Grandparent

This is brilliant. If your grandmother doesn’t call you by all of your cousins names before she gets to yours is she even really your grandmother? I have to give it to grandparents though when it comes to even trying to remember dozens of names. I only have two children and I still manage to […]

7 years ago

Becoming a grandparent for the first time is a big deal. Even better is the fact that Nana and Grandad get to relive all the fun of parenthood, without the sleepless nights. However, being a new grandparent also brings with it a share of the concerns and responsibilities. Here are five tips to help you adapt […]

7 years ago

TV personality Vanessa Feltz has said that she wanted to breastfeed her grandson. The radio presenter has said that she felt the urge to breastfeed her grandson, Zekey, after he was born. The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant revealed in an interview with OK! Magazine that when Zekey was born she felt a prickly sensation […]

8 years ago

Any stay-at-home parents out there? The Stay-At-Home Parents Association has called on the government to provide a childcare grant for stay-at-home parents. The request came in response to the ‘Granny Grant’ that has been proposed by the Independent Alliance. The grant would allow grandparents who mind their grandchildren for more than ten hours a week […]

8 years ago

A child who was removed from the home of his grandparents after four years when they were deemed ‘too old’ to look after him has been placed with other relatives who are not significantly younger.  The nine-year-old boy was removed from the family farm and is currently being cared for by a grand aunt and […]

11 years ago

You know those moments when you’re hoping for a bit of peace, and no one will let you have it? You might just want to read the paper, catch the headlines, have a cup of tea, GO TO THE LOO (!) and invariably, someone wants to ruin it for you. When it’s the kids, you […]

11 years ago