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![The acquisition of language is one of the great miracles of life. Building up to a working vocabulary of tens of thousands of words over a lifetime, the early stages […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/conversation4-115x115.png "10 words you can’t live without")
10 words you can’t live without
Posted on April 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe acquisition of language is one of the great miracles of life. Building up to a working vocabulary of tens of thousands of words over a lifetime, the early stages […] -
![Lara seems to call it ‘ice’ – I don’t know why – and Rhea doesn’t call it anything in particular. But they both understand ‘time for milk!’ and come running. […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/african-statue-115x115.jpg "Toddlers’ milk")
Toddlers’ milk
Posted on March 31, 2012 | No CommentsLara seems to call it ‘ice’ – I don’t know why – and Rhea doesn’t call it anything in particular. But they both understand ‘time for milk!’ and come running. […] -
![I’ve been back at work now for eight months already. I’m working three days a week, so now during the course of a week the girls are cared for by […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/girls-in-hats1-115x115.jpg "The rhythm of our days")
The rhythm of our days
Posted on February 26, 2012 | 1 CommentI’ve been back at work now for eight months already. I’m working three days a week, so now during the course of a week the girls are cared for by […] -
![Lara: We went on holiday. We drove for a long time to get there. Rhea: And when we arrived there were people everywhere. Lara: We caught lots of buses. Sometimes […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/download-115x115.jpg "Our holiday adventures")
Our holiday adventures
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsLara: We went on holiday. We drove for a long time to get there. Rhea: And when we arrived there were people everywhere. Lara: We caught lots of buses. Sometimes […] -
![It was hard work preparing for Christmas this year. I wrote a list of presents I needed to buy. Luckily we do the ‘kris kringle’ present exchange now in our […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/presents1-115x115.jpg "Pre-cents")
Pre-cents
Posted on December 25, 2011 | No CommentsIt was hard work preparing for Christmas this year. I wrote a list of presents I needed to buy. Luckily we do the ‘kris kringle’ present exchange now in our […] -
![There are three things that I don’t enjoy about having young children. The disturbed sleep. The early morning rises. And the mess. The mess was minimal when the girls were […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pram2-115x115.jpg "Walk, Run, Climb")
Walk, Run, Climb
Posted on November 27, 2011 | No CommentsThere are three things that I don’t enjoy about having young children. The disturbed sleep. The early morning rises. And the mess. The mess was minimal when the girls were […] -
![In many relationships there is a dominant person, and in the case of Lara and Rhea it is no secret that up until now Rhea has been the dominant one. […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Playground-blues-115x115.jpg "Playground blues")
Playground blues
Posted on October 30, 2011 | 1 CommentIn many relationships there is a dominant person, and in the case of Lara and Rhea it is no secret that up until now Rhea has been the dominant one. […] -
![– ‘How quickly does twenty years go?’ He had been a friendly boy but I doubt I had exchanged a word with him when we were at school together. We […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/report-card-115x115.jpg "20 years on")
20 years on
Posted on September 25, 2011 | No Comments– ‘How quickly does twenty years go?’ He had been a friendly boy but I doubt I had exchanged a word with him when we were at school together. We […] -
![When does a baby become a toddler? My local baby centre nurses are adamant that the transformation occurs at the age of one (at their 12-month checkups: ‘I knew these […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/walking-photo.png "Leaps and bounds")
Leaps and bounds
Posted on August 28, 2011 | No CommentsWhen does a baby become a toddler? My local baby centre nurses are adamant that the transformation occurs at the age of one (at their 12-month checkups: ‘I knew these […] -
![We stuck to our plan, more or less, and enrolled in a seminar for parents of older babies who sleep poorly. I never got around to doing the internet research […]](https://www.paristoparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/moon-115x115.jpg "Up late: update")
Up late: update
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsWe stuck to our plan, more or less, and enrolled in a seminar for parents of older babies who sleep poorly. I never got around to doing the internet research […]