Number Two hasn’t had it easy this past year or so. In September last year, within the space of a week, he got a new baby brother and saw his older brother head off to big school, leaving him behind in kindergarten. He has mostly put on a brave face, kept a stiff upper lip… Continue reading Stuck In The Middle With You
Being a parent has taught me many things, from the basics of dressing a newborn to deep and meaningful stuff like the depth of a mother’s love. But it’s the oh-so-useful skills I have gathered over the past seven and a bit years that I want to share with you today. 1. Spot cleaning –… Continue reading Skills I Have Learnt So Far As A Parent
There are things no one sees me do. They are not secret. They are not hidden. Small things. Unimportant-seeming things. They go unnoticed. That is, unnoticed until they are not done. I think of them as invisible parenting. They are things like: Keeping an eye on minor ailments (rashes, itches, tummy pains) and changes in… Continue reading Invisible Parenting
“Grown ups don’t have as much Fantasie [German for imagination] as children do, Mammy” “That’s right love. Did you learn that at school today?” “No, I just know it. Like if there is a cardboard box you say “Don’t play with that. It is junk” but we can make marvellous things from it”. This conversation… Continue reading Adults and Their Lack of Parenting Skills – 6 Tips from a 6 Year Old
