Life with a nine year old isn't always easy - especially not when the nine year old in question is the most headstrong, independent and stubborn child you could imagine. I think we've entered the teenage hormone stage a few years early with Miss Frugal judging by the last few weeks and I'm struggling a little with how to cope with it to avoid the house becoming a battle ground. She's always been stubborn and fiercely independent but lately, she's developed a rather large attitude as well.  She isn't a demanding child but when she wants something that she can't have, she turns into a complete … [Read more...]

I'm after some help and advice from you all tonight - How do you teach your children the difference between telling tales and telling a grown up something important?My children on the whole are very close and up until recently they could quite happily spend the afternoon playing happily together.  Lately, they've been having more and more petty little squabbles and some of the tales they tell on each other are ridiculous.... He stuck his tongue out at me!She rolled her eyes at me!He wrote in my notebook!She added a piece of Lego to the Lego house I'm building!He keeps … [Read more...]

Last Friday, the day of the long awaited JLS concert finally arrived. I think I was more excited than she was, obviously because I couldn't wait to see her face when she saw her favourite group on stage, nothing to do with the little schoolgirl crush that I may possibly have on Marvin (who is very lovely)!  After spending a very un-frugal amount at the merchandise stand, Miss Frugal apparently couldn't wait a second longer to go and find our seats so we ended up being practically the first people sat down....We 'bumped' into the support act, NVS, on one of our many trips to the … [Read more...]