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It’s adults, not children who need their screen time limited

January 26, 2013 Joanne Mallon 4

But isn’t that a bit old fashioned these days? It’s quite popular amongst a certain brand of uptight parent to make a big deal of […]

How to deal with toddler tantrums at Christmas

December 18, 2012 Joanne Mallon 1

Toddlers, eh? Can’t re-wrap ’em, can’t send ’em back to Santa. The Christmas and New Year period is prime time for adult meltdowns, let […]

Christmas gifts for kids aged 8-12

December 16, 2012 Joanne Mallon 0

Children aged 8-12 can be hard to please. They have a definite idea of what they like, but it might not necessarily be what you […]

Books for kids who don’t like reading

November 29, 2012 Joanne Mallon 0

Is a book is one of the few things it’s OK to give as a gift to someone who might not like it? Maybe if that […]

Introducing KBC – the club for children who blog (and their parents)

October 4, 2012 Joanne Mallon 0

So what’s the most sensible thing to do when you already have too much on and are visibly creaking at the seams?OK I know […]

Crap summer holiday activities

July 26, 2012 Joanne Mallon 1

There are lots of great blog posts around right now full of imaginative activities to engage your children over the summer holidays. This isn’t one […]

Working + School holidays = ???

July 24, 2012 Joanne Mallon 4

There are small people in my office. They have stolen my pens and printer paper. They would quite like me to vacate my seat at the computer […]

So your child wants a blog

July 9, 2012 Joanne Mallon 1

So many parents have asked me about children’s blogging recently – looks like that kid with the school dinner blog has really sparked something in the […]