My son has lived away from home for a number of years as he studied for his degree. Soon, he will further his study in a different country. Our life as a family is changing, maturing. Much as our relationship must change and mature. How have I kept, and how do I keep, connected with […]
7 Powerful Tips for Connecting As a Family Even On the Busiest Days
7 effective ways to promote family connection. I feel the toy car hit me in the back of the leg for the tenth time today. Then it occurs to me – it is two in the afternoon and I have yet to sit down and just play with my two-year-old. Exercise class, check. Grocery shopping, […]
Parenting is Just Plain Messy
This post is sponsored by Sard Wonder. I was unexpectedly admitted to hospital recently, requiring an ambulance ride, two operations in the space of three days and seven days away from our family. And while being in the hospital was far from fun and games, there was one day between my two procedures when I […]
5 Ways You’re Unnecessarily Adding Stress to School Day Mornings
It’s been almost three years since I made a personal vow to take the stress out of our school morning routine and banned myself from saying (or more often, growling) the words, “Hurry up!” I cannot tell you what a difference it has made to our mornings. Do I now look forward with a smile […]
Everyday happiness. No big thing.
“But Mummy doesn’t laugh.” I don’t even remember the context of the conversation that my eight year old was having with her Dad when I overheard the words but they stung and they’ve been replaying themselves over and over in my head in the days since.It’s not that I can’t see her point. Lately life […]
Let Them Go Barefoot and 6 Other “Rules” for Play
Climb a tree. Make mud pies. Build a fort. Invent a game that lasts for days. Play in the rain. Camp out on the trampoline. How many of these do you remember doing as a child? Now look at the list again any tell me, when was the last time your children had a chance […]
When Your Child Just Doesn’t Sleep
Your big sister slept through the night at 7 weeks old. I remember waking from an exhausted slumber in the early hours of the morning in a complete panic because she hadn’t woken. I was positive something dreadful had happened but she was, of course, fine. Like me, she is a sleeper. She has slept […]
How Much is Too Much? Learning to Let Go and Let Children Take Risks
“Can I, Mum, can I?” she asks with big, round eyes. Every fibre of my being wants to scream, “No,” or, “But be careful.” The protective instinct is super strong in this mama bear but instead I just nod and say, “Give it a go, if you want to.” It’s natural, of course, our protectiveness. […]
7 On Sunday: Popular Parenting Picks
How was your week? It’s been nearly four years since I had a decent night’s sleep and this week I have been feeling it. Having a child who finds it hard to sleep through the night (despite trying possibly every known sleep inducing technique known to man) is exhausting on so many levels, and some […]
7 On Sunday: Positive Parenting Series
How was your week? I’m trying to finish a big project that’s requiring a lot of mental push to get the last bits squared away so I am going to be brief today so that I can get back to it and squeeze in some quality family time as well…it is Sunday after all! I […]
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