by nickykentisbeer | May 14, 2018 | Parenting
Last week saw us attend our first Year 7 Parents’ Evening. As fleglings – this is our first ‘grown-up’ Parents’ Evening at Secondary School. You may have seen my recent post about the Booking System, although I must confess to having...
by nickykentisbeer | Apr 17, 2018 | Lifestyle, Midlife, Parenting
As we pack the children off after the Easter break a little lighter of pocket once again, I couldn’t help but reflect on the fact that at my daughters age, 11 (almost 12), I had a Saturday job. Considering we were born of the generation where children were...
by nickykentisbeer | May 3, 2017 | Lifestyle, Parenting
The much talked about SATs will take place across the country this week for our Year 6 children. Never out of the news, and the subject of much debate, I do wonder what job, as parents, we should have played here. And what qualifies any of us to have an answer to...
by nickykentisbeer | Apr 26, 2017 | Lifestyle, Parenting
Following my recent Bank of Tween post, I expressed our interest in debit card facilities for the 10+ age group to address the growing financial needs of the Not Just the 3 of Us family. I also mentioned that I had my eye on what the goHenry card had to offer. ...
by nickykentisbeer | Apr 23, 2017 | Lifestyle, Parenting
You will know exactly where I am going with this post lovely people. I am assuming that my artwork is of sufficient standard as to give a little heads up as to what lies ahead. There is therapy in art – right? The phone is landing. So here we all are and we...
by nickykentisbeer | Mar 30, 2017 | Being Your Best Self, Lifestyle, Opinions & Musings, Parenting
So what is this perfect life of which we speak? My perfect, your perfect, how do we define ‘perfick’? I am really interested to understand peoples thoughts around this. When I hear comments about other peoples pictures and a ‘perceived’...
