Okay so I’m now on week 23 of my maternity leave and boy does it get lonely at home all day on my own. Don’t get me wrong – I know I am incredibly lucky to get this time with my son, but spending all day with a 4 month old who can’t yet form [...]
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Strangers beware!
Posted in Boredom, Raising baby on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guilty as charged
Posted in Boredom, I'm so tired, Nursery & Kids bedrooms, Playtime, tagged Louis, Playtime on December 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I know I mentioned before how I aspire to parent simply and without a million plastic toys surrounding me and my child but….right now it will have to stay an aspiration as I desperately depend and rely on the many plastic-decorated accoutrements (some gifted, some bought out of necessity) in order to actually manage to change [...]
“Children need to be bored – so I’m smashing the Wii”
Posted in Boredom, Playtime, tagged Boredom, decommercialisation of children, entertaining kids, Pacing the Panic Room, Playtime, Tout est des Roses, toys on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the title of an article in The Telegraph by Nigel Farndale where he discusses the negative effects of over-stimulation on children’s imagination – it’s quite timely given the Christmas season where children are bombarded with toys from Santa and generous grandparents and family friends but many of these toys are often discarded after only a few hours of play. [...]
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