What should your kids be snacking on?
School holidays are just around the corner and if your children are anything like mine one of the biggest challenges you will face is...
Are you too selfish?
It's all around us, isn't it? This blaring message everywhere we turn that it's all about us; it's all about what we want, what...
Preparing your child for their first day of school
Beginning something new can always feel a little daunting and a child’s first day at school is no exception. Facing the unknown as an...
The Distracted Mom
Distracted defined as:
Unable to concentrate as one's mind is preoccupied.
Have you ever felt like there was a lot going on inside your mind which...
Are my twins becoming tweens?
His mom seems to think he’s in the throes of the tween years, but I wonder if my nine-year-old nephew is just being a...
Tuning Out
Far from the maddening crowd
Have you ever been to someone’s home and there is just a serenity and calm about their house? My house...
When the days are long
"The days are long but the years are short" is a quote I recently read in regards to raising children. The article encouraged parents...
Are we too child-centred?
Then and now
I think every adult has done it at some stage: Look back to the time when they were children compared to the...
Being the right mom for your children
Do you ever have those days as a parent where you stop for a second and question the way you are going about this...
You can’t have it all
It’s a funny time to be alive. Information is everywhere. We, as a collective population, have access to knowledge on a vast array of...