Letting your child go to nursery for the first time on their own is a massive leap of faith, up until this point the child may have fully been in your, your partners, your family or friends care the whole time. This is the first step you and your child have achieved to their […]
How to be wise
I found this great video on YouTube on how to be wise. It goes through the accepted definition of being wise and whether it’s still appropriate in today’s world. What I found most interesting in this where the speaker Simon Cohen talks about children and how we misintrept thier behaviour (13 mins). I agree with […]
When someone criticises your child
There’s many things in life that you think you can handle before they ever occur and you think it won’t faze you when it does occur. When someone criticises your child it may either hurt you straight away or it may be something that grates on your nerves for a long time. I’ve tried to […]
Comparing your child to others – should you do it?
A lot’s been written and spoken about comparing your child to others, whether their your own kids or other kids, we all know that it can be damaging to the self confidence of the child to compare them and their achievements to others. But in the real world, grown ups are compared to each other […]
keeping the spark in your relationship after kids – a poll
We all know the drill, we’ve heard the stories a hundred times, the kids rob you of all your energy and time, by the time they go to bed you are exhausted, but now the clean up operation has to begin. Where do we find the time and energy for our other halves? Sadly as […]
Balancing time between children of different ages
We’ve all been in this situation where one child is ill and the other wants to play. Recently my baby was not well, he had a temperature, I think there was some kind of infection going around. He was very sensitive and just wanted me to hold him and give hime lots of cuddles. My […]
preparing a birthday party
It was recently my youngest’s first birthday, I don’t know if you’re like me or whether it varies from culture to culture but I felt I had to throw a big party for this auspicious occasion. I had previously thrown a big party for my first boy, I’m not sure whether I wanted to do […]
How to raise 4 children and find time to work
I had the chance to interview fellow VFX Artist Adam Sibbick, I asked him how he manages to balance a full time job as well as having four children. We talk about the challenges of contracting and strategies for job hunting when the kids are around and demanding attention. We talk about the pressures of […]
Should you let your child play with your iPad, Android or Surface tablet?
Should you or shouldn’t you let your child play with your iPad, Android or Surface tablet? I guess this is the same debate that our parents had when we were growing up playing on our games consoles. I think the debate here goes further though as today’s tablets have much more functionality than the games […]
What’s the quickest time it takes you to get your child ready?
What’s the typical time it takes you to get your child ready from wake up to the leaving the front door? Assume you have to wake them up, give them a bath, brush thier teeth/have them brush their own teeth, dress them/have them dress themselves, Get their shoes and coat on. Assume you are […]