I’m sure I’m not the only one who has this issue. How long should the kids spend on their games consoles and hidden away in their rooms? It’s a harder question now than ever before because there is such a social – I use the word loosely – aspect to it all now. Our soon-to-be…

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The recent unseasonably lovely weather has caused us here in the office to start counting down the days to our holidays with much excitement and anticipation. I am a firm believer in getting away somewhere, especially in the summer, no matter where to and for how long. I am one of those people who gets…

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When you start out on this great journey we call parenthood it is easy to forget about teamwork. You see, to me being part of a family is like being part of a team. We all have roles to play and we’re all essential to our families running smoothly. That’s not to say there is…

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It’s now been five months since I tearfully waved my elder son off to London. He has gone with his girlfriend to experience the Big Smoke. That’s not what I was saying at the time though. It was more along the lines of “My son has been stolen by a woman and taken to a really, really…

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I can’t remember the last time I had a night out with my husband. You know, a proper one where we pack the kids off to the grandparents for the night, get on our best clobber and head out to do the things we used to do before the children arrived. Like the ones we…

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