Category Archives: Back to school

What’s been going on behind the scenes this week and shhh..don’t mention the C-word

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

As our children are settling into their new schools, or getting to know this years teachers at their old schools, we’re grateful to get back into our routines too. As Autumn begins, we’re sad to be packing away our flipflops … Continue reading →

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Swings and roundabouts – the elusiveness of moderation

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Another guest blogger this week.  Louise is a mum to 2 boys and writes a blog called Vegetarian Kids.  She writes about her struggle to achieve moderation. The children are back at school and I’ve no longer got the excuse … Continue reading →

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The School Holiday Circus

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Today’s guest blogger is Sarah Rabbitt.  Sarah works for Best in Glass and is a mum to two children. She shares with us her thoughts on the Netmums Real Parenting campaign and how life during the holidays can feel like being a … Continue reading →

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Team Netmums Blog – Schools, shoes and playground blues

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Even though Team Netmums are spread out all over the UK we still get to chat and see each other with the help of Skype – we have a virtual office behind the scenes in the Coffeehouse and one of … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week. Good Luck Lady L, you will be “fine”

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

With many children starting school this week we chose this as our Blog of the Week.  Thanks to Penny from Alexander Residence.  Good luck to Lady L and all the children starting the big adventure of going to school this … Continue reading →

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The Mummy Mafia by Sarah Tucker

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Today’s guest blogger is Sarah Tucker who is an award winning travel journalist, novelist, producer and broadcaster.  Her novel ‘The Playground Mafia’ was published in 2006 and became a best seller. Sarah is a single mother and lives in South West … Continue reading →

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Team Netmums Blog – Back to school panic and blog celebrations

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Here on Team Netmums we’ve been experiencing those ‘where did the summer holidays go?’ feelings and been downing tools and rushing off for some last minute guilt trips with the kids in between the scramble to label uniform and hunt … Continue reading →

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Getting ready to start school by Christine from Thinly Spread

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

With the new term rapidly approaching for most of the UK (Scotland are already back) many of us are facing the prospect of small children starting school for the first time and older children changing class or school. Shop windows … Continue reading →

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And another summer bites the dust by Mymumdom

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Our Blog of the Week is from Mymumdom and is all about the end of summer and the start of the new school year.  We thought it captured well how many mums will be feeling as another school year begins. … Continue reading →

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Back to School by Sarah Ebner

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Back to school can mean different things to different members of the family. For the children (as you may remember from your own school days) it’s probably all negative, heralding the end of the holidays and freedom. But to the … Continue reading →

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