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We are currently on a fortnight's camping holiday with DD(7) and a couple of her School mates and their parents. We have a few fun activities planned for the kids, eg..crazy golf, golf (they are all good golfers), tennis, badminton, squash and swimming. We arrived in caravan site at half 4...

I have had a letter sent home to me from School regarding DD not obeying orders and answering teachers back. The School have a rule in place; if weather is cold/wet or snowing then pupils MUST wear a coat and the coat has to be fastened up before they get outside to play. School say that on wet...

I have had considerable success in cutting out DD's temper tantrums. I set down boundaries so anytime she takes one, she is sent to bed early that night. She still won't walk to School alone but tbh, I don't mind that, or the fact that she likes to hold hands when walking. She also has cut...

Kate is very sporty, she plays lots of different sports at School, her favourites include Swimming, Tennis and Netball. She watches a lot of Tennis whilst at home as I watch lots of it on tv as I am a huge Tennis fan, we love watching Wimbledon. She does get to go swimming a bit as well but...

I am getting very worried about my Husbands over reactions this last while. Kate wanted to go outside to play after Dinner today so he agreed but told her to put on, and zip up, her coat but she didn't want a coat so he smacked her and put her on naughty step for a few minutes. He then got...

My DH has had trouble with his car ever since last Tuesday, everytime he wants to use it, it won't start for him, same goes with anytime I have wanted to use it :-(. It is a Ford Ka by the way. He spends about half an hour each morning trying to get it to start but has had no luck. Has anyone...

Does anyone on this forum have children who are helpful around the house? Kate is very helpful around the house and doesn't need to be asked, her room is very tidy, she hoovers it every week. She also makes cups of tea for me and her dad, she puts her washing in washing machine and fills and...

Is there an easy way to stop children from taking temper tantrums because Kate is very bad for taking tantrums, even in public, to say I was embarrassed is an understatement :-(? The worst one in public was outside School. She wanted to go round to her friends house but I said no so she took a...

I have 2 questions that I am hoping you can answer for me. Question 1) At what age should a child walk to School on their own? Question 2) At what age should a child stop getting hugs and kisses and also stop getting their hand held? Reason I ask is because my daughter Kate is 7 and wants me...

My DD came in this evening, shortly after she went out for a wee ride on her bike, she came in crying very loudly and came over for one big hug so I asked her "what is up sweetheart?" to which she replied, still crying "a boy punched me on the face and then ripped my new coat" so I went outside...

I am getting my 7yr old Daughter a new coat soon because she has trouble when zipping up the current one, sometimes she can't connect it and other times, she can connect it but it sticks when she is zipping it. She usually goes for Regatta coats but is wanting a different brand so, do you...

Just a quick thread to say Happy Easter to posters on here, don't eat to much chocolate now :-P. Also, a quick reminder that you are free to post in my thread regarding childs refusal to zip her coat when her dad asks as I am still awaiting thoughts and opinions :-).

I have a 7yr old who very rarely fastens the zip on her coat, even when her dad asks her to, which really annoys her dad. He insists on her fastening it when she is with him, unless weather is pleasant. He gets so frustrated at her refusal that he resorts to fastening it himself and then...

I posted in the introduction section of this forum that I have a daughter (7) who has to fasten the zip on her coat anytime that she is with her dad, unless the weather is to nice for it to need fastened up. When the child is with me, I let her decide when it needs fastened but her dad isn't...

Hi, I am Aimee McIntyre and am a new member who is also a parent of a 7yr old Daughter.