It's such a shame, isn't it, when those wonderful years with a small child are lost in this way. They don't realise how much they are missing in interacting with their little one and talking to them about what is going on around them. You see it all the time. Mums glued to their phones and often with ear buds in pushing the buggy off the kerb into the traffic without bothering to stop and check if it's safe to cross. They are completely detached. I collect from schools 3 afternoons a week and always make a point of hugging my grandchild (not too much for my 15 year old grandson 
) and asking them about their day but looking around those playgrounds a lot of Mums are on their phones and hardly acknowledge their child. So sad and both Mum and child are missing so much.
Recommendations please for thorn- and nettle-proof gauntlets – if possible vegan
My fat balls bring all the birds to the yard
