Fuschia

Although Im I am on mat leave and currently have help on Wednesdays, from April chances are I will be back at work and Weds is the day I struggle to fill (no creche!) I would love to find a small network of WEdnesday friends for playdates at home, playgroups, softplay, sandpit, CP one o'c club. I am bound by school pick up... and atm twins still nap from 12.30 Kids: Boy girl twins 3 in April and new baby boy 3m old (plus 8 yo boy at Heber) Me: Older mum, work part time, veggy extended breastfeeding cosleeping type (but happy to be friends wth anyone!) Is anyone wants to get together on Wednesdays, le me know.

Can I come even though I work to days pw, usually Mon and Tues (currently on mat leave)

The twins club arranged a special course by EPEC amd it was very good. Details of their usual courses here: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200279/parenting_support_and_courses/1734/being_a_parent_course

Southwark council run free paenting courses, will post a link

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We're over our Chicken Pox scare. No sign of the > pox here. Shall we try for a meet up this week? > :-) is hald term... not sure if that's good or bad for socialising... i NEED to but is harder than usual!!

Margot Sunderland in her book "Science of parenting" distinguishes between a little nero tantrum (consciously dESIGNED to manipukate) and an emotional meltdown, which the child needs love and support to get through. How best to achieve that I think depends on the child. I think it's correct to help them name their emotions, to articulate what they are upset about. And I think there comes a point in any meltdown when the temper is spent and a child needs a hug. But whether it is necessary to stay in view throughout, I don't know. Not if it prolongs the agony on both sides, I'd suggest!!

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We cosleep here.. all our childen have slept with one, the other or both of us ... DS1 started sleeping alone at the age of about 6. As long as everyone had enough space, it works just fine. You can find evidence that CC causes damage to the developing brain and that cosleeping is linked to improved adult mental health. You can probably find some evidence to the contrary too. Point I'm making is that if it works for you and suits your parenting style, don't worry what other people think. It won't be forever. Buy different books! Read stuff by Elizabeth Pantley and William Sears. The What to expect books aren't neutral at all, IMO.

Though possiblynot good for tinies... I did get my children done there though inc babies and they check/send the forms ad guarantee the pics too

forest hill rd post office do pics

We go to the Christingle each year at St Johns. And I have been to the playgroup at allsaints and they avertised some family church events. BotH Would be good to try, I am not up enough on christianity to know wht specific flaVour they are i am afraid... in fact i'm an atheist personally. St johns and also the church in dulwich village have linked schools, i believe

http://www.stjohnseastdulwich.org/

All Saints nr Bellenden rd? St Johns?

Little Rascals, Bellingham. Much bigger than Peckham but till good for toddlers, Bus def goes there

Has anyone had their email acknowledged?

Knmester, I think many women have some sadness aout their births. xx

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RIcaK98Yg

Because each academy using the funding mechanism proposed, may result in deductions to the LA of more than its share of the LA cake, it has indeed been discussed in several other LEAs, that after a certain no of schools convert to academy, there would be nothing left to fund central services for the remaining LA schools, hence the possible strategy of all schools then being best to follow suit. This academy wave could sound trhe death knell for many local LEAs, for sure

Fairlawn: http://www.fairlawn.lewisham.sch.uk/HolidayDates1.htm "Autumn Term Monday 5 September ? Friday 21 October 2011 (Children return on Tuesday 6 September) " It doesn't help you really, you will need to check whether the particular schol your child goes to is having an INSET day on the 6th...

clux Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks Fuschia. Will have to check with the school > tomorrow. Or do you think its too early for them > to know about inset days? They will have agreed the terms dates by now for sure. Smetimes a school leaves an INSET day tbc, but not usually so it affects the start or end of term...

Most schools take an INSET day or two at the start of the Autumn term before the pupils are in.

It will vary school by school I'm afraid, due to INSET days. But here is Southwark's overall plan: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/36/school_term_and_holiday_dates/2060/school_term_and_holiday_dates_september_2011_to_july_2012

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > The academy concept is the antithesis of what I > believe in as a Lib Dem. It is schools being > seperated from local political input and parent > power and reporting in some manner to the national > Dept of Education. The exact opposite of localism > and public accounability. Hear hear

Its the best theme park for toddlers esp in summer - has waterplay