philosomama

By Oliver James, Vermillion, 2010 Oliver James, a clinical child psychologist of unashamedly psychoanalytic bent, categorises mothering st...

I thought 'cheap' and 'eco nappies' were three words unlikely to go together. My conscience is incrementally lightened, howe...

I'm having the realisation that my attitude is going to have to change.

by Alison Gopnik Gopnik makes the interesting argument that the ability to carry out counterfactual reasoning - i.e. thinking about things...

This is 'The virgin with the child' by Mariotto di Nardo, in the Christ Church picture gallery Pregnancy has sparked...

I'm feeling very bored today and I feel bad about it. Didn't get a great deal of sleep last night, and today I just don't have t...

Watching Orson learn that he can influence his world, and how, leads me to reflect that life is really all about learning about control. A...

Just entertained orsolo for an hour and a half with a scrunched up yorkie wrapper. Best toy ever for only 60p. And mummy got to eat the york...