‘Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries…’ Having love and compassion for yourself is just as important as having love and compassion for others. I am much harder on myself than I am on anyone else. I think being self critical is probably pretty normal, and it can be helpful at times to look critically […]
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.
Compliments, My Kids and Me
“Wow you are really good at folding the washing!” I told him with genuine admiration. “I know” he said. I couldn’t help but smile. In his four year old world there is no reason to be coy about accepting a compliment. We both knew he’d done a great job folding the big pile of hand […]
Becoming a More Positive Parent.
Lately there have been way too many days when I have wished for bedtime before 9am. Too many days when I’ve made less than wonderful decisions. Too many days when the arguments start before I even get them home from school. Too many slammed doors, raised voices, and ‘in a minutes’ that never happen. Lately […]
Remembering…
Each week I am trying to remember something special that happened, something that reminds me to stop wishing my days away. This week I need to remember… This moment. This moment when three siblings sat down together to explore a new book. No fighting, no name calling, no excluding, no howling. Just sisters and a […]
Remembering…
This week I need to remember… I need to remember my girl with the wonky fringe… I need to remember the how angry and defiant she gets. Her frustration, her narky back talk, her eye-rolling and exasperated sighs. I need to remember how she crawls into my bed with a tear streaked face and curls […]
Overreacting or Evil TV Show?
My girls discovered The Sleepover Club TV show a few weeks back and they love it. This second series of the Australian TV show is about a group of girls who are part of, you guessed it, ‘the sleepover club’. They are perhaps a little older than my girls, live an idyllic life in a […]
Love The Moment – Wordless Wednesday
It totally doesn’t count if the words are on the photo… and they are not my own… right?
I play Wordless Wednesday with My Little Drummer Boys.
Let It Go!
There are three squashed grapes under the dining table. I am choosing to ignore them. The first few weeks back at school have been fast and furious. Settling into the new routine of school and kinder (preschool), early mornings, and giving up the long lazy days where you felt you had time for everything. These […]
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