The title of my post might seem vaguely familiar if you are a regular reader of my blog. This time last year I was potty training my son, fast forward 12 months and I find myself doing it all again with his little sister. We have books, a potty, Big Girl pants and now a…
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Operation Big Girl
Little Sis is almost two and a half and I find myself caught between wanting her to attend nursery for a few more hours a week (!) and not wanting her to grow up. She is very independent and hates being told what to do (not sure where she gets that from) and I need…
Lots of firsts
The last week has been very busy in the gingerbread household. I’m not sure why everything has happened at once but the toddler was finally potty trained, started at his new pre-school and Little Sis has given up her dummy (during the day) and had a haircut. All this happened with quite a lot of…
Enjoying a different view of London with London Open House
London Open House weekend has to be one of my favourite weekends in London. Hundreds of buildings throw open their doors and over the years I’ve visited some brilliant ones, from the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices to the Old Operating Theatre, Barnardo’s Village in Barkingside to Ally Pally and the London Eye. Since having children…
More reluctant potty training
I’m definitely feeling that life is on the change again. We’ve moved house, have settled into our new area of very quiet suburbia (only shattered by our family – naturally!) and are very happily finding our feet. The toddler has been to look at his new school which is LOVELY and I’ve been to a…
Time for the BritMums Carnival at the gingerbread house!
Many moons ago I signed up to host the BritMums Carnival and my time has finally arrived! Today I bring to you some brilliant posts from the best parenting bloggers about ….. potty training! Forgive me for the theme but potty training is currently headlining at the gingerbread house and I am in need of…
Reluctant potty training
My toddler will be 3 next month, I’m not quite sure where the time has gone but I have one amazing little boy. We’ve been talking about potty training for a while now. We have a potty, we have training pants, we read books about going to the toilet and we have a reward chart….
Potty training for beginners
The toddler is almost two and a half and shows no interest in potty training at all. We have a potty, he’s seen it and might have sat on it once but soon filled it with toys and I put it away again. We’ve bought pull-up pants but he really didn’t like them so they’re…
Potty parenting?
I was really shocked to hear on the news today that a significant number of children are starting primary school who haven’t been potty trained. I’ve read lots of blogs which have shown me how hard potty training can be but it’s definitely on my to do list this year. Big Brother will be 2…