Category Archives: Parenting

My Child Is Advanced

Posted on July 1, 2014 by bornin2011

My child is surprisingly advanced for his age. It’s nothing we’ve done, apart from obviously we enrolled him in Kumon aged 4 months, taught him phonics whilst still in the womb and had Darcey Bussell herself teaching him ballet since … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged advanced, child, clever, toddler | 15 Comments

If Judy Murray is a ‘pushy mother’ then so am I

Posted on June 28, 2014 by bornin2011

Judy Murray has recently had to defend, again, the accusation that she’s a Pushy Mother. She has rightly pointed out that if she was the father she wouldn’t have been labelled as pushy and to call her so is sexist … Continue reading →

Posted in Parenting | Tagged andy murray, judy murray, pushy mother, pushy parent, Wimbledon | 4 Comments

Is Parenting Comparable to Work? Absolutely Not.

Posted on June 10, 2014 by bornin2011

Whether parents should work is a familiar and regular headline, discussion topic and point of contention amongst the media, politicians and commentators (not to mention bloggers). Or more poignantly the discussion often focusses around whether stay at home parents, those who work or … Continue reading →