The 4 am velociraptor. There’s this thing that happens at 4 am sometimes, this crazy-haired-child clumsily walks into our bedroom usually running square into the door handle that’s ajar, and the only response is a high pitched squaking that can only be described as a velociraptor. SQUAAAKKKKKKK. Violet, do you need some water? Squak. Are you warm? Do you want to take off your cosy pajamas? Squaking…. Read More »

We used to write this table on the side of medication bottles, with a row for each of the days the medication needed to be given and a row for the amount of times per day, usually two to three. It’s all well and good, in theory, but doesn’t help when you’ve stashed the medication away in ‘that drawer’ in the fridge, and don’t see… Read More »

How do you get your kids to play outside for more than a few minutes? A friend asked me this the other day - and I replied with “what do you mean?” With the gorgeous weather arrived, and the backyard ready for adventure, the kids don’t really have a choice to get out there, enjoy it and build those crucial development skills that come with… Read More »

I’m a reader. I read a few books every month, and often, there’s a handful of books in there every few months dealing with one of the topics I’m passionate about - parenting. I’ve read a lot of parenting books. Some were terrible, some just felt weird, or weren’t our style, and some were the best parenting books I’ve read. These are some of the… Read More »