The truth is, I thought I'd be a better parent than this. Yesterday morning I found myself roaring at the Big Sister about spelling words. She shouted back refusals and I poked my finger into her ...
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best ever biscuits and how to find out exactly what happened at school
Come three o'clock, kids all over the country climb in the car and when prompted by their folks, tell them they did nothing at school, played with no one, learned nothing. When the Big Sister learned ...
the world is still a good place | the sunday edition
Thank you for your kind words of comfort after yesterday's post. I promise I'm alright. I just had one of those days. A big cry was just what the doctor ordered. Sunday dawned a bright new day. At ...
show day
It started like any other show day. Bearhands went to work early. The girls had dippy eggs for breakfast and were still in the pyjamas at nine. After lunch we headed up the hill to the show. I ...
what does Mum do for fun?
Last week I asked readers to help me put together a project for Mothers Day and I was overwhelmed by the response. Each mother asked their children "What does Mum do for fun?" Their answers were ...
Children are keen observers but poor interpreters.
I hadn’t long been a parent when I discovered a quote from Rudolf Dreikurs, an Austrian psychiatrist, who said “Children are keen observers but poor interpreters”. It stuck with me and as the Big ...