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  Should you give in to pester power?

  We've all been there: you get to the supermarket checkout and your kids start pestering you for...

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  10 ways children will kill time on a rainy day in the holidays - and drive mums mad

  It's the summer holidays and while I dream of pitching my children out into a sun drenched garden...

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  Strop of the Week: Flying to make-believe land

  Jul 23rd, 2011

  Strop Scene: Stropper's bedroom. Present, a veritable fuzz of cuddly toys and next door...

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  Strop of the Week: The Welly Boot

  Jul 2nd, 2011

  Strop Cause: With hindsight a clear case of adult/child misunderstanding. Rushing to leave the...

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  Strop of the Week: The 5 stages of the strop

  Mar 19th, 2011

  Strop Scene: Cycling through the village centre. Pleasant day. Only random roaming dog and a few ...

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  Strop of the Week: Oh the shame

  Jan 29th, 2011

  Strop Scene: At garden gate chatting to our elderly and lovely (but true devotees of the ...

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  Strop of the Week: The one that wasn't

  Jan 15th, 2011

  Strop Scene: Kindergarten. Lots of mummies. Yes, some are yummy and I find myself chatting to ...

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  Strop of the Week: The drawing

  Nov 27th, 2010

  Strop Scene: Quaint, all rose-covered-tablecloths-and-bone-china-cups-and-saucers cafe in the ...

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  Strop of the Week: Candy what?

  Nov 13th, 2010

  Strop Scene: Sweetie aisle in supermarket. 13.30pm. Had promised Stropper it could have one ...

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