We are in lockdown but today we celebrated freedom. Locked-down freedom. Does that still count? Semi-freedom? Frockdown? Lockdom? Whatever you … More
Tag: toddler
Day 13 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary
All in the Context Phonics. Feel the fear? I’ve seen a lot of changes in the curriculum over the years. … More
Day 10 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary
The upside of losing naps Having naps snatched away from us was brutal and unforgiving. Admittedly I did damn well … More
Day 7 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary
Simple today: Toddler child sleeping for 12 hours Sofa cushion soft-play Toddler whirlwind requesting iPad Relinquishing any guilt about aforementioned … More
Day 6 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary
Junior Bake-Off So far in this pseudo lockdown, we’ve exhausted Christmas card making, colouring and stickering. I needed to pull … More
Day 5 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary
So I missed Day 4. Four days in and I’m already struggling for positivity. To be fair to me, yesterday … More
Day One – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary
I approach the BBC Weather app with the same trepidation some people withhold for handling spiders or sampling their Aunty … More
Toddler: masters of evasion
“Why are you crying?” “Mummy took my trains away” “Why did she do that?” “I was sad.” Why did mummy … More
Not Buying it Mummy
This is the thing about toddlers. Suddenly they’ve got an opinion. They have a voice. They have a say. I … More
We’ve Got A Runner
When you think fast, what do you think of? Cheetahs effortlessly tearing after prey. The majestic dive of a falcon … More
