Thursday 12 November 2009
We had a little, um, “incident” at an indoor play centre this week.
Accidents can happen easily at those centres, so before I let my three year old loose on the equipment I pointed out a few hazards to her. In particular, I cautioned her about hanging too long at the bottom of the speedy slides.
As it turned out, she was the one who crashed into another child at the slide’s end. The other child wasn’t hurt, but went off in tears to find her mother as children do. I reassured my daughter that it was just an accident, but that she needed to go and apologise. I sent...
Tuesday 10 November 2009 -
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I don’t think I knew how much toddlers ate, until I had one of my own. Actually, now I have two of my own. And the little one eats twice as much as the big one!! They eat good, wholesome meals, but still they could snack all day. Keeping healthy snacking options on hand is a challenge, and I admit that the bickie tin sometimes gets opened more than it should.
Over at Parenting Australia this week I’m...
Monday 09 November 2009 -
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Children learn so much from stories. I love the way they take details from books that adults would likely skim over,and apply it to their world.
I remember one night a few months ago my three year old came forlornly out of her bedroom at night and asked for some parsley. My husband looked at me with raised eyebrows while my brain scrambled to make sense of my child’s request. A light bulb flicked on in my...
Sunday 08 November 2009 -
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that Little Miss Three has a vivid imagination. She loves make believe games, and has more than one or two imaginary little friends. So I wasn’t surprised that she asked this question at breakfast. Since a few mums have asked me how to explain God to kids, I thought you’d like to eavesdrop on our conversation. It went something...
Friday 06 November 2009 -
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We’ve had rain in Brisbane! Real rain, with thunder and everything! Rain to tickle our faces and catch on our tongues. Rain to brighten the colours of everything in the garden, making it fresh all over again. Rain to catch in buckets, containers and watering cans. Rain to gush out of downpipes, overflowing out of little hands. Rain to create little rivers on the dry ground, perfect for leaf boats. ...
Wednesday 04 November 2009 -
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Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who entered this comp, and congratulations to the three winning mums. It’s been lovely to see how many readers I have from all over Australia! The random winners who will be receiving a delicious delivery of food from Organic Bubs are:
Beck from Brisbane who has an almost-three-year-old and a 7mth old
Super Sarah from Sydney whose girls are 3 and 6mths
Nell from Melbourne...
Tuesday 03 November 2009 -
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This year is disappearing… fast! My calendar is already filling up with end of year breakups and Christmas parties, and there are so many people I need to thank.
…But how do you say thank you without breaking the bank? Is the pricetag on the gift really a representation of how grateful you are?
In my years as a teacher I received many, many end of year gifts. Some cost a lot and some cost very little....
Monday 02 November 2009 -
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It’s my blogaversary!! One year ago, when I put up my very first post, there were a lot of things I didn’t know…
I didn’t know that blogging would give me back a sense of identity. I was beginning to lose myself in the process of becoming a Mummy.
I didn’t know that there was such an amazing community of bloggers online. In particular, Australia’s mummy bloggers are a tight...
Sunday 01 November 2009 -
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Recently I joined two fellow blogging teacher-mamas, Christie from Childhood 101 and Kate from Picklebums, to discuss the topic of helicopter parenting. According to Wikipedia, Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover closely overhead, rarely out of reach, whether their children need them or not…
You can read the full transcript at Childhood 101, but here are a few snippets from the...
