Wow! This is a long one. Lotti listened to the last episode and spotted that she had asked me a question and I hadn’t answered it. It was to do with my approach to limiting conflict between me and the children, and between the children and each other. The episode begins with me explaining my view that going out to a cafe is a predictable area of conflict and that the chances of conflict arising can be minimised with some thought and preparation. The conversation then ranges across a range of subjects including: appeasement, television (devices), bedtime, chores/money, tidiness/communal space, bedrooms, dinner table etiquette/eating manners, food, emotional investment in eating from the parents, cutlery and religion. Most, if not all, of these subjects are very likely to crop up in later episodes and discussed in more detail.