This time three years ago we thought that we were as ready as we could possibly be for our precious firstborn starting school. We’d done all the stuff you’re supposed to do, the stuff that’s covered in the letter that you get from the school and in the back to…
As I type there is a small boy dressed in stripy pyjamas bouncing around his bed upstairs. Every now and then he has an urgent request for parental intervention, or he drops something very loudly so that his daddy or I make the journey up the stairs to investigate. As…
Ciarán and I “collaborated” on a piece in yesterday’s Irish Independent. OK, I wrote it, he answered some questions I asked him and stole the show in the photos. (don’t tell the other two I said that). Here are the links if you’d like to read this brand new piece:…
My eldest boy started “big” school on Monday, 8 days before he turns 5. I wasn’t sure how I would take it but I felt that he’d be fine, he’s a sociable lad, independent and very keen to learn. He’s been in playschool 5 days a week for the last…
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