Jan 18, 2020 2 min Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting. I am hugely excited about my next parenting talk, when Noël Janis-Norton comes to EM Forster Theatre Tonbridge on 27th February to spea...
Nov 17, 2019 3 min In this element: Gabriel reviews FReNeTiC. Science is my favourite subject and I LOVE the elements and the Periodic Table. My top elements are Titanium and Hydrogen. I have a big p...
Nov 16, 2019 2 min Calling mini music makers with the Halilit Toddler Music Orchestra. Like most little ones, Jude LOVES music. Any opportunity he'll be beating out a rhythm - whether it's a stick against the tree or his s...
Nov 11, 2019 1 min Creating Christmas memories. Since our boys were little we've taken them to Brookside Garden Centre at Christmas time to see Santa - we have precious photos of them ...
Nov 7, 2019 3 min A new recruit at SpyX headquarters. Gabriel doesn't trust his little brothers at the moment. He's pretty sure they're sneaking into his bedroom and playing with his toys wh...
Nov 1, 2019 3 min Counting with Peppa. Jude's at the age where he LOVES numbers. From singing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to spotting house numbers whenever we go for a walk, he welcomes an...
Oct 30, 2019 3 min How to Rob a Bank. I love a good board game, and I'm so happy that Gabriel is now at an age where we can sit down together and play strategy games. We wer...
Oct 22, 2019 1 min Off to Pumpkin Moon. Obligatory pumpkin portraits of the boys, taken at Pumpkin Moon last Friday! It was our first time at Pumpkin Moon - isn't it fab? The th...
Oct 14, 2019 2 min A day at New Scientist Live. Wow, what a day Gabriel and I had yesterday at New Scientist Live at ExCeL. Gabriel was in heaven and I was designated bag holder while ...
Oct 11, 2019 2 min Becoming Ninja masters with Slap Ninja. The boys spend most of their days acting like Ninjas and they love a good action game. So needless to say, they were rather excited to...
Oct 10, 2019 3 min Children’s books which challenge harmful male stereotypes. Guest blog by Shelley John, Founder of Ivy's Library. We live in a society which tells boys that they need to be strong, that they need t...
Oct 5, 2019 2 min Plop Trumps: Perfect for my resident poo experts In younger years when I'd imagined life as a mum, I'd envisaged sitting at the table crafting with my quiet and content children. Never...
Oct 2, 2019 5 min Farmers for a day at Godstone Farm. I have quite a soft spot for Godstone Farm - I used to visit when I was little and now I love to take my boys there. It's a very spec...