Best Christmas gifts for 8-10 year olds

Here’s a run down of the best Christmas gifts for 8-10 year olds  Christmas is just around the corner. With the wealth of toys and games to choose from, I thought I’d compile a list of the best Christmas gifts for 8-10 year olds this year. The gifts cover...

How to shop sustainably this Christmas

Could this be the year you lead a more eco friendly life and start to shop sustainably? With online shopping quickly becoming the norm for so many, it’s easy to log into something like Amazon for all of your gifting needs. But why not try something a little...

What is a Third Culture Kid? Are mine ok?

If you need to ask ‘what is a third culture kid’ then there’s every chance you neither have one nor are one. Third culture kids are essentially those who have spent most of their childhoods growing up in a country and culture different from their parents’ native one....

When a pet dies – how to tell your children

Unfortunately over the last year, I’ve become experienced in supporting my child when a pet dies. Having rescued four cats within the same year of us moving to Thailand, three of them have just passed away within a year of each other (aged14/15), and in between that,...

Pug life. Chats with Boris

It’s not easy telling a pug he needs to lose weight… Poor old Boris … in the twilight of his pug life and constantly being told by the vet that he’s too fat. He doesn’t care!  He lives for food… Doesn’t matter what it is –...

Support other mums – Mama don’t preach

There’s a trend at the minute and unfortunately, it does not support other mums. Instead, it is getting increasingly common to share ‘informative’ articles concerned with the mental well-being of our children (in particular young, pre-school children). Advising us how...