After reading a report on how a high percentage of 16-23 year olds still didn’t know where their food came from we thought we’d ask the children what they thought. Three-year-old Ollie loved answering the questions: ‘Where does ham come from?’ ‘Piggies!’ ‘Where does milk come from?’ ‘Cows!’ ‘Where do eggs come from?’… Read More
When I was a child and visited friends’ homes after school, meal times were unlike anything I was used to. Instead of everybody in the family sitting around the dinner table, as I was used to doing, meals were often eaten from plates balanced on laps, sitting in front of the television screen. You… Read More
As schools up and down the country prepare to finish for the Christmas break, Mike and I made a last minute decision to take the children out for their very own end-of-term treat. Wanting to make the most of places being relatively quiet whilst other children were still in school we decided to make… Read More
When our family was much smaller and a new baby arrived we would examine our newest addition’s face to see which parent they most resembled. As the family grew, it soon changed from trying to identify which parent the new baby most looked like, to which sibling they looked like. It was… Read More
As we approached dinner time we realised that Paddy (5), Oliver (3) and Joseph (2) hadn’t been seen for a while. As we know from experience, this could not be a good sign. We called them down and down they came. ‘Oliver, what have you done to your hair?’ ‘Nothing!’ ‘Oliver, what have… Read More
Learning how to value money is a lesson that is learnt very early. Even when you examine your own habits and attitude towards money, you will find that you are able to trace its roots all the way to your childhood. This lesson is even more important in the materialistic and money-driven… Read More