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(twins of 4) Do you have multiple children, do they get alOng? If you have one, do you think it's peaceful or do they keep saying they're bored? Every one of my children seems to engage in territorial battles with at least one of the others on a daily basis. Aargh! They were fighting over the dolls house so I assembled the castle, now they are fightIng over that

We could still find a use sometimes for a double even now, with baby 18m and older child (x2) who are 4 Same reasons as sb

Contact Accor/edenred You buy into their service and they will talk it all through with you Avoid busy bees, who are cheaper but rubbish

Gumboots after school club - http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/early-years-and-childcare/for-parents-and-carers/find-early-years-and-childcare-inspection-report/provider/CARE/107542

There are ofsted registered providers (then you can use vouchers) Gumboots, scamps/avp

Aww That's sweet Child no 1 has never been a great scooter... He loves his bike though I do think that a secondary aged boy wouldn't want a three wheeler though

We have a maxi micro Not sure it's that strong I think my son, 9, thinks it looks a bit babyish Ps - you're not selling your mini micro, by any chance?

If you don't start year 3 pretty promptly you do risk Losing the place There will be a procedure in place for 'no shows' as they call it

I am sure the hormone drop having stopped bf, and worry about going back to work is the thing that's causing the worry. I think the AK approach is a bit regimented and expects a lot very quickly. Hope you feel better once you get past this bump in the road ... Change is unsettling for both of you, I am sure! But the only way to go is onward ...

Ps she does sound tired ... Is breakfast any more successful? Why not try the savoury foods then?

Well 8m is really very early. I would try not to worry at all about 'balanced meals' for now Think instead of letting her experiment with various tastes, shapes, textures.... What food will be fun? If you give yourself a breathing space of 2-3m and try to relax into that. Let her see you eating And using cutlery and just try to enjoy it, it will come right. Small humans are actually programmed to opt for sweet foods because to a hunter gatherer a sugary food was a high calorie food What you see as her refusing the tomato pasta sounds more to me like her showing great interest in it ('red stuff! Hmm ... What does it do? Is it shampoo?' sort of thing) Making sure she has old clothes on and putting her straight in the bath after might be good

Is she feeling a bit overwhelmed at the minders, maybe? I think it's a perfectly normal thing, but if she really does seem to feel that other children are encroaching upon her space, perhaps this behaviour is her way to express that. So I think I agree with GCO. Perhaps the way to go is for her to balance her time between socialising with other children and getting to play by herself/be with her mum

Does she spend much time with other children, at nursery for eg?

Day time bath Big towel on the floor with bowl, jug with some water and kitchen implements Gardening - bag of compost and flower pots to fill with soil Cars/garage Put on a cd and dance Story cd

Saffron, if you wait to start school till the term after your child is 5, which is your right, the child would start off in year 1

When my twins were small I developed a pathological hatred of people who blocked the mother and baby spaces at sainsburys, due to the sheer impossibility of getting a trolley and getting two babies in to it if parked miles from the store One day I drew up and spotted a man in a white transit sitting in one of the spaces yakking on his mobile. I pulled up in a fury and leapt out of the car, despite a torrential downpour. Ignoring the heavy rain I strode across to his car znd was about to knock on his window and give him what for when I spotted the baby seat in the passenger side ...

Frequent night feeding like that isn't unusual and makes sense from a baby point of view (no distractions, high prolactin levels) so I wouldn't worry that in itself it is a sign of something beIng wrong

http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f0076897/screening-searching-and-confiscation

Crystal palace one o clock club (mornings as well as afternoons) I am told it hasn't closed down

But it was minder's third child, if I read it right?

Lots of the cereal you think is ok is very sugary - rice crispies for eg Only weetabix, porridge and shredded wheat are not high in sugar But it's all a question of moderation I think and trying to discourage too sweet a tooth

We do have most of things, so I can't be too bad a mother :-) Just wondered if those who more accustomed to the 'sitting quietly being creative' sort of life had some inside knowledge that passed me by. Let me know if you go for artistic, could send my little ones along at the same time

One of my children (just 4) spends all her time drawing. We have gone from licking all pens away to avoid boys drawing on the walls to actually leaving a small box out. This is all a bit new to me. What sort of art materials might she like ... Any arty classes or holiday activities, that sort of thing? Thanks

The area looks so neglected now The expensive water channel is full of leaves, water never on The toddler play kit is locked behind the fence, despite the initial plans for it to be available when the one o'clock club is closed It's such a shame

Oh no We already miss it because it is never open when we try