It probably seems ironic for me to write this since I did pack my two and half year old toddler off to preschool, but nevertheless, I think it must be said. Despite the fact that I did send him to school, I have been questioning myself whether I did the.
Topics: development, Education, Parenting, preschool, social skills, toddlers

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It has always been my intention to send Gavin to school only when he is old enough to attend kindergarten – which meant he wouldn’t have started going to school until he was about 4 or 5 years old.Then I got pregnant.The general advice was that I...
Topics: development, Discipline, Education, school, toddler

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Five years ago, if you asked me where I would be now, I would probably have replied, “A few more rungs up on the corporate ladder.”  Never would I have guessed I’d be a stay-at-home Mum and that I wouldn’t want it any other...
Topics: childcare, Parenting

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Further to my previous post on self-actualisation, this is what I have been doing to further my own personal development…I’ve been busy lately.  My Cordon Bleu chef SIL and her French beau (who is also a chef, incidentally) are back from...
Topics: Miscellaneous, personal time, writing

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One of the most important parts of being a stay-at-home Mum (SAHM) is the need to have something personal for yourself and yourself only.  It might be a hobby you enjoy or just personal quiet time where you can think and be able to hear your own...
Topics: Parenting, SAHM, self-actualisation

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