Archived: Childcare
Bickering Siblings
Do you have kids that bicker constantly? Mine certainly do. If the three year old is not copying everything the six year old says (and driving her insane), the six year old is perfecting the …
Victoria Beckham’s Mummy Guilt
I am a fan of Victoria Beckham, and have it on good authority that despite her severe and gruff appearance in pictures she is both funny and a woman’s woman. I also like her because …
More Time For Families
I love this picture because like many mums and dads it perfectly sums up my life. As a family we really do need a longer weekend with more time to spend with each other that …
Competitive Potty Training!
Sometimes there are whole areas you forget about parenthood until you have a second child. I am not sure if it’s amnesia or simple forced forgetting but it happens. We are currently potty training child …
Can You Afford Your Kids? How parents are easing the expense
Can you afford your kids? New research collected by KidStart, the shopping club for families, reveals that the average parent will spend 49% of their income raising children!
In real terms the cost of raising a child …
Half Term Chaos
I don’t know about you but I always look forward to half term. No school run, no rushing, everything laid back and easy and supposedly relaxing. Except in my household it’s nothing like that. Aside …
Childcare Costs Reach A 10 Year High!
Having children is a costly game and new research out today shows that it’s never been more expensive to raise a child. The annual Cost of a Child Report shows that bringing a child up …
Has The Recession Put You Off Having More Kids?
Yesterday my friend told me that though she would love to have another baby, she and her husband have decided not to based on the fact they can barely get by on their earnings with …
Child Benefit Cuts
Millions of parents around the UK will be getting a dreaded letter this week from HM Revenue and Customs spelling out how their child benefit (currently £20.30 a week for the first child and £13.40 …
How Do You Keep Your Kids Safe?
The issue of child safety is on every parent’s mind right now thanks to a spate of terrible news stories. I know myself that the idea of keeping my kids safe has had me waking up in …
Cutting The Cost of Babysitting
Findababysitter.com the leading UK childcare search site, has revealed new figures to show the true cost of all types of childcare, up and down the country. The data of 1288 registered childcare professionals has revealed the …
In Praise of School Trips
My 5 year old had her first school trip yesterday and it went amazingly well. Of course, like any parent I was anxious about her being away with a large group of kids and without …
I’m Anita, a mum to two under 5s, a blogger, journalist and author. I’ll be blogging about all things family related whether that’s ranting about legislation, or a general heads up about something to make family life happier and less stressful. 
