Do you think we as grandparents are under appreciated sometimes? I don’t expect heaps of praise or adulation when I look after Jake or help out with the family, but it is nice to feel appreciated. For those who scoff at the idea of Grandparents’ Day as nothing more than a commercial invention, let me [...]
Be a judge in the fantastic Interflora Father’s Day competition
I remember so well pinning up on the fridge the sweet pictures the children did. I also remember those hilarious conversations that went something like this. Me: “Gosh, what a lovely dinosaur you’ve drawn. You are clever.” Child: “It’s not a dinosaur, it’s you.” My children were always handing in at school the most hilarious [...]
Technology fails – my favourites
Every now and then I get it spectacularly wrong when it comes to technology. When I had my first mobile phone (a quaint Nokia) I used to put it in my pocket and, unaware there was a lock function, it would merrily dial numbers all by itself leaving me blushing as my friends overheard everything [...]
The rules for parents and grandparents on Facebook
I love Facebook. It offers a brilliant way of keeping up with loved ones in far-flung places or even frankly to see what the woman down the road gets up to behind closed doors. But it does throw up a whole host of etiquette issues parents and grandparents haven’t had to face before… Gone are [...]
Help at hand for struggling grandparents
The Grandparents’ Association is a truly brilliant charity, which is why I’m keen to spread the word. Essentially, it’s a charity that works on behalf of grandparents and their families and it is particularly supportive of those grandparents who have lost or are losing contact with their grandchildren. To this end, it has a helpline [...]