What is the difference between a child and a mobile phone? In a Quiet Carriage on First Great Western, not very much. Picture the scene. Read more
08.05.12
Get them into uniform
Lucien likes rules. At a recent Parent’s Evening, his teacher told me how much he liked regulations. Read more
15.04.12
Peer pressure
After – ooh – about three years of trying, Lucien today rode his bike without stabilizers/parent hanging on the back. Read more
04.04.12
Just who is the Easter Bonnet parade for?
Not the people in the Bonnets, that’s for sure. My children used to come out shyly wearing their little hats Read more
23.03.12
Why the school timetable is our timetable
Heard from an old friend of mine the other day. She seems really happy, has a prestigious job, is partnered, lives in Manchester. Read more
06.03.12
My daughter as a Kindle
This week the dreaded phrase was uttered over the boiled eggs. “Mummy! It’s World Book Day tomorrow.”
18.02.12
The Blobterre
So, you’re a contemporary artist. And you have a chance to make an installation at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. What an opportunity! It’s right above the main entrance, too. And its for children. So thousands, probably millions will experience it. What, then would you do? Read more
13.02.12
Half Term Spying
This is what we were invited to on the first day of Half Term – a Spy Workshop based on Johnny English Reborn…which we had all seen and loved. What wasn’t to like? Read more
02.02.12
Good parenting is middleclass..discuss
So I went to the Institute of Education to hear all about this…it was a rather academic, very well delivered speech by Professor Carol Vincent, all about how middle class parents (mothers actually) Read more
23.01.12
smart thinking is the future
Alright, so I have been invited over to BBC London this morning, to review the papers on the Breakast Show with the lovely Gaby Roslin and Paul Ross, (who, among other witticisms, Read more
13.01.12
Happy children
So, I was asked on Five Live Breakfast yesterday how to ensure your children are happy. Should they be happy ALL THE TIME, firstly? Well, probably not, was my answer. I mean obviously you want your children to be happy; their happiness is crucial. Read more
