#rantalert I like to think I am a realistic enough parent to see my children's defaults. I don't live under any illusion that my...

I find that (at least for women) a hairdresser's appointment is a great way to mark a new beginning. Going to the hairdresser is very...

Whichever child of mine I offload about in the next three years, it will be on the teenage topic. I know how important it is to be...

As much as I would like to, there is no space for a Halloween celebration this year. There's too much going on, and the kids are not that...

Thought it would be good to mention my in-betweener Cedric, for a change. He's hitting that stage where he's identifying all behaviour...

Looked up in my contacts for the therapist we tried before when I first got divorced. We had something like three sessions and stopped. I...

Two whole weeks and two days of consecutive full-time attendance and she decided to take the rest of the week off school. How do we talk...

This has been a hard working week for all of us. We are all trying to keep the enthusiasm going while waiting for those moving dates to...

My little boy. He loves playing computer games. And which child doesn't? He's keen on getting to 13 so he can have his very own YouTube...

Charlotte is, after months, on her second week of full attendance. In normal circumstances I would find this a reason to celebrate...

They have a main PC - which has been literally PUT TOGETHER by Gary - because he's a legend of a nerd and managed to tailor it to meet...

As the old school Bananarama band would say. Charlotte's got Covid. All the stress I've been having to get her into school, all the sleep...

Whenever we chat at bedtime, I never really listen. Because I’m so aware of time (and desperately want to have little bit of wind down...

Even with the imminence of the house-moving event, it’s still a reassurance to keep the routine in place as much as possible. My job is...

She was absolutely gorgeous! Still is, despite what she says. Curly, golden hair, shimmery, expressive green eyes and (when she lets it...