Mens

After absolutely loving the trial lesson, my girls have just started at The South London School of Ballet and are really happy there. I find it nicer to do a regular thing as long as it's close to home and at a convenient time and as long as you don't end up having too many regular things/classes (which is what happened to us at one point).

Kings and I'm pretty sure you can self refer. We have been with them for almost a decade and they are brilliant

Hi Can someone PM me the info too M x

One thing that helped me was having the eldest two in afterschool club a couple of days a week. This meant I got proper full days with the little one. The school day just seems really short when you factor in drop off and pick up times. I would say it's exhausting but massively fun having three especially when they reach an age where they all start playing together! Mine are 5, 8 & 10 now and sometimes I don't see them for hours as they're off playing (making tents or drawing on their little sister's face!)

Hi I hope he's better now. I've asked my GP this question about antibiotics in the past and the reason that they are prescribed even when it's a virus is because viruses cause secondary bacterial infections (so when you have a virus your body is prone to or vulnerable to bacterial infections, I think conjunctivitis is bacterial for example). Viruses are difficult to treat and take a lot of testing to pinpoint. When my daughter was unwell she had to be treated with broad spectrum anti-virals via a drip and they still didn't really know what they were treating they just threw everything at it. In the end I think her body fought it off.

Hi lovely people, Does anyone know of any hip hop/ breakdance/ Bollywood classes locally? My ten year old wants to extend her dance skills and get into new genres of dance but all of the classes seem to be in central London. She already does ballet, two etc so not looking for that. Thanks

They set for science from year 9 I think

My girls used to go years ago and really enjoyed it. The pool is super shallow (less than half a metre when they raise the floor) and really warm. The children can easily walk around in it. They didn't make much progress but I know other children who did.

Hi Does anyone have an adult size Captain Hook costume that I can borrow/buy/hire? Or even the hat and the hook?? Just been asked to dress is as Hook for world book day on Thursday as part of our team at work.... Short notice so scrambling for items!

My girls loved the explorers hotel. Cheap and cheerful. Basic rooms but two fab pirate ships (one in the lobby and one outdoors), a soft play area and a large swimming pool with slides etc. one of mine has allergies and they were very accommodating with the manager making her meals and storing and warming food brought from home. This made a huge difference to our trip. Shuttle bus to the parks and nice to be away from the parks in the evening actually. Didn't like the bedding and the bath was tiny, but then you get what you pay for when it comes to the rooms.

Dinosaurs Divorce is great

The doc Mcstuffin one looks good

I had a lovely massage and facial at Mothers Inc last week! What a wonderful, relaxing place. I've had treatments before but found them very clinical, this was lovely. I felt as if I was out of London away at a spa. Definitely a lovely treat for us mums who don't do enough for ourselves and great that it is so local (on Forest Hill Road near the top of Peckam Rye).

Which days does muddy boots run?

East Dulwich Academy mini maestros. Not sure what age they start from but the little ones are quite young

Another vote for superkidsswimming but the intensive summer course is what worked for us rather than weekly lessons.

Will definitely be writing a letter.

Thank you so much Lou!! I would definitely recommend a t-shirt printing party to anyone who has a birthday coming up. The kids had lots of fun and the adults were very complimentary at how I came up with such a creative party idea! ....Although the credit needs to go to Lou and to those on the forum who had previously recommended it. What a fabulous day and lots of cute children wearing their t-shirts to school the next morning.

I re-trained as a teacher after becoming a mum and love the work life balance but recently wished that I had studied medicine instead. Teaching definitely works for family life and is enjoyable if you are in a school that suits you

This sounds good. Please keep us updated about next meet up.

Definitely leave just before nap time. Also I bought a car DVD player on eBay last week for just ?13 and there were several for sale. A couple of their favourite films should take up the entire journey. Good Luck!

trivago website has cheap hotels. Read the reviews though so you get what you want. There are several Disney partner hotels that have a shuttle straight to the park. Tickets can be bought from the Disney store

Our supposes help let us down so we ended up having the girls with us (aged three and four). They actually really enjoyed being there and didn't care that I was in pain. I had prepared them in advance by watching one born every minute just incase I went into a fast labour at home or something and they ended up seeing the birth. If I had another baby I would def have them all there (not having any more). Just basically my advice is to let your little one know as much as possible what will happen so if you end up being let down it won't matter. The midwives actually wanted to take the girls to the nurses station to entertain them but they were having too much fun copying mummy (bending down and breathing into cups as their gas and air). Then jumping up and down clapping when their sister was being squeezed out!

Definitely go for it. You might regret it later if you miss this window. They do learn to hold it after a few months but in the meantime there are travel potties that are quite useful.