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Despite my fury over local grocery stores putting “SALE” tags on items that have a measly 50 cents reduced from their original price, I am raising my four children under the age of seven years to be Park n’ Shoppers and Welcomers.

If you’re a parent with several children and multiples and are uncertain if you should be taking them to the grocery store – give it a go. As incredulous as it sounds, at first, taking my four children under 2.5 years to the grocery store was a sanity saver. A family event that all of us: the triplet babies and Sebastian, my husband Charles and I – could do on a rainy day. One of the few activities it seemed. And where else was there such a ready supply of wipes and nappies, just in case we ran out? It got me out of the house, the kids were seeing colourful, captivating items, and it ticked a chore off my “to-do” list.

This article follows on from last month's article on Circumcision. Whilst I was writing that article I was amazed by the number of people who asked me how you could tell the difference between a circumcised and uncircumcised penis! Quite a few people also said to me that they had chosen to have their son circumcised as it made the penis so much cleaner and easier to look after. When I told them that boy’s penises needed virtually no looking after they were genuinely puzzled. Clearly, hygiene and care of the penis, is a topic shrouded in mystery!