressure to make a choice. Stay at home and be a full time mum or relish my maternity leave and go back to work. To [...]
Guestblog: Teens today – How do you cope?
Trust me, I’m no parenting expert, but at the moment, it’s parenting issues which are particularly pressing on me. Today, my chosen topic is my niece. Well, not really – I’m going to talk about teenage life in general, as lived by my niece. My 14 year old niece spends her life on Facebook. As [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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