CO-Gas Safety, an independent registered charity, was founded in January 1995 by Molly Maher. Molly is the mother to Gary Maher, who died of CO in 1985 and Sheree Maher, who is confined to a wheelchair as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of the same incident. More than 600 people have… Continue reading »
Jan
29
Why is the sky blue?
Why does it rain? Why is the sun yellow? Why is water wet? Ever felt puzzled by your children’s questions? You are not alone. According to a survey by The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair conducted among 2,000 parents, 65% of UK children are puzzling them with complex scientific queries and almost… Continue reading »
Jan
26
What advice can you give a new parent?
I just love the idea of the KidStart Parent Challenge, which started today. KidStart have challenged two of their baby-free twenty-something recruits to look after 2 Realityworks RealCare babies for 5 days. Aside from the fact I am sure it will be amusing I think it’s a great way to show someone without kids what living… Continue reading »
Jan
26
The cost of raising a child increases (again) to £218,024
We know that raising children, on top of often being emotionally draining and probably shaving a few years off our life expectancy, can also be an expensive hobby. Cue the latest survey from LV=, the friendly society, which shows that the cost of raising a child, from birth to their 21st birthday, has increased to… Continue reading »
Jan
24
My child is scared of the dark…but electricity bills are soaring!
One day, out of the blue, my 4-year-old son decided that darkness was scary and requested to have the light on in the corridor at night, with the door open as wide as possible so he could check that is it indeed, on all night. I always promised myself I would never give in to… Continue reading »
