It might seem strange that I’m writing about sleep training, given that Hattie and Joe have reliably slept through the night for the past four years. I’m broaching the topic for a reason that doesn’t usually motivate me to update this blog: I’m annoyed, and so I’ve decided to explain what’s bothering me, and why.… Continue reading In praise of sleep (training)
It’s just over a year since I first published this blog post, and I wanted to update it. We finally signed Hattie and Joe up for formal swimming lessons in late 2016, not long before they turned four, and they’ve had weekly 20 minute swimming lessons ever since. They have both picked it up very… Continue reading Swimming revisited
In the early days of my parenting life – possibly while I was still pregnant – I read a lot about how to help my children to become good sleepers. Despite that research, they were still nine or ten months old before they actually became good sleepers, but still: there were certain suggestions that stuck… Continue reading Kids and their favourite toys
