Adele over at Circus Queen has currently posted a guest post written by Ericka from Mum in the South asking "What's the best age gap between siblings?". To be honest, Ben and I know that we want to have more children at some point (if we are fortunate enough that is): Ben in fact would welcome baby no2 rather sooner than later, because he loved being close in age to his sister, they aren't even a ...
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Would you slap someone else’s child?
I was watching day-time television today and came across an interesting discussion on The Wright Stuff. Matthew Wright and his panel were talking about the new BBC drama 'The Slap' (first episode tonight at 10pm), based on the novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas and discussed if it is alright to physically discipline a friend's child. At a barbecue in suburban Melbourne Harry, ...
Should you force your teenager to eat meat?
On Sunday we were invited for a BBQ with Ben's family. We were sitting in the garden and having fun with the water hose until food was served and drama took its course. Ben's oldest niece didn't want to eat any of the grilled meat, while her step-dad insisted she had some. With her being almost 13 years old and her step-dad only wanting her to get the nutrients she needs, you can imagine it all ...
Discuss: Is children’s play dying out?
New research by the Institute of Education, the University of East London and the University of Sheffield as well as a ground-breaking website from the British Library and a documentary film all show that, rather than dying out, children’s play is in robust health. It is simply changing and adapting to today's society: The researcher's findings counteract the belief that the ...