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What about just a normal cup. My lo could use one from about 9 months and would drink much more than from a beaker.

Thanks Keef - that's useful and clear!

Have you had her checked for an ear infection? The only time we had that terrible screaming in the night was when mine had an ear infection. I hope whatever it is passes soon.

I can't remember the name of them but there are perfumes in Boots etc that are 'Japanese' ie the bottle tops are in the style of Japanese cartoon type girls. Not explaining very well but I just got one for my daughters friend (also 11) and she and all the girls at the sleepover loved it.

We always have a class collection at my kids school and then get vouchers of some sort - usually John Lewis. It always seems to be appreciated.

DCPS now closed due to problems with being able to feed the children today.

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A new rule has been introduced because this has > been brought up before and a cafe has been > requested not to post too often. Thank you

Dear Admin In the classified sections, could we make it a rule that people should not post lots of individual ads, particularly for related items, but should group them into one ad? Over the last couple of days, in both the for sale section and the family classifieds, the front page has been almost entirely taked over by individuals selling clothes or baby items via lots of ads that could easly have been put into one advert instead. Thanks Trinity

Gwod - that's beautiful. I have a pre-teen daughter also so i know exactly how that song is speaking to you. Thank you for sharing it.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >A years supply of Gentleman's Relish? > > I think that one might have been for Tuckin > Crisply. Brilliant :))

Hi all The 2011 census takes place next March and as a result there are part-time and full time jobs available locally such as census co-ordinator, enumerators etc. I am posting about it here because some of the jobs are part-time or flexible hours and for a limited duration and therefore might be perfect for mothers whose kids are back at school or nursery but who haven't gone back to work permanently. The website is www.censusjobs.co.uk and has lots of info. I don't have anything to do with the census or the site. I would have applied myself but am hoping to go back to my career in the new year so timings don't work for me. It looks like the deadline for applications is quite soon. Best wishes Trinity

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Whilst I'm here I'll be hideously pedantic and say > that Armenia isn't in the Balkans but the > Caucasus. How embarassing to get my Balkans and my Caucasus mixed up. In my defence, Armenian made me think genocide, made me think Turkey, made me think Balkans. :-$ I like the link to the NYT - thanks for that. There are some accounts of the murders on the times archive website but they charge for access to their archives.

Just returned from watching the circus tonight. An excellent evening's entertainment for the whole family. The Chinese balancing act was superb and the Columbian tightrope walkers amazing. We go every year and have never been disappointed.

Polly D Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My big worry is a wheelie bin full of two flats' > worth of two weeks' worth of nappies > Surely the worry should be 'a landfill site full of millions of festering nappies'

I live close to the junction and use it regularly as a pedestrian, cyclist and car driver. I also cross the junction with my children. I preferred this juction in its previous form - that is no traffic lights but a zebra crossing to enable people to cross Forest Hill Road. I feel that this made the junction more pedestrian friendly as the wait for the traffic lights to change and the green man to appear is currently very long. The zebra crossing provided an immediate crossing for pedestrians. I am not aware of any accidents at that crossing whilst it was in situ - if anyone has any info to the contrary I would be interested to hear it. The pedestrian crossings on Dunstans and Colyton I feel are entirely superflous. These are minor side streets and don't require controlled crossings anymore than Mundania, Therapia or Marmora. They are easy roads to cross and ones that I would be happy for my children to cross on their own. Although traffic now backs up on the side streets using that junction as it is held at a red light, this was not my experience before the lights were put in place. Often there was a waiting period to turn onto Forest Hill Road but it feels that now you often wait longer as the traffic lights hold you in place even with very light flow on Forest Hill Road. In addition the lights are 3 way ie Forest Hill Road priority, then Colyton only, then Dunstans only, then pedestrians. This makes for a very slow junction when any of the 3 directions have little traffic. Overall I feel that the previous junction was better for pedestrians and road users.

Medley Wrote: > > Anyway, the vicious circle of the South Circular > school run - would cycling with them be an option > at all? There is a bike path down the pavement, > albeit rather an erratic one. > I'm currently considering this though my youngest is only 5 and the entire school run for her is about 3 miles. Possible on a tag-a-long but for the portion of the journey on the road (about half), our bike snake of mother with tag-a-long plus 11 year old plus 10 year old makes me feel a bit uneasy.

dita-on-tees Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Most of the problems with buses seem to stem from > the phenomenol level of traffic which London roads > were not designed to cope with. I used to rely on > the P4 to get to work - the service in termtime > and out of term time was completely different as > the bus would get stuck in traffic in Dulwich > Village from the school runs so you would wait for > ages and 3 buses would turn up. Outside of term > time - you could almost set your watch by the bus. It a horrible viscious circle. The P4 is the perfect bus to get me and the kids to school but I can't use it as its too unreliable at rush hour and so I drive, further contributing to the congestion.

GinaG3 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- First anymore kids was a no go for him, he > wants daughter to have our undivided attention, > but I cant stand the thought of her being an only > child. He is one of 2, I am one of 5. He think more > children means favoritism but I think more > children means my remaining love can be spread > equally between 3 (my ideal number of children). Children in bigger families do get less time from their parents but they don't get any less love. Your time is finite but your love isn't. (I'm one of 5 kids, as is my husband, we have 4 and couldn't imagine our family with only one child.)

By my 4th pregnancy I became quite assertive about asking for a seat. I was polite, so always said please but very firm. Most people will give up their seat when asked. The one young man who didn't when asked was booed by the rest of the train carriage and lots of people jumped up to offer theirs. I am now quite militant about getting seat for a pregnant lady on public transport. If I'm standing I will ask other people to stand and give up their seat. The key is I think, pick one person, make eye contact and smile and then request the seat for the pregnant lady. It has worked every time.

Dulwichmum, in the jags post mailbox the newsflashes are referred to as JAPS newsflash (for the prep) and japps newsflash (for the preprep). It's not used in the newsflash itself but only in it's description in the mailbox. I agree that it's not often used and the terms preprep and middle school ate used more often. To return to the original questions. It is a difficult school to get into and a lot depends on how your daughter performs on the day. As we are talking about assessing 3 & 4 year olds there will always be an element of chance involved.

The jags website has the entry information for 4+ and 7+. entry at 4+ is done through 2 play based assessments. 7+ is via exam and interview (I think). Entry at 4 into the Pre-prep (japps) means that you go straight into the middle school (JAPS) without the need for further selective exams. Dulwichmum calling the preprep Japps is a relatively new thing. I think it is used just to distinguish the preprep from the middle school on 'official' literature. Entry into jags at 11+ is not automatic and all girls sit a competitive exam. All girls are tested in year 5 and told whether they have an automatic place in jags irrespective of their performance in the 11+ exam. Some girls are told that they have to reach a certain level in the 11+ exam and others are told to look for another school. My girls have thrived at JAPS. We entered at 4 and the school is a lovely warm and nuturing environment for the girls. As they go through the school the academic pressure does increase which does cause problems for some children.

Jags doesn't publish their results for the league tables because they believe education is about more than just academic results and therefore the league tables are not a helpful way of comparing educational establishments. They are also ruthlessly selective. The girls at Jags are all highly academic (as well as being talented in many other ways. Those girls from the prep school who do not meet the very high standard required at age 11 are asked to leave and no quarter given. They also work extremely hard.

Hi Prdarling. Have you tried the website findababsitter.com. I only recently came across it but you can search function is really good so you can ask for all childcarers within say 2 miles of your postcode, specify whether you want them to be drivers, have references, crb checks etc. The website also tells you whether the nannies are available mornings, afternoons or evenings. When I plugged my requirements in it came up with a number of good possibilities although I haven't persued them further. Perhaps worth a try? good luck trinity

elderflower Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is absolutely illegal to leave any child under > the age of 16 at home alone. elderflower Wrote: > Sorry but it is true This is not true. There is no law stating that you can not leave any child under the age of 16 at home alone.

As a mum of 4 my advice to my pre baby self would be not to look for sleep solutions that suit you instead look for sleep solutions that suit the baby you have. All of mine have needed drastically different things to get them to sleep. There is no one solution which will work for all babies all of the time so the best you can do is arm yourself with alternatives, allow yourself to be flexible and realise that you don't know what baby you have and what it needs until you have it.