8 March and another International Women's Day arrives, as it has on this day since 1985. This year has seen 100-year celebrations of … [Read more...]
Can we keep children safe online?
The new NSPCC campaign, #ShareAware, has done what it set out to do, and got people talking about how we can keep children safe online. … [Read more...]
What did I learn when I stopped blogging?
FIVE MONTHS ago I stopped blogging. After two years of exploring and writing about social media, online operations and strategy, and finding … [Read more...]
Out of the shallows: time to jump in the deep end
I started this blog two years ago; I was in a very different place then, my little boy was just in nursery and my little girl settled in … [Read more...]
What It Means To Be A Working Mum, Today
One of the most dispiriting early parenting experiences I had was the finding-out visit we made to our local (and excellent) nursery. Still … [Read more...]
The Biggest Blog Challenge: Keeping On Keeping On
So the house is quiet now, children back at school and nursery and I can contemplate what next after a lovely school holiday over the Easter … [Read more...]
What Do Your Children Get Up To Online?
Even before they are born, some children have an emerging digital footprint, as images of pre-natal scans are shared online and Facebook has … [Read more...]
Don’t worry about the cupcakes
I should have been making cupcakes this evening, instead of mopping up the occasional but far-reaching vomit that my son has been decorating … [Read more...]
It feels like the end of summer
So we find ourselves back at the beach at the end of the summer holidays, just as we started them. West Wittering this time, lots of … [Read more...]
Giddy children and tearful mums: yes, it’s the end of summer term in Watlington
There were a few tears at school this morning, not from overtired children desperate to recharge and run amok for the summer, but from … [Read more...]