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29th August 2013
I read this article in the Independent in June and it made me so cross that I couldn't bear to blog about it. However, following all the international coverage about The Duchess of Cambridge breast-feeding…
6th December 2012
A friend forwarded me a really interesting article by journalist Simon Kuper in the FT magazine recently. It tells the story of how, in Jamaica in the 1980s, a group of community health workers began…
12th June 2012
Next week, my two-and-a-half year old daughter is going into hospital to have a minor procedure. Because she's so young, I spoke to a friend who works as a Hospital Play Specialist about the best way…
13th May 2012
This post may be a little controversial (and I welcome your feedback) but I really don't agree with the concept of baby signing which has become very fashionable these days. This is for one reason only…
22nd March 2012
One question that my teachers and I are frequently asked by Perform parents is Where should my child be at this stage? And if I'm completely honest, as a mother myself, it's a question that I find…
20th February 2012
There’s been a lot of discussion in the press recently about Pamela Druckman’s intriguingly named book, French Children Don’t Throw Food, which promises "parenting…
24th November 2011
A good friend of mine was told last week that her five-year-old daughter would always be at a disadvantage educationally because she had been born in July. This advice was given to her by an experienced…
15th February 2011
It's half term next week - seriously, this year is just flying by!. As parents, it's often a bit daunting to figure out what to do with the children during half term - particularly in February…
29th December 2009
Again, this week I thought I'd share one of my own experiences as a parent. With newborns it can be really difficult to get into a bedtime routine which works for both you, and the baby. Most parents…
19th December 2009
This week I thought I'd share a story about my own experiences as a Mum. Our son was 23 months when I brought our daughter home for the first time. Now, there are lots of different opinions over…
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