Keep your kids entertained these holidays
The festive season is here, and that means that all schools will close and most of us will take leave and spend quality time...
Mind your manners kids
Every parent dreams of their children growing up having polite manners, and knowing when to say "please, thank you, you're welcome" as well as...
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...
Different parenting styles
Not only does our behaviour and the way we speak to each other plays a vital role in influencing our little people, our style...
Does your compassion move you?
Life Happens
Life is wonderful. It can also be incredibly hard. From one day to the next you never know what’s around the corner and...
Should your child have a cell phone?
My 11-year-old is already asking, "Mom, when can I get a cell phone?" Many of her friends have cell phones, many have Facebook accounts,...
Want to grow? Be diligent
Diligence – Definition: careful and persistent work or effort; constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
It is increasingly interesting to watch the lives of...
The Terrible Tantrums
Tantrums. We’ve all heard of them, most of us have seen one in full flow. Until you become a parent you may be deceived...
Change Is Awesome
I love Christmas; I always have! When I was a young child my father would always bring home a freshly cut pine tree and...
Don’t forget to enjoy your children
“Parenting: The days are long, years are short”
Anonymous
We live in a very ‘results driven’ world. Most of the things we do are measured...