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...school work so he can take time out with his brothers over christmas. the spirit and magic of christmas will be very much alive this year in my house just like every other year. it might be magic of a...

...school bake sale while bitching about the non-attendance of working mums; the working mums sneering at the no-career mums wasting their lives lolling about at home. i’m sick of it because...

...school. when my phone rang in the late morning or early afternoon, i had to fight the urge to put on a strange accent and insist that my son's teacher had got the wrong number. i resisted...

...school gates. at 8am, they're dressed immaculately with full make-up on, their hair is beautifully blow-dried and they float with an air of self control and elegance. oh and their daughter’s...

...school holiday weekdays of christmas week. children/mould-makers €13.50 “trainee elves” adults/non-mould-makers €8 “assistant elves...

turkey pasta salad 4 1 2 this pasta salad is very good for your child and can be easily stored in a small lunchbox for school. 225g fusilli or penne pasta 125g broccoli cut into small florets 175g...

cauliflower, ham and cheese bake 4 2 6 1 i used to feed this to my children when they came in hungry from school. it was nutritious enough to keep me happy and delicious enough to keep them happy, and...

...school club that my daughter attends informed me that one girl's parents had complained that my little darling was being mean to their daughter, my immediate reaction was shock. the little girl...

corn cakes makes 8 2 2 1 perfect for after school, these little cakes are loaded with easy ingredients you may likely already have in the store cupboard. 2 medium eggs 5 tbsp milk 25g butter, melted...

i’m not just that kid’s mum – there’s so much more to me! 176441 do you ever consider the collective expertise and experience that organises the school run each morning? mums (and dads) who...

...school run. cue a panicked pull over to side of the road, hazard lights flashing, child screaming, the smells of hell inundating the car, followed by a hasty clean up with the only thing available (my...

win €150 voucher for smyths with thanks to cleanmarine krill oil mums are always worrying about something, whether it’s paying the bills or ensuring the kids make it to their after-school...

...school in september and we’d spent the summer hunting for the coolest 'big boy' school bag, lunchbox and pencil case. during the last few weeks of august, we bought and covered the...

...school art project of transforming an egg carton and pipe cleaners into a representation of a spider has become a full scale event. now entire supermarket aisles teeter with mountains of king-sized...

...school. i honestly believed that once my babies started school, the job of child-rearing was virtually done. that was when i lived in blissful ignorance of evenings spent poring over phonics, spelling...

...school. santa says he can’t wait to meet all the children in our community and will want to hear what they would like for christmas but most importantly he says he will be having a word with...

...school holiday family fun programmes for many years, which include activities such as horse & carriage rides, supervised playrooms, nature trails and teddy bear picnics to mention but a few...

...school and one of them can't find their shoes? well readers, that is a row that simply does not occur in my house anymore and that's all credit to my 'wife'. as well as keeping the...

the trials and tribulations of a gym mummy 176441 i admit it. i used to snicker at the mothers who dropped their kids to school dressed in lycra. the gym mummies; what could be more of a...

...school style of parenting, told my precious firstborn not to be so bold when she committed some routine toddler misdemeanour. she, not at all used to such harsh reprimanding, promptly burst into...