Nick Clegg and Gina Ford

Nick Clegg has been criticised in the media for taking on Gina Ford and her parenting formula. I agree he was unwise to dismiss what does work for others. We all have our own parenting styles and what is right and what is wrong is not always obvious – and a very subjective and emotive [...]

British Mummy Blogger of the Week!

I am very excited to have been chosen as the British Mummy Blogger of the week!

It may seem small but to me it’s a huge compliment, I feel very honoured. Thank you Potty Mummy for your support! It helps to know that people are reading and enjoying what I enjoy writing.

New Website!

Welcome to my new look blog and website.

This would not have been possible without the technical help and support of my husband, M. So a big thank you goes to him.

Thank you to all who have supported my blog so far by reading and commenting. I hope you update your RSS feeds and continue to [...]

Snow and the Interfering State

School was open today and weather forecasters are predicting a big thaw over the weekend. Now I’m starting to panic how I will cope next week without my “snow day”. Despite my objections to the principles, I’ve got used to our days off. It’s become a treat to be protected by the muffler of snow [...]

New Website

Thank you for visiting saffiafarr. This site is currently being constructed, when we have a quiet few moments in the evenings! Please come back again in a couple of days or find out what I think about schools closing in the snow at saffiafarr.blogspot.com

Living with Snow

Okay, so it’s quite hard work getting children in and out of coats, hats, gloves and boots, but I’m quite enjoying living with snow. It’s beautiful; cold and crisp, huge crystals glittering in the sunshine. We are finally experiencing the stereotypical images of winter that are usually only seen in Christmas cards and history books.

Maybe [...]

School is Opening!

Tonight I have been to book club – what joy it was to get out of the house and talk to adults! Inevitably, we discussed school closures. Someone made a point I wanted to share – that the fact schools close so easily is actually a sad indictment of society. It’s because we’ve all become [...]

Snow: Do we give up too easily?

During the snow in February 2009 I had a rant about how easily schools closed and how this sets a bad example to our children. “…What it says to them is that when things get tough we just give up…” I fear I must vent again!

This morning my 6 year old was crying because, at [...]