Independent kids

Currently, my very favourite thing about weekend mornings is that there are no lunch boxes to pack. Don’t you agree, parents? A little break away from the peeling and chopping and fretting over nutritional content first thing is total bliss. However, it seems I could be on a permanent break from lunchboxes – well, with […]

3 years ago

My four-year-old son insisted on dressing himself this morning. He almost got out the door to pre-school in swimmer trunks, jeans for a six-year-old, a Ninja Turtles t-shirt and a leather jacket. So ok, he looked pretty cool, but it wasn’t entirely practical. And I was torn; I wanted him to feel like a cool […]

10 years ago