Little I has uncontrollable curly hair. She gets it from me, poor thing. A head of golden curls does look very cute on a two-year-old (we often get stopped by old ladies!) but it is very hard to manage. She frequently wakes up with something similar to dreadlocks. After trying a few of my own […]

Is it possible to potty train your child in one week, under the instruction of Gina Ford? The simple answer is ‘no’ unfortunately…well at least that’s been our experience. If only it were such a black and white process; instead we have found it is a far more gradual learning curve. If you haven’t already, […]

If you were to read all of the books written on potty training, and listen to every expert’s advice, in addition to friends’ and parents’ experiences, you would be one very confused Mummy! There is undoubtedly a case of too much information out there, matched with a huge gap in thinking between the way our […]

We are currently experiencing the joy of potty training… My Mum bought me a cheap and cheerful potty when my daughter was three days old! No pressure there then. Needless to say that by 27 months we have failed both of our Mums’ expectations (who had me and Andy out of nappies by our first […]