MSE Parents Club Part 10

xmaslolly76

Well after listening to you ladies raving about them i have been and bought bubs a jumparoo and he loves it yay he is in it now squeeling his little head off with laughter :-) x

Krystaltips

Our school has uniform too Susan, but sometimes on certain trips they get to go casual... Although at Aimee's age they still ask that they wear uniform so they can keep track of them while they're still of the age to go wandering off...

Will Alice be going to school or will you be home schooling?

Sami_Bee

feelinggood wrote: »

I think it was the Contiuum Concept that talks about babies/toddlers watching and being involved from a very early age, so they know how to do things - very interesting watching little toddlers cutting fruit with a sharp knife!

Toby is involved with almost everything I do, and he loves watching me make dinner. Talking of which, I've got Beef and Caramelised Onions in the slower cooker. I felt a bit silly, the amount of meat in it, when I thought back to a conversation on here about sizes of portions.

it is the Continuum Concept feelie I think it's based on 'lost' tribes like in rainforest communities where very young (by western standards) use big sharp knives and hunt etc.

I LOVE caramelised onions, what have you actually done/put in it? wish I had something yummy for tea but I've not even looked in the freezer yet think I might nip out for something

Krystaltips

searching_me wrote: »

i know some of the mothers that go ... one was complaining everytime she get pg her bf goes to jail and doesnt get a job when asked why dont you get a job .. her reply was ... but id lose my benefits x

When I was on my own with Aimee I was on benefits, I had a lone parent's advisor at the job centre who would go through jobs with me and do what they call a 'better off calculation' that shows whether you are better off working or staying at home... Even with tax credits, earning my previous rate, I would have been about £7 a week better off, not including childcare... Sometimes it's not worth getting a job and losing your benefits...

feelinggood_2

Sami_Bee wrote: »

it is the Continuum Concept feelie I think it's based on 'lost' tribes like in rainforest communities where very young (by western standards) use big sharp knives and hunt etc.

I LOVE caramelised onions, what have you actually done/put in it? wish I had something yummy for tea but I've not even looked in the freezer yet think I might nip out for something

It is in the slow cooker - onions, beef, sugar, dijon mustard, ciger vinegar, beef stock (recipe said beer, but I substitue), salt and pepper - all in whatever quantities I like I cook by 'feel' not recipe/scales.

Did you see my sling meet Q?

cazscoob

fellie i love your avy dont change it! you ok??? having a bit of a funny day myself? had house inspection so have spent 2 days frantically cleaning(the woman is a nightmare!) and now i feel lost as i dont have anything to do lol! io think i have phoned my sister 3 times today just for someone to talk to?

i like my lot to help out with jobs and they all help better if we make it a game or im there helping rather than asking them to do something and leaving them to it!

Fitzio

I saw mention of tax credits earlier. I haven't applied for them yet. Should I be applying? I won't get WTC, but should get minimum CTC. I thought it was for childcare though so wouldn't apply until I went back to work. Is that wrong? I really should pay more attention.

feelinggood_2

cazscoob wrote: »

fellie i love your avy dont change it! you ok??? having a bit of a funny day myself? had house inspection so have spent 2 days frantically cleaning(the woman is a nightmare!) and now i feel lost as i dont have anything to do lol! io think i have phoned my sister 3 times today just for someone to talk to?

i like my lot to help out with jobs and they all help better if we make it a game or im there helping rather than asking them to do something and leaving them to it!

I'm okay thanks, still a bit strange, but not low, so that is good. Feel spaced out a lot, like I've had a few drinks.

one of the benefits of renting, means I have to do a proper clean every 3 months!

Other than feeling funny, are you ok? What is happening with docs?
I find I need to have more contact with people lately.

SusanC_2

feelinggood wrote: »

I think it was the Contiuum Concept that talks about babies/toddlers watching and being involved from a very early age, so they know how to do things - very interesting watching little toddlers cutting fruit with a sharp knife!

It's funny, I was just thinking about that the other day. (The continuum concept and specifically the sharp knives thing.) I'm not convinced that just seeing you do something enables a young child to be able to do something - if it did then I would expect Alice's imitation breastfeeding to be a lot more realistic (sometimes they feed from her neck or her tummy). The way I see it, things are learnt by varying combinations of observation, trial and error, and instruction and using sharp knives is one of those things where I personally would not want to risk the "error" part until I thought my child had good enough physical capability and the sense to not do silly things (although I guess the observation part helps with the silliness bit).

feelinggood wrote: »

Toby is involved with almost everything I do, and he loves watching me make dinner. Talking of which, I've got Beef and Caramelised Onions in the slower cooker. I felt a bit silly, the amount of meat in it, when I thought back to a conversation on here about sizes of portions.

Whoops - I think it was me that started Mincegate. But I think it's been fairly well established that I am extreme/unusual in many areas so what you are doing is probably closer to normal than my meat portions.

Sami_Bee

feelinggood wrote: »

Should I change back? I had had my old Avvy for a long time. I wasn't sure about changing it TBH. Doesn't feel like me. I don't feel like me either.

Also, when is next Sling Meet? I might go if you all promise to be there.

nooo I love seeing Tobes in his funky green outfit
next slingy is 2mo but I don't go to wednesday ones - 10am start too early for me
Next friday one is errm here [LINK REMOVED] just skyping OH x