Strange gift requests: What kids really want for Christmas… according to our readers!

    A few weeks ago our eight-year-old asked for a bag of carrots for Christmas. ‘What for?’ I asked him. ‘To eat,’ he replied ‘They’re just so tasty!’ And so I wondered whether it was just our children who had a tendency to be slightly odd at times. After asking our readers about their… Read More

Parenting Moments: Parenting Moment #1

    You know that parenting moment when you think your two-year-old twins are sleeping but you discover they’ve been playing with their brother’s (non-toxic) chemistry set instead? That.    I’m thinking of creating a new series called ‘Parenting Moments’. If you have a parenting moment you’d like to share please email a pic and description… Read More