For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.
Plato

 Any parent, who also happens to be a music fan is or has probably been pondering the question Graeme Thomson tussles with in the Guardian blog (Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – music: Should my kids enjoy my taste in music?) – specifically how do you educate your children in good music?

Graeme, doesn’t arrive at an answer. I did wonder if there is any credence in taking a similar approach that us brits are stereotyped as using with non in English speakers – just talking more slowly and loudly.  But a friend of mine with two youngsters seems to be having a degree of success – his wife doesn’t get a look in on what gets played on the HiFi, and he has for as long as I’ve known him tried to educate her tastes. Oh, and music is always playing so the children haven’t really had a chance or need to find anything else musically – although they haven’t yet reached their teens yet, so there is still time for it to all go wrong.

I found yesterday that there was a problem with the amount of screen real-estate being given over to the Fash display of the mindmap.  The problem was fixed last night – so it is pretty much full screen now.  I’ve also made a few other tweaks to the site such as the About page.

I’ll be doing a few other site tweaks in the coming week or two.

 For the new daddies – graduating from FHM. Still has has and gadgets and great competitions.

Link to FQ Magazine: Parenting Magazine for fathers , new dads and single dads

There a raft full of tricks that you can do to help minimise the impact of junior on the gadget budget. But without compromising on quality or quantity (or in woman speak how to get more) it seems that signing up to various parenting clubs run by different brands and shops can help ease the bills, at the price of a bit of junk mail. The precious little ones site has a link to some, but it is far from complete. I know we use (that is to say Mrs Monster):

• Tesco
• Boot
• Pampers
• Early Learning Centre

These clubs normally mean you’ll receive samples and or vouchers for the products that they’re trying to sell.  The good things about the likes of Boots and Tesco’s is as they sell multiple brands you’ll get your vouchers for all the brands.