Preteen Girls And Scary Movies

Preteen Girls And Scary Movies

“Can we watch IT!” they scream at me. A gaggle of twelve-year-old girls never “ask” or “say”. They scream. All the time. Especially when it’s a slumber party. “No. Absolutely not,” I say. My voice is not raised nor is it rushed. It’s level and calm. The voice of a...
Do we project our anxieties onto our children?

Do we project our anxieties onto our children?

This week has been a great week for lots of different reasons. The biggest thing for us this week was driving a 416mile round trip from Kent to Derby over two days for my cousins 21st birthday. It was an absolutely brilliant time. I’m currently sat on the sofa...
Learning to Talk: Vocabulary and Meaning

Learning to Talk: Vocabulary and Meaning

From the featured image, you’d be forgiven for thinking that understanding babies is easy.  But that’s only half of the story.  In the photo, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that my toddler, Jesse, is excited.  He’s surrounded by chocolate cake for...