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V interesting. Thanks for posting.. H

Dodgy 'thread'. Ho hum!

littlemissindulgence Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for all your views and shares of > experiences. Much appreciated! > > I will slowly train her to learn how to wipe > properly, starting from tomorrow, but will urge > her also to refrain from going for a no 2 at > school. I'm hoping she will be able to wait until > she gets home... > > It feels like she is growing up so fast already, > having this issue just makes it even more real. > > Thanks again. Hi there - I think its unreasonable to expect them all to be toilet trained and able to wipe properly at this age.As someone said - they all learn at different speeds and at different ages. I guess it depends how they deal with this all in practice at the school. That said it might not be a good idea to start a child thinking about holing it in. It can quickly become a habit. My son's always been reluctant to poo at school. He sometimes suffers from hard stools and constipation as a consequence - see this snippet from the web here: http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/encopresis.html# 'There's a wide range of normal when it comes to having a BM. The frequency of BMs varies with a person's age and individual nature. "Normal" pooping might range from one or two BMs per day to only three or four per week. Some kids don't poop on a regular basis, but a child who passes a soft BM without difficulty every 3 days is not constipated. However, a child who passes a hard BM (small or large) every other day is. Other kids may go every day, but they only release little, hard balls and there's always poop left behind in the rectum. So, what causes the hard poop in the first place? Any number of things, including diet, illness, decreased fluid intake, fear of the toilet during toilet teaching, or limited access to a toilet or a toilet that's not private (like at school). Some kids may develop chronic constipation after stressful life events such as a divorce or the death of a close relative. Whatever the cause, once a child begins to hold his or her BMs, the poop begins to accumulate in the rectum and may back up into the colon and a vicious cycle begins.'

Night terrors perhaps? Upsetting to witness but child won't usually remember after thankfully. Try here: http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/directory/n/nightmares-and-terrors

HI there giggirl and anyone else interested. I actually went to the park office a couple of days ago - Friday afternoon. Someone else had also enquired the day before. The Mum's there but not paying much attention to the ducklings .. at least during the day.... The keepers know and are keeping an eye on things - esp when some of them go 'free-range' down the stream. H

clarebells Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not at all Helen, Nature Play is for all ages. In > the school holiday we quite often have old > siblings or children that once came to Nature Play > when they were younger, or > homeschooled/unschooled. > > Nature Play is... > Child-led play > For all ages > Every week > All weather > All seasons > Free Hi there - thanks for the reply. Might come along next week. Helen

Hello there- just wondering if 8 and 5-year olds are too old to come along? Helen

Heading out through the Japanese garden past the pond there at around half four this afternoon we noticed a group of about 7 ducklings - not newborn - but not that old or fledged - apparently on their own. They were hopping up form the stream into the main pond. When my partner went back past around half an hour later he said they were still there on their own. Anyone else spotted them? Question is - is there anything that can/should be done? Is it likely they'd be left on their own by their mother for around an hour? Evidently if not then they're going to be on their own at least through the night... Cheers helen

vesti Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Given DKH and Peckham Rye clearly state 8+ (or 5+ > on some parts of Southwark website relating > Peckham Rye) on their websites I don't understand > why people so keen to thrust much younger children > in there. Plenty of, adventurous, playspaces > available for younger children and why should > older children in Adventure playgrounds designed > for them have to look out for, and in some > instances have their play restricted by, 2, 3, 4, > 5 year olds? Could be something to do with having more than one child to cater for rather than 'thrusting' them in there lol! Try separating my was 4 now 5-year old from his 8-year old brother for example! Most people monitor and look after the younger ones and keep them on few more suitable areas of the PR one or just on the grassy areas anyway so as to avoid 'restricting' the play of older ones.

Saw a cracker today. Some idiot driving past Harris Boys up towards the traffic lights near Co=op on Forest Hill Road this afternoon. Must have been doing 50 mph. Any speed cameras along there??? If so, hope you got caught mate whoever you are = pretty irresponsible driving.....

The Fourth Trimester theory is quite a nice way of thinking about the early months after birth comparing their environment before and after birth - see attached image. See here: http://babycalm.wordpress.com/2012/07/06/the-fourth-trimester-aka-why-your-newborn-is-only-happy-in-your-arms-30/

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edhistory Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > DulwicFox, > > > > You are confusing the scrawls on walls in your > > photograph, with the East Dulwich street art. > > > > John K > > I said it starts with painting a few bollards and > ends up like the photo I posted.. > > If you allow even ?Talented Artists? to scrawl on > the wall then you open the door to anyone. > Needs to be nipped in the bud before it gets out > of control. Bit late for that I feel. > > I do not think the folk in Dulwich Village would > put up with it. > > DulwichFox Well thank God this isn't Dulwich Village, which looks remarkably similar, come to think of it, to the film the Stepford Wives....

Fantastic! Well done everyone involved... and fingers crossed...

Yep - trainlines and bus routes out of London and the tube..... I remember the guy who owns the company recommended above telling us NEVER to sit down on London's public transport - particularly at night time, which, of course, is when the little buggers come and and bite - esp if you've had a few too many to drink and are snoozing merrily away. They can tell you're asleep and are ready to bite.. . We think our bedbug infestation a few years ago now came from my OH's office. He contracts and was sitting next to guy who'd apparently been itching for months and who thought he had a skin condition :,(

WHat about muffins??? For example - chocolate chip. Promise so much - all those chocolatey bits on top and shiny sticky gooey-looking surface. You think - maybe this one will be different, maybe this time it'll be a good'un. Underneath - shitty crumby crumbly stuff that gets EVERYWHERE - guess this pleases passing pigeons - and is usually dried out! Like most cupcakes - style over substance ... discuss...

L15ecr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think that whilst they are definately artistic > and colourful they are a bit tacky. In certain > areas I think they would work but not there. It > does also mak them blend in with the cars so not > so visible! Blend in with the cars? Wow - I had no idea that Forest Hill Road was awash with psychedelic hippymobiles :-)

Agreed - lookin good!

Just flagging up these useful pages from the NHS which include tips for soothing/relaxing babies at bedtime. Worth noting that NHS and others - UNICEF etc recommend that to minimise the risk of SIDS the safest place for a baby to sleep is in the same room as you for the first six months... Opinions vary on whether this should be a cot/moses basket etc. adjacent to your bed ideally and over the risks/benefits of co-sleeping. Obviously there are lots of factors involved here with SIDS but... Anyway the info's here: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/getting-baby-to-sleep.aspx#close H

The Nappy Lady Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Totally agree re the little kids playground at > Peckham Rye, it's been as is for a long time and > really just doesn't have enough equipment in it to > keep children entertained for long. Would love to > see some extra (and innovative?) equipment. > > Re the area by the 1 o'clock club. It depresses > every time I see it. I was one of the drivers to > get a 'water play' feature into our park (ha!!), > and applied and got Cleaner Greener Safer money to > get either refurbish the old paddling pool, or > fill it in so we could have some kind of new water > play feature. What we ended up with, after so > many years of discussion and wrangling that I gave > up being involved, is NOT what I had in mind at > all. > > It really, really upsets me so much. > > So, generally I try not to think about it too > much. > > So sorry I failed you all in getting a better, and > truly fun water play feature for the summer like > they have at so many other parks. :-( Whatever happened to the 'snagging' that was meant to be happening at the One o Clock CLub water play or am I just imagining that there was a mention of it on a EDF thread? For a couple of beautiful weeks, when the water feature was just opened and functioning it was lovely! I even almost held a childlike belief that water might actually run uphill and that it would all be OK... almost... Who were the designers/contractors and were they ever held to account for defying commonsense and basic physics? Sorry if this refreshes the pain Molly. I have to say that my kids at least are much happier with the present play area than the previous larger One O Clock club one. H

Well - that explains it. Down AGAIN! It's been like this on and off for months. Thanks for the update nunheadmum. I'm on the phone to Orange tomorrow and expect to be fobbed off for a week in the same way, but at least will be registering it like you say. What are you meant to do in the longterm if you don't have a 4G phone - presumably cough up loads of dough for one you wouldn't have needed in the first case if they hadn't taken away masts. Completely predictable! Complete fiasco.

I'll second this - lovely book! H londonhypnobirthing Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is a beautiful book on mindful parenting > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddhism-Mothers-Approach- > Yourself-Children/dp/1742377017

Oh no What happened? I usually walk past there after the school run but we went on the other side of the road today. Feel like forming a human chain round them or is it too late?

Renata - this is a beautiful tree. Thank you for emailing and finding out more. HOWEVER, is it likely that we'll get an answer in time to potentially reprieve it from Tuesday's cull? Given the results so far it looks unlikely. So what else can we practically do to show our unease and concern about the way some of this is being handled in time to actually do something about it? Helen

Oh man! Nits ... clothes moths... chickenpox .... I'm under siege and feeling itchy! Wine needed. :(

Darn - sorry to hear others suffering too. Still intermittent today. DJKillaQueen - love to know how you get on. Might be doing the same with Orange... H