Having a child in your life can help you rediscover magic moments and simple pleasures you had forgotten in adulthood.
Here are the things you'll enjoy all over again in your second childhood - without anyone batting an eyelid!
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Having a child in your life can help you rediscover magic moments and simple pleasures you had forgotten in adulthood.Lovely times children bring us
- Eating children's food<p> Which parent hasn’t served up kids' favourites like fish fingers and baked beans, then finished up the leftovers or used the children as an excuse to gorge on more ice cream?</p>
- Cloud watching<p> Before becoming a mum or dad you were too busy to look up. Now, on at least one day a summer, you end up lying on your back in the grass looking at the shapes in the clouds.</p>
- Learning stuff<p> Tired of being asked how everything works, or what it’s called, you find yourself glad that you’ve made the effort to identify the names of trees or find out how planes can fly.</p>
- The magic of Christmas<p> Before parenthood the big day saw you watching relatives snoring in front of the TV and getting bad presents. Now you get a thrill making up stockings for excited kids.</p>
- Playing with toys<p> Before having children if you told your friends you’d spent the weekend playing with a train set or mucking about with Play-Doh they’d have probably had you locked up.</p>
- Laughing<p> Once you probably had to go to a comedy club to get a good belly laugh. Now, even after a bad day, you find yourself amused at your kids’ antics.</p>
- Having picnics<p> As a couple you used to eat out quite a bit. Now, short of cash, eating al fresco at a beauty spot not only seems fun, it’s so much easier than trying to make kids behave in restaurants.</p>
- Chidren's TV<p> At first shows like In The Night Garden seemed weird. Now you’re its biggest fan. Plus you’ve got the excuse to buy that DVD box set of Danger Mouse - really for you, not them.</p>
- Child-like activities<p> Before your brood came along when was the last time you tried to draw a picture, build a sandcastle or sing a song while walking along the High Street? </p>
- Going bonkers for conkers<p> When was the last time you picked up the shiny autumn wonders? Now you can’t wait to thread on strings and challenge youngsters to a match.</p>
- Creature comforts<p> Your life has gone animal crazy. It seems that every other weekend you’re at a zoo chuckling at chimpanzees or stroking rabbits at a kid's farm</p>
- Reading classic books<p> Suddenly you’ve never done so much reading. You get the chance to enjoy all those classics like Winnie The Pooh and Treasure Island all over again without embarrassment.</p>
- Time to yourself<p> Those precious nights out with your other half, the rare lie-in or just chilling out on the sofa when the children have gone to bed have never seemed quite so sweet.</p>
- Natural wonders<p> Since having a child you’ve spent more time looking at flowers than ever before and thanks to jumping in puddles or making snowmen you enjoy the seasons changing more.</p>
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