I bet you read that title and thought to yourself  that your child would never do such a thing.  Me too!I know that neither of my two would ever intentionally buy something without me knowing, especially using my money but unfortunately it's just not as simple as that these days and you see horror stories in the news where a child has unintentionally managed to spend a small fortune without their parents knowing.  In fact, I'm pretty sure most of those parents would have said that their children would never be able to do that too - until they were hit with the bill!Preventing … [Read more...]

At the minute there's lots of posts around the internet about making sure that children have less screen time and how too much screen time can be damaging to our children.Firstly, I want to make it clear that I don't disagree with the idea that too much screen time is bad and I do strongly believe that every family is different and you need to do what you think is right for your children and your family.  But, and there's always a but, I do have a slightly opinion about screen time that I wanted to share with you and even though I'm sure lots of you will disagree, it works for … [Read more...]

I've been blogging for a good few years now and I don't think that the kids can remember a time when I didn't blog, they've grown up with it being part of their life and there's certain characteristics that I've noticed they've developed that the child of a non blogger may not have or may not understand....1.  They are so NOT camera shy - they're used to being photographed constantly to the point where they enjoy being on camera most of the time.  In fact, every time I open my phone or iPad lately there's a whole new batch of selfies waiting to make me smile!2.  They wouldn't dream … [Read more...]

Another quiet week here this week although we've made sure that we've been out for a walk/scoot/bike ride every day to get some fresh air before getting changed in to our pyjamas and snuggling in at home.  This time of year isn't great for getting out and about doing things but we're trying - it's difficult though when you just want to come home, shut the curtains and block out the cold dark night isn't it? … [Read more...]