To my dear Jonah, Happy birthday my sweetheart! Another year of loving you. Jonah, you’re 8 and I’m now officially the mum of an older kid. You may know that I’ve been writing these letters to you since your third birthday. I hope one day, you’ll be interested in reading my letters, and learn something about yourself and your life as a kid. In that vein, this year, you actually did start to take an interest in my blog. I told you about the letters I write to you on your birthday. Funnily, you took a look at the headings and pictures for yourself and your siblings and found it amusing! This being noted, at the moment, you’re way too interested in space to spend too much time dwelling on anything else! It’s been kind of a quiet year for us all. In fact, the biggest adventure was welcoming your…

To my Jonah Sammy – happy 7th birthday, Jonah! Happy birthday, my lovely boy. How has your 7th birthday crept around so fast? Here I am again, writing a letter to you about how much you’ve changed in only a year. As you transition from a little kid to a big kid, we’ve learned so much more about you, and who you are. Curious, studious, quiet, detailed – dare I say verging on nerdy? Sometimes daft, and yet totally loveable are just some of the ways I can describe you. It must be part of growing up, but as you get older, you like to spend much more time on your own. I guess it’s also a big part of your personality. I still struggle with not seeing you all day because you’re at school. Family love You’re still in love with your sisters, although sometimes you play a little…

If you have kids who like to play video games, then you’ve probably heard of Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF). This popular series of games thrills and delights kids with its jump-scares and creepy animatronic characters. But is Five Nights at Freddy’s safe for kids? My eldest son, 6, is absolutely obsessed with Five Nights at Freddy’s. I wrote previously how much he loves Huggy Wuggy and Poppy Playtime – well, this is the new obsession. And the obsession goes way beyond the game play too – which I’m actually really pleased about. He has the character book, stickers, and endlessly draws his favourite FNAF characters. When my son first became interested in Five Night’s at Freddy’s through Minecraft, Roblox, and YouTube, I admittedly felt overwhelmed by the meaning of the game and all its characters. Five Nights at Freddy’s has been around for almost 10 years. The game, its…