It’s a fact that I must come to terms with – teenage daughters don’t much like spending time with their Dad. It’s something that really bothers me. This child that we have raised, loved, protected, fed, watered and clothed suddenly decrees independance. But there’s something that will bring them back. No, not the Wi-Fi password, […]
Anyone that knows us will know that we are very busy all of the time. It’s of our own doing of course. But I like being busy as I don’t enjoy lots of down-time. But sometimes I look at our calendar and just want to hide it, lock the doors and keep the family at […]
All four of our daughters dance – a lot. Between the four of them, they are racking up an average of 8 hours a week of classes in genres such as ballet, RAD ballet, tap, jazz, commercial jazz and contemporary. In addition to that, they have singing, drama and musical theatre classes too. We don’t […]
What ewe looking at? I do enjoy walking the dogs, a good job as we have two of them. But more so, I enjoy it when the girls come too and we just chat as we walk along. They’re not always that enthusiastic about walking the dogs, especially the teenagers. Sometimes I wonder if they […]
In this post, I will be continuing on from my previous post about maths. It’s often the case that us parents look at maths homework and realise that things are taught differently nowadays. In part 1 I looked at addition and subtraction so in this second part it will all about multiplication and division. Before […]
I’ve really felt like I’ve had a bit of cabin fever so far this late autumn. It’s dark when I’m not at work and I’m running in the dark mornings. Life with the girls is as busy as ever too so evenings are full on. Just getting a daylight walk in the country air with the […]
Our eldest daughter is 15 now and that means in no time at all she will be 17 and desperate to drive. I know when I was that age I couldn’t wait to get behind the wheel and start driving. So, I am now thinking about when that day comes, she has her provisional license […]
A lot of people think watching TV is a bad thing for kids. I agree to some extent, but I think it’s more a case of too much TV is bad for them, and the type of shows they watch will make a difference too. For example, there are loads of classic TV shows from […]
If your a parent of a primary school age child then the chances are that you are involved in assisting them with their homework. Maths homework, in particular, can be a real struggle for some parents. I have to admit that there have been occasions when I’ve seen what they have to do and not had a […]
I wrote recently about the pros and cons of homework where I discussed my views on this divisive subject. One of the cons is that it eats into family time and chilling out time. A few nights ago, I spent about 2 hours, in and around making tea and a lemon drizzle cake, helping Delilah with her […]
