Small Things You Can Do That Your Kids Will Remember Forever
As parents, we want the best for our children. We do things for them, but then often wonder how much of it will they actually remember when they are older. What will they remember from their childhood? While many of the big moments, like a family holiday, will be easier to remember, it is many […]
A Letter to the Mum Who Feels Like She’s Failing
Feeling like a bad mum is not unusual. I think most of us have days when everything just seems to go wrong. And you think to yourself that these kinds of things just don’t happen to other mums. But they do. They happen more than you think. It’s just that we get into the mindset […]
What Makes You Unique – Helping Children Accept Their Individuality
It can be hard to be yourself. Especially for kids. What makes you unique can be the very thing you end up despising about yourself. For some of us, we may spend a great deal of our life trying to fit in, trying to be accepted and worrying too much about what others think about […]
Things I Want my Son to Know
I remember looking at my son when he was born and wondering about the kind of person he would be when he grew up. What would he look like? What would he love doing? What kind of person would he be? As he got older, he definitely tested my patience, so much that I thought […]
Why Being Bored is Good For Kids
It’s okay for kids to be bored. Being bored is a good thing. The world is a very busy place these days. People are often on the go with little time to stop and smell the roses. We don’t often get time to be bored because we often have an endless to do list that […]
Things You Should Tell Your Child Every Day
Even as an adult, life can be hard at times. But it can be much harder for children to deal with things when they happen. Often things are happening that they have never experienced before. Things can be confusing, and they can be scary. Encouraging words can have a positive effect for your children not […]
Inspiring Quotes About Mothers
Being a mother is amazing. But being a mother is not easy. There are days when nothing seems to go right, and you constantly wonder what you are doing wrong. At times, being a mother can be overwhelming and exhausting, while others make it look so easy. Sometimes it can be hard keeping it all […]
Building Courage in Kids
Some kids are absolutely fearless and won’t let anything stop them. They will try just about anything without a second thought, or even caring about the consequences. But for some kids, they find themselves shy and scared of situations. They are unwilling to try new things and think that certain things are terrifying. It can […]
Things You Should Never Say to Your Child
An offhanded comment in a heated moment can do more damage than you think. It can cause emotional repercussions for children later on in life. It’s easy to say something that gives them the wrong message, and you probably don’t even realise it. Words matter. Especially those we say to children. And it’s easy to […]
Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Parent
There are so many things I wish I knew before becoming a parent. I have been a parent for over seven years now. In that time I have learned a lot, and looking back to before having kids I now realise all the things I didn’t know and how they may have made those early […]
