I always make soup using a lump of beef or ham as a stock base, but I would like to try making it using stock cubes instead. However, the instructions on the packaging tell you to mix one stock cube...
I have a 31 month old son who i find is way behind for his age and its really getting to me. i heard on the news the other day that the goverment is blaming parents if your child cant tell a short...
my son is almost ten years old and i am at my wits end!!! he is such a picky eater and he refuses to eat any type of vegetable or fruit and he wont drink milk. he is now starting to live on the...
me and my partner are marrying in june.we have a 2yr old and i have a five yr old from a previous relationship which ended when she was a baby.he has no contact. even though i registered my eldest...
I think my hormones are playing with me, but i am 36 weeks pregnant and just moved house, i'm trying to organise things for the baby but my partner just moans that I move things and we disagree about...
I used to read a book called children of the mist, or something like that with my nana. She's getting Ill now and really can't remember it, or where she put it so I'm trying to get her to remember it...
Does anyone know of a website that might sell old books? I'm trying to find my dad a book called " the things we see volume 1" as he has the first one. he bought it at a second hand shop miles away, I...
I am going to the cinema tonight but have no idea what to watch, I was thinking of Saw 3 but have not seen the first and second yet, will this matter? If so can anyone recommend another good film, I...
Hi all, hope you can help me out, but I've put this in parenting too!!! My son (nearly 4) hasn't been able to get to sleep for the last 4 nights as he is scared!! He has explained that he is scared of...
Hi, hope you can help! My son (nearly 4) hasn't been able to get to slepp for the last 4 nights as he is scared!! He has explained that he is scared of a 'problm blob' (a character on the Nuberjacks...
My 22 month old has started an adorable habit of smacking us in the face whenever she can! Nothing seems to persuade her this isn't nice at all. We've tried holding her hands and sternly saying "no!",...
Hi there all your culinary experts........ I have 5 children as no doubt some of you know, and am tired of the escalating food bills. I am menu planning for the week, but am getting bored of the same...
My son is now 2, he was always a bad sleeper and i had a nightmare time to get him to sleep, about 9 months ago i managed to get him into a routine where i put him in his cot with his bottle of milk...
can any one offer any advice on warming the bedroom whilst our baby sleeps. our 13 wk old baby sleeps in our room but it is v cold. we're using a halogen heater at present which maintains recomended...
One of my daughters has a friend staying for a sleepover and this lovely little girl has never had a bedtime story. She adored it, but its left me wondering if I'm old fashioned. Do many other parents...
I'm making mock marzipan tonight and the recipe needs soya flour which I don't have, and i can't get to the shops today. My alternatives are plain or self-raising flour, or cornflour. Which would be...