This post is sponsored by Bupa. “How are things?” she asked when we met out the front of the hospital. She wasn’t expecting the flood of tears, and, quite frankly, neither was I. But there I was, standing on the street, with tears streaming down my face. “I’m sorry” I snuffled. “Don’t be sorry” she […]
Parenting and Family.
Being a parent is wonderful, but sometimes it’s also just plain hard!
These parenting tips and ideas can help you find ways to make life with kids a little easier, and the real life stories from parents just like you might make you feel a little less alone.
When Parenting Is Hard
Do you ever feel like parenting is just too hard sometimes? You are not alone, and you are not a bad parent. We all fee like parenting is too hard sometimes. We all wonder how we are going to cope sometimes. We all feel like giving up sometimes. It’s just that we don’t always share […]
One Thing You Might be Missing about Tattling
You might call it ‘tattling’ or telling tales, but here in Australia, we call it ‘dobbing’. Unfortunately it’s not seen as a very positive thing and often parents want to know how they can stop their kids from doing it. There are lots of things you can do to discourage ‘dobbing’ if it has become […]
The Precarious Balance of Being A Tween
I used to hate the word ‘tween’, but now that I have lived through two tween girls and I am about to embark on the tween boy journey, I’ve changed my mind. Tween is a really accurate term. ‘Tween’, short for ‘in between’ , is exactly what they are. They are not really little kids […]
It’s a Love-Hate Thing.
I hate the school holidays I absolutely, totally, and utterly, hate them I hate that any semblance of a routine flies out the window. I hate that I can never keep up with my kid’s appetites. I hate that the house is always a total mess. I hate that I have to stay up late […]
Five ways I’m Making Parenting Easier
I’m so done. I’m done with saying the same thing twenty times, I’m done with feeling like I jump from one kid crisis to the next, and I am done with it all! Something has to give. I if I don’t find a way to lessen my load it will bury me. That’s how I […]
Five Alternatives to Time-Out
Does time-out work with kids? Find out why we don’t use timeout with our kids, and try one of these gentle, respectful, alternatives to time-out. “If we were at home, she’d be sitting in the naughty corner for doing that!” she told me. I could tell that the play group mum was embarrassed by her […]
How Could She?
“How could she!” she gasps as talk turns to the horrific news story of the mother who hurt her child… The story stabs at my guts. ‘How could she’ I think, but I know. Do I dare to say it? “Haven’t you ever felt so overwhelmed, so hopeless, so exhausted, so out of options, that […]
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