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Liz Fraser. A Spoonful of Sugar
A Spoonful of Sugar
CONTENTS
Author’s Note
Introduction
Meet Granny … and what you’re in for
CHILDHOOD. The very basics
The big rush
The curse of worrying
Granny’s Pearl of Wisdom
When push comes to shove
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GRANNY’S TIPS
Playing by the rules
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Letting kids be kids
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HOME SWEET HOME
Household chores
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Routine, routine, routine
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Illness
Health scares
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The great outdoors
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EAT YOUR GREENS. We really are what we eat
FACT BOX. OBESITY AND FOOD-RELATED PROBLEMS
FOOD NASTIES TO LOOK OUT FOR
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The good news
Buying local
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The bad news
Strike a balance
Cooking from scratch
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FACT BOX. HOME COOKING VS READY MEALS AND FAST FOOD
Spilling the beans – was it really all home made back then?
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(Don’t) supersize them
THROW-AWAY BRITAIN
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PLEASE MAY I GET DOWN? Animals feed, humans dine. Which are you?
FACT BOX. FAMILY EATING HABITS
Once upon a breakfast time
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GRANNY’S BREAKFAST TIPS
–––– LIZ’S BREAKFAST TIPS ––––
Lunchtime, what time?
The evening meal – nervous breakdown anyone?
Getting bums on seats
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Who’s at the table?
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Eliminating fussy eaters
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And you’re not getting down till you’re finished
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HONESTY BOX
And for desert: a serving of realism
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GRANNY’S TIPS FOR MEAL TIMES
–––– LIZ’S TIPS FOR MEALTIMES ––––
BECAUSE I SAY SO. The importance of discipline: at home
Drawing the line
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Discipline: where are we now?
Crime and punishment. What to do when they cross the line
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Smacking. Oh here we go
HOT TOPIC. SMACKING
HONESTY BOX
It stands to reason… or does it?
Out of sight, out of order
Another challenge for parents
THE TEN-MINUTE RULE
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–––– LIZ’S TIPS ––––
RESPECTFULLY YOURS
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Where are we now?
How has it got this way?
A LITTLE RESPECT ON THE BOX
Mum, you’re fired!
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Generation ME
GENERATION US
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Manners
Thinking of others: spending time with the Real People
SMALL STEPS – GREAT PROGRESS
Coming right back at you, Mum
The drinking culture, family and behaviour
How to bring back a little respect
DRESSING UP. You’re not going out dressed like that!
Fashionista, baby
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FACT BOX. WHEN FASHION HIT THE SMALL TIME
Money, money, money
HONESTY BOX
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GRANNY’S 1920S WARDROBE (YOU COULDN’T MAKE IT UP!)
I see, therefore I want
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TIPS TO KEEP THE IMAGE CONCERN AT BAY
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Sexy baby. Ummm, isn’t that exactly the problem…?
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THE SEXUALISATION OF LITTLE CHILDREN
Role models
YOU ARE THEIR MOST IMPORTANT ROLE MODEL!
Mummy, I want to look just like everyone else
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CONVERSATION WITH MY DAUGHTER
GRANNY’S TIPS
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SCHOOL TIME
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EDUCATION – WHAT’S THE POINT?
A is for Attitude
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HONESTY BOX
B is for Brains
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C is for Computers and stuff…
VENI, VIDI, WII. Where technology can help their education –and hinder it
D is for Do It Yourself. Granny’s Pearl of Wisdom
AND FOR TODAY’S LESSON…
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SILENCE!
Classroom chaos
Getting tough on unruly kids
BULLYING
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Cyber bullying
So what can be done?
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Oh, litigation’s what you (don’t) need
Solution 1:throwing out the rule book
Solution 2:on the home front
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’TIS WISE TO BE THRIFTY. The curse of consumerism, and how to escape it
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GRANNY’S TOY BOX
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THOUGHT BOX. IMAGINE, IMAGINE
–––– LIZ’S FAVOURITE IMAGINATIVE TOYS ––––
GRANNY’S TIPS FOR GOOD TOYS
‘The price of everything – and the value of nothing’
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MY TOY BOX
THE CURSE OF CONSUMERISM
Shit, this all sounds nasty. Is there a cure?
Yes, it’s credit crunch time
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Pester Power
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Playing ‘green’
GRANNY’S TIPS
–––– LIZ’S TIPS ––––
Birthday parties – noooooooo!
Reversing this trend
Pocket money
–––– LIZ’S POCKET-MONEY TIPS ––––
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…AND DON’T COME BACK TILL TEATIME. A train ride
Kids in the community
THE BIG RISK DILEMMA OF PARENTS TODAY
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My mum is a control freak!
HOW TO STOP IT
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Community parenting
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COMMUNITY PARENTING OR NOSY NORAHS?
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Fear of other people
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THEN AND NOW: COULD YOU?WOULD YOU?
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A new kind of risk: the internet
DON’T BE AFRAID, BE INFORMED
Abductions and sexual assaults – the facts, and how we miscalculate the risks
What’s a parent to do?
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GRANNY’S TIPS
–––– LIZ’S TIPS ––––
OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE… Family holidays
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THE CHANGING FACE OF FAMILY HOLIDAYS
Searching for that missing ‘something’
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Everything but the kitchen sink (and sometimes that as well)
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But there’s a whole world out there!
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Liz’s Pearl of Wisdom
Holiday clubs – love ’em or hate ’em? Probably a bit of both
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–––– LIZ’S TIPS ––––
MOVING WITH THE TIMES. The ups and downs of the modern world
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But everyone else does!
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SCREEN TIME
TV PROGRAMMES
Conclusion
Granny’s Last Pearl of Wisdom
Final Note
Acknowledgements
Permissions
Index
About The Author. A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Copyright
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