Keeping our boys healthy and avoiding the endless array of snot and sneezes is a right old job. Temperatures, teeth and finding advice should add up to a healthy lad but it does not always go according to plan.
Handling Hugs
It has been a long while since I was hugging the boys on a regular basis. Feeling the loss made me think back to cuddlier...
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Coronavirus gives a ‘return to school’ bonus
Duncan was excited to go back to school. His brothers were a little jealous. On day one by lunchtime Kevin was calling for Duncan to...
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Tooth Fairy can take an IOU
Tooth Fairy can be costly Social distancing continues as does the spread of the coronavirus. Money is short. Purses empty faster than they fill. Waists...
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#Socialdistancing? Not from my grandsons.
How it was My grandsons are an almost daily part of my life. I have been happily helping out with extra childcare since early January...
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When poo won’t pass
When a poo decides to stick around for longer than wanted it can be a very unwelcome 'guest'
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Terrible Twos are a myth
‘Terrible twos’ are a myth. Readily avoided with a simple shift in parenting which starts in the very earliest of days. Neither my daughter nor...
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Getting the little darling to sleep
Getting the little darling to sleep I am no hero. I failed miserably to crack the sleeping routine. As a Mum I modelled myself as...
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Teeth…a weapon of choice.
The yelp of a young breastfeeding Mum feeling the spike of the first tooth. That hailed the end of breastfeeding for me. But that was...
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