hpsaucey

I'll second this. I work in a Museum, and although not speaking for all Museum's, would say that in ours many exhibitions - although aimed at maybe a certain age group - Key stage 1 and up/teenage to adult etc - are usually designed to be inclusive to most age groups. We would certainly never want anyone to feel excluded from an exhibit/exhibition. I guess its down to common courtesy for ANYONE visiting to be mindful of the needs of other visitors - be it exploring toddlers or older children really getting in to the exhibits. H bluesuperted Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You make an interesting point but 2 and 3 year > olds should be encouraged to explore and be > curious, yes it is annoying for 7 and 9 year olds > but they may have learnt a few very helpful social > skills like waiting, patience and empathy for > those less able than themselves; to me that's a > better lesson for life than just getting on with > the experiments. And with the v short attention > spans of little ones the incursion into their own > explorations is likely to be short-lived. > > I don't think toddlers/preschoolers or children > should only be kept in areas focused on their age > group either - despite showing what you consider > to be no understanding, little ones learn so much > from seeing what the next stage is and what older > children/adults are up to. > > Carbonara Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Can I make a plea? There are loads of really > good > > educational inter-active sections in museums, > and > > every time we have gone, the 7 and 9 year olds > > have been trying to get into the exhibits and > do > > the experiments, only to have a parent encourage > a > > 2 or 3 year old to push in and monopolise the > > exhibit, have fun pulling the levers etc but > with > > no understanding. Find a genuinely > > toddler-friendly section. Museum of Docklands > has > > a great section in the basement.

midivydale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ladies, need your help. > Baby ivydale who has been a pretty good sleeper > since his reflux has been under control has > started waking again at night after sleeping > through for about 4mnths. > He goes to bed at 7 and now wakes at 1am and he > seems hungry. I gulps down a full bottle and then > another one at 5.30. > Why? I thought perhaps a growth spurt so have just > been feeding him but am concerned that it is now > becomming a habit. > I dont know what to do, any advice? Um - first congratulate yourself and feel thankful that your baby's been in the minority already sleeping through lol, and Second - there are many theories for wakefulness at this stage. Try this page amongst many others: http://www.babyzone.com/baby/sleep/waking-up-nightly-worry_66054 > He eats plenty during the day 3 good meals of > solids as well as bottles. > He is teething (first came through yday) but he > seems hungry rather than in pain. > Shall i keep feeding him or am i creating a bad > habit? > Thanks x

I'll second this company. They were bloody brilliant about 4 years ago when we had some ... Also agree with cosmonaut's point about maybe being reinfested from another flat. Good luck cosmonaut Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I had a seriously bad case of bedbugs a few years > ago. It was sorted thanks to the guys at Bed Bugs > Ltd (bed-bugs.co.uk) who were amazing. They really > know their stuff and they were really committed to > helping us get bug-free. > > In any case I recommend going with a company that > specialises in bed bugs rather than a catch-all > exterminator. Also, you should ask your neighbours > if they've had any problems, it's likely the bugs > came back because they've infested more than one > apt in your building. Unfortunately, if this is > the case, unless your neighbours are also willing > to pay up for treatment you might find you're > getting reinfested all the time...

Fuschia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't it funny how once your child is named you > can't imagine them by any other name? > > What names were short listed but not used? > > Child no 1 could have been Cai or Keir > Daughter was intended to be Grainne if I ever had > a girl, but in the end I chose a different name > Latest child no inspiration struck - I toyed with > Neirin to universal disapprobation My second is Keir - a compromise name after we couldn't agree on our first choice. My eldest is a 'Linus'. I remeber telling my sister what we were going to call him and the phone went silent for a few minutes - unusual for my sister. Glad to see that both names are going even further DOWN the popularity charts than they even used to be.....No others in their classes, no others in their school....

Sale date has changed to 3rd November. See: http://www.nct.org.uk/branches/brixton-dulwich-and-streatham/events/autumn-brixton-dulwich-and-streatham-branch-nearly-n-0

Hello there.Sorry I can't help with a property.... But, there is a support group in Southwark. Email the NAS Southwark Branch at [email protected] I think they now meet monthly or so in the Albrighton Centre. Helen ETA: if you email they will also put you on the mailing list for events etc....

My Dad used to make bl**dy good beer ... My OH and I used to make some beer and cider but only from kits. More recently I've been making gingerbeer ... not quite the same I know. I'd be interested in getting into it a bit more. Elderberry port ... cor, lovely!

And .... at the heart of this is a child who NOW maybe feels left out and disappointed and a parent who has to find a way of explaining. OP - the way you and your daughter have been treated is terrible. This company are running activities for children - without taking their needs and feelings into consideration apparently. Disgusting. H

Hhm - crontroversial maybe(???) but Oasis always were shi*..... and overrated. Go on someone, tell me to go hang... StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Beady eye on in the next section. That's not > going to be too embarrassing

No - luckily NOT replaced the greasy spooner which is still there too! H red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has this replaced the old greasy spoon at the far > end of Cheltenham Road? > This side of Nunhead is very quiet and > residential. As well as houses there are lots of > purpose built Edwardian maisonettes (flats with > own front door), which tend to have larger, better > laid out floor plans than the standard house/flats > conversion by builders. Definitely an area for the > long term...

We have a real mixture of stuff. Same criteria as veryseriousgirl - hopefully well made and not too prescriptive on play and imagination. Wow toys are great! Do love Lego but so many of the pieces are so specialised that my boys struggle to imaginatively use them in other ways sometimes. At least with well-made ones you can pass them on...There's also some recycled plastic stuff out there. And I dream of buying the whole of the Myriad Toys catalogue....

Playmobil rocks! Nuf said....

Actually - we couldn't hold our son - this can increase their distress...... Its such a hard thing to watch them going through this and know that the 'best' thing is to just be there but not interfere.

HI there. I was given a leaflet outside the station, which said that there is a fair/some stalls etc. on one of the days. I've already lost the leaflet. Can you remind me when this was happening? Is it Saturday? Cheers Helen

Quick question - as a Nunhead resident. What would an assistant webmaster need to do and what would the time commitment be do you think? H

NO need to leave fragments in there. Go out and buy some magnesium sulphate - a quid or so from any chemist. Put it directly on to splinter/fragments and cover with a plaster or put some on to the inside of the plaster and then put plaster on to skin. Draws out splinters and any pus/infection.... Helen nunheadmum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks everyone - and the PM's. Thankfully it > didn't look too bad by this morning and after a > good night's sleep back home she was more in the > mood to let me take a look. I managed to get the > worst bits out so hopefully that'll suffice. > > But will file the info in the 'useful to know' bit > of being a mummy as I suspect it's only time > before it'll be needed again. And will try to > convince the wild child that crocs aren't the work > of the devil but a good way to prevent things like > this happening again! Although it was nice to see > her running around, being free.

I've also seen plenty of people bypass the bollards either at the Peckham Rye east end or from near the carpark and drive their cars down past the cafe and down the path towards the junction of Friern Road/Peckham Rye west... mainly during the summer, often at speed. All for the speed humps but also wonder if we'll see more 'off piste' driving afterwards???

Yep - similar/based on some of his course if I remember rightly. Running program on at Rosendale CHildren's Centre on a Thursday morning. There's normally a bit of a waiting list. See here for their activities list and contacts: http://www.rosendale.cc/?page_id=500 Yak Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a bit focussed on the discipline side of > things, but I really rate this resource from the > Boys' Development Project (a local charity who > might be involved with the course hpsaucey > mentioned)? > > Boys under Five

You could put your name down for the Rosendale Children's Centre 'Raising Boys' course - its fantastic. H

Hello there Ian. Thank you for replying. So glad this is happening again. Wanted to come last year, but son too young really. I'll be the first to state preferences then - any weekend from the beginning of July onwards. How exciting! H

Hello there! I was wondering if there were any plans to repeat the night-time Green Chain walk? Sounded wonderful....

AND I'm another with terrible possibilities from scans - hormones suggested problems; then scans revealed other symptoms conducive with Edwards syndrome; my baby was almost off the scale (but not quite ) small .... I had about ten scans through my pregnancy as a result ( I refused the offered amnio etc). Saw Nicolaides and others from his team (in fact my sister in law needed a second opinion scan and went private to find 'the best team' which was the team at Kings). I'm another who now has a healthy child. I do feel that scans can now 'see' and suggest so much, but the research to explore, corroborate and find explanations for what they see lags behind what they can see. I think they probably have a duty to tell you what they see and give you odds of particular scenarios. Of course this leads to a lot of worry and stress, and sometimes there is a problem, but in many cases there everything turns out to be fine. I really feel for you and hope the news is good.

Yes - we've found it. Looking at the Geocache comments it seems to have been found by a fair mix of locals and 'visitors'. Enjoy!

Lol - yes my experience is pretty limited as well - my boys are only 6 and 4. We bought magazines as a treat last week. The older one wanted Batman or something; the younger bought a princess one with lipstick and sparkly wand. He also likes painting his nails, but is a real 'boy' whatever that means. I wonder if I'd have been happy buying a magazine with a lipstick for a 4-year old girl????? Probably not. Confusing... Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hpsaucey Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > OR - you could go on Rosendale's 'Raising Boys' > > course, and find out that its a mixture, > > unsurprisingly, of nature and nurture.... > Bloody > > good course. > > > Yes, I've heard that about that course. Sorry, i > didn't really make it clear in my post that the > Cordelia Fine approach, or what little I know of > it, is not one I tend to agree with! My son has > girl friends who are every bit as 'exuberant' as > him, and some who are not,a nd the same mix with > the boys. I would also tend to think it's a > mixture of nature and nurture just based on my own > (fairly limited) experience so far.

LOVE THIS - spot on! Mrs TP - you must have both????? Helen Mrs TP Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Girls screech around the house and boys thud.