Nursery Fears
There are lots of things to worry about when you send a kid to nursery. Will they get along with the staff, the other children, the change in routine? Will they miss us. Will they miss us at all or...
Category: Parenting
Snappy’s Screen Time
I grew up in front of a television. I grew up being told my eyes would go square if I sat so close but mostly I was left to it. I read a lot too, both my parents read to...
Dear Nursery Staff…Anything Else We Need To Know
Snappy starts nursery this week. Just two afternoons a week, enough to get him out of Bethends hair and into the hair of someone else for a few hours. I mean, just enough to socialise him and prepare him for...
The Real Risks Of Having Kids And Cats
I got a lot of questions and criticisms about having so many animals while bethend was pregnant. People expected me to get rid of four cats (and some chickens and a hamster) because of risk to the baby. Even though...
Two Years Old
Today is Snappy’s second birthday and I cannot describe to you how awesome the last two years have been. The last two months. The last two days. Today, I let him take a two-hour nap on my lap today because he...
Breaking Out (Of Our Cot)
Snappy is officially sleeping in his big bed. And it really is a bit bed. My little croc is a little kid, genetics and well, he started off little, so being in a single bed really emphasises it. It’s going...
We Need To Talk About The Weather
To complain about the weather is very British and we are in the middle of what other humans call summer. I’m Welsh, so summer is usually a few days in May or June, then rain. Or the threat of rain....
Six Signs Your Home Is Infested With Toddlers
Do you have a toddler? Will you have a toddler? Do you know what a toddler infestation looks like? It might not be obvious at first; they creep into your life, starting off helpless, innocent without them causing too much...
