Lucy's blog

Parenting is a funny old game. Rewarding good behaviour, rather than bad is something which we all try to do, and I'd suggest that, broadly speaking at least, it's something which most of us agree is a good thing. But have you crossed the line? Are you rewarding...

Many of us make trips to visit family and friends around Christmas and of course over the New Year. As such I get lots of questions from frazzled parents enquiring whether I have any tips to make those long Christmas car journeys go smoothly. Well, smoothly might be...

Earlier this week I read with interest an article on the SchoolGate blog by Sarah Ebner. I don't want to re-hash the article here, but by way of giving a little background - the article detailed the experiences of another parent, Joanne Mallon who has a son who is small...

This post has been inspired by a couple of other lovely posts which I've read today from Wahm-Bam! and Metropolitan Mum. So December's rapidly approaching and I'm somewhat in denial. Every year I promise myself that I won't be last-minute about all things...

October saw the launch of the new Vetting & Barring Scheme (VBS). The new scheme has come about as a result of the Bichard Inquiry which followed the murders of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells in 2002. In it, Sir Michael Bichard recommended that: "New arrangements...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.*" It's a fabulous quote and one which springs to my mind whenever the subject of baby names comes up in conversation. But the truth is, naming your child is perhaps one...