Hi, A friend and I are trying to run a quiz night for a local cause, and are setting the questions. However, we are a bit stuck woth the music round. We thought we'd have a theme of "food and...
My 13yr old son has asked if he can be left at home now and again for about an hour at a time,he is very mature for his age but is this against the law?thanks.
Hi, i need help with ideas with food and the best way to deal with feeding my 2 year old grand-daughter as she has a food phobia and hardly eats anything, she is very under weight and wears mainly 6/9...
Hi, we live in a house with a large conservatory attached to the back. This means that what was the back wallof the house is now one wall of the conservatory. I would really like to paint the wall, as...
I bought my plant bare root before christmas. It is potted and in an unheated greenhouse. I have loosely wrapped it in bubblewrap to keep the chill out. Today I noticed that it is starting to look...
Hi, I don't know if this is the best section for this request or if anyone can help me. I was recently sent an unsolicited catclogue full of really good present ideas for children, mostly...
Hi, my younger son has a Sony MP3 player and downloads music onto it via windows media player. My older son is now asking for an ipod but I don't know if it's compatible with WMP. A lot of our CDs are...
Hi, my son aged 12 is going on a school trip with his year group. The idea is that they are camping, but have to provide their own tents. He wants to share a tent with two frineds, and so needs a tent...
First off, I'm not a parent, but I was sickened by this. My neighbour, who has 4 children, took me to meet a friend of hers. This friend has 2 children, and the youngest is a boy. He's like any other...
I have never grown potatoes before. I have them in growing bags and the leaves are well out of the top of the bags. How do I know when to lift them, please?
Just wondering what the general time is that people put their kids to bed ... I have an ongoing "chat" with my partner about the times he lets his son and daughter go to bed when...
My son will be 6 months old when we go to Lanzarote next month so still needs milk making up and his bottles sterilising. I have read that the water is not suitable for drinking but you also have to...
I would appreciate any help on this one. My husband who is 87 has Alzheimers and for nearly 6 years nowI have been his only carer.I am beginning to feel that I cannot go on much longer and my own...
I'm 23 and have been diagnosed with M.E and depression. The doctors wanted to sign me off sick but my job is so stressful and busy I said I couldn't. Basically I am doing an admin job for three people...
I made a beautiful chicken curry on Tuesday and have left it in the fridge. Could I still have it today, if warmed through properly in a microwave? Or am I at the risk of having the runs all over the...
Hi, I have spam filters plus protection on my pc so that my kids (and me!) don't get exposed to stuff we don't want. I do get a lot of spam but it does get filtered out. This is mostly of the trying...
Hi there all.... just wondering what the going rate is? I have 2 boys aged 13 & 11 who go to unregistered childminder for 7 hours a day, 3 times a week... What do you think is a fair rate to pay? I...
