Everyone knows times are tough. just about every parent I know is struggling to meet the bills and pay for the extras. But how do you cut down when you’ve really cuts down so much?
Book review – The Sibling Effect
January 16th, 2012 Coming form a large family of boys himself, Jeffrey Kluger offers some personal insights that are both amusing, and in some ways similar to our own sibling relationships.
Happy New Year Everyone – 5 tips for being money savvy in 2012..
December 31st, 2011 With all that said, I wish all of you a wonderful New Year, a happy, healthy 2012, and a year a head full of love and success!
My 10 best presents this year (for me…)
December 7th, 2011 Or am I being a bit bah humbug? Maybe I am, but it just feels like Christmas is much more about how much you send than what you buy these days. It’s a pity, but true.
10 tips to help finance University costs
November 21st, 2011 University is a costly time for students and parents. For various reasons.
For some parents it’s because the children are living out of the home, so you are essentially paying for 2 homes.
For children that are still at home, it’s because the child is now socialising much more, and thus that increases cost of petrol, entertainment, and clothing too ( you have to look the part, right?).
10 tips to teaching your kids good money habits
November 15th, 2011 If kids don’t have control of money before adulthood, they learn that money will always be provided for them, that they don’t have to be responsible for their spending or their future.
Skeleton Bones for Halloween
October 25th, 2011 Serve with a goulish mask, and a scary laugh! Skeleton Bones for Halloween – it’s the only opportunity you get all year to be really scary! Make the most of it!
Loving parents, Unhappy Children
September 13th, 2011 In a real job situation your parent wouldn’t march up to the headmaster and demand that your place was reinstated. You would simply have to work harder in order to receive the next account. That’s life.
Meccano Mania
August 17th, 2011 In conclusion? Meccano is just as much for girls as it is for boys, and in our case the girls LOVE it!
The screaming banshee Mum
July 21st, 2011 I think we are all yelling screaming banshees at some stage, but that does not define us. We are also loving, kind, thoughtful people, who, at times of great stress, lose it a a little.
You and Your Tween: Help Your Child Enjoy Their Pre-teen Years
June 9th, 2011 ‘You and your Tween’ has some valuable insights on how to handle most of the issues, if not all, but the more valuable stuff, for me, was reading the real life experiences of other parents, from the Netmums site.
5 Minute Chocolate Cake
June 7th, 2011 Great served hot or cold and ideal for the children to make. Quick, easy and takes such a little time you can almost fit it into your busy day!!
“Where Has My Little Girl Gone?” – a book
June 7th, 2011 For those of us struggling with the tweens, and particularly the female version of ourselves, this is a book recommended to all parents. I’d advise you to read it before they turn 7, and try to implement a few of the ideas as soon as possible. It’s likely this book will be well thumbed by the time they turn 13!