I think I may have worked out why my daughter has been behaving the way she has been recently. As I explained in my post 'Bullying Amongst Siblings', my eldest daughter has been particularly aggressive towards her younger sister and it has been extremely unsettling...
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The Positive Impact of Music Therapy
I was lucky enough to be invited to attend a Music Therapy session at the Royal London Society for the Blind (RLSB) and was asked to write an article for their website. It was a very special day and one that left me feeling deeply moved and humbled. www-rlsb-org-uk
The children are learning another language. . .or so they think!
My children think they live in a bi-lingual household. I constantly tell them that they only speak English but they are insistent. 'But mummy we do speak two languages, English and 'up north'.' I remind them that I am from Leeds, which is not in another country and we...
The pre primary school training begins
So it's official. Child number three has his place at the primary school. Not that it wasn't expected; his two sisters already go to the school. But still, it's nice to get it confirmed. Whilst completing a myriad of administration forms today, I started to think...
Would you trust a complete stranger to look after your child?
Yesterday, in a busy Supermarket cafe, a lady approached me from the next table and asked if I would mind watching her baby whilst she took her elder daughter to the toilet. 'She's toilet training,' the lady said, nodding towards her older child. 'You know what it's...
Being a Parent is a Learning Curve
No one ever interviewed me for the role of parent to check that I was a suitable candidate for the job. So for the last nine years I've been bumbling my way through - with occasional input from Gina Ford, the Baby Whisperer and Super Nanny - trying to cover up my...