Swept off my feet

Parenting

Usually the phrase ‘swept off my feet’ comes with it some excitement, a new love a romantic rendezvous, it hints of the ...

Lets’ all SCREAM for ice-cream!

Parenting

I find this constant battle of wills mildly irritating, Mommy dearest. Last week I had made a decision to curtail my sleeping hours ...

Let’s celebrate

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

Respect is for the entire family

Parenting

I think it is safe to say that our children’s views on respect differ greatly from what we practised when we were growing up. ...

The two night owls

Parenting

You can sing, you can dance, you can rock me for hours on end, you can powder me from head to toe and wrap me in my comfy Bob the Bu...

Let’s leave

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

How to raise…..Parents?

Parenting

Having the children at home during the summer holidays has been a real ‘parenting’ eye-opener.

His Royal Highness/ Hotness

Parenting

Oh lawdie lord..it’s happened. There’s a more important baby out there than me, His Royal Highness Prince George made an...

6 Reasons to Sleep Naked

Parenting

A recent study showed that less than 10 percent of Americans sleep in the buff. Not only is it dead sexy, experts swear naked sleep ...

Let’s drive

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

Let’s pause

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

It takes a village to raise a child

Parenting

The other day I was at a family event where I met various family members of all shapes and sizes after a long period of time.

The one toothed monster

Parenting

And there it sits, pristine and white, glistening like a shimmering white coral on the floor of the seabed, what could it be, you as...

Let’s unwind

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

Eeenie Meenie Minie Mo!

Parenting

Eenie Meanie Minie Mo, which one of Dad’s carefully ironed shirts for work, should I crumple and do a drool fest on.

Let’s study

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

Let’s go

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

Let’s protect

Parenting

Through the Looking Glass

Summer with kids

Parenting

Well THAT day is finally here, the day I’ve been dreading in trepidation. The start of the summer holidays. 

Baby Banter

Parenting

WE are going on a trip ..WOO HOOO…

Are you balanced?

Parenting

Having just returned from a family holiday in peaceful settings I felt more stressed than I was before I left.

Working NINE to FIVE

Parenting

Since last week I had a toddler friend and we got on so well, laughing together at the little jokes we play on our parents, Mum deci...

What’s your family position?

Parenting

It is a proven fact that your birth order molds your personality. The only child teeters on being spoilt, the eldest bosses, the bab...

Girl Kinks

Parenting

If your bedroom is lacking a little heat lately, no-thanks to rainy weather or a lack of comfy duvets, you might just have hit a slu...

All you need are your friends

Parenting

I am not happy. Here I was nicely taking a nap, so I can stay up at night with Mummy when I was rudely awakened because we have gues...

Eeeeeeek….EXAMS!!

Parenting

Exams during childhood are a necessary evil. They are the only substantial way of assessing whether your child is progressing in a p...

My friend in the shadows

Parenting

After another grueling day of dealing with kids, mentally and physically fatigued I trudged to the sofa for a welcome rest.

Walking on sunshine

Parenting

“GROAN”..woke up to an over zealous Mother. She’s on a new diet full of greens and everything wholesome. Not sure ...

Dansal Hopping

Parenting

Big Sister’s screaming her lungs out..its Vesak its Vesak hip hip hooray!!! Would someone please discipline that child I was i...