Birth Order: What happens when it gets rejigged?
Do you ever think about birth order and the roles and personality traits that accompany your childrens chronological entrance into the world? Does birth order
Do you ever think about birth order and the roles and personality traits that accompany your childrens chronological entrance into the world? Does birth order
So this week we endured, embraced, rallied and relished 48 hours of life that was technology free. Yes we had no television no internet, no
Last week I week I got an email asking me to be an ambassador for the disCONNECT challenge. In light of my previous post on
Being sick really isn’t any fun at all. And being sick when you have other little (or big) people you are responsible for is even
There are many similiarities in the way people deal with grief, but overwhelmingly, grief is a very individual experience. Lately I have heard many people asking for advice on how
As parents it seems there are 2 things most of us are pretty good at, and that is feeling guilty and judging, both ourselves and
“Nostalgia” “Wonderful memories” “takes me back to my childhood” I have heard these statements bandied around a fair bit this past week and was even
There is nothing more frustrating than a toddler or young child that put ups the same arguments, procrastinations, tantrums and refusals in order to avoid
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly. In life we should strive for success, aspire to do great things and be conscious
As I approach my one year blogiversary, it still kind of amazes me that it was only this time last year that I actually read
As another new year abruptly nudges on in, the notion of making new years resolutions begin to spin around in our heads as we dream of
Well it ain’t no message from the Queen but the picture above pretty much sums up all that I wish for myself, my friends my family and
When it comes to questions about Santa’s extraordinary stamina and logistical feats on Christmas Eve, we as parents are often heard talking about the magic
After a busy week unpacking a house, preparing for a 10th birthday and recovering from my husbands 40th, it is now time to get back to
What is your favourite stage of a child’s development? Recently I have found myself saying to a lot of parents of babies and children of
Last Friday, myself and 50 or so other bloggers gathered together for my third Bloggers Brunch run by the lovely Christie from Kids Business. These
How good are you at saving, storing, printing and displaying your photos? Are these precious memories laying precariously on a memory disk waiting to be
It takes a village to raise a child? Or so the African proverb tells us. Whilst this may still be the case in many parts
Remember when you were little and time seemed to take forever? When Christmas Day was over I remember bemoaning the fact that it would be
I started thinking about the way my children speak upon hearing my 2 year old, yes 2 year old, refer to something as “sick”…meaning good,
I struggled with a title for this post and also about the content as well. It could have been about friendships and how they have helped me
Assertiveness. Something we all need but something that doesn’t always come naturally. In my last post we looked at the importance of assertiveness, what it
What does it mean to be assertive? How Assertive are you? Why is assertiveness so important? How can being a more assertive parent make for
As I bask in the glory of post Grand Final elation, I begin to wonder why football means so much to me and my family. (some
Last week we looked at ways to improve the communication between ourselves and our kids. We looked at some different strategies to hopefully avoid the one
How do you get more than one word answers from your kids? How do you get them to engage in a conversation rather than respond
This weeks Cherishing the Cherubs project focuses on Praise. Praise and positive reinforcement is a crucial element in providing our children with much that they
This weeks link up with Seven Cherubs ‘Cherish the Cherubs task is to be based around the Interview. Interviewing family and friends is a great way to
As a parent we often find ourselves in stressful situations. In a matter of seconds, relative peace can turn into a cacophony of chaos and
Last week I linked up with Naomi from Seven Cherubs for her series on “Cherishing the Cherubs” and we looked at Recording aspects of our childrens
Sometimes it doesn’t hurt for us to remember to take some time out to focus on the little things. We spend so much time planning
How far would you go to teach your child a lesson? The recent riots in the UK led to the revelation that a mother, on
As I approach that time again (yes giving birth), it has led me to reflect on some of the advice that is usually offered as
Recently somebody asked me if I knew the sex of my unborn child. “Yes we do” I replied proudly, “we are having another little boy”.
Self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our children’s development. Having a healthy and positive self esteem means our children feel good
Having a positive self esteem is one of the most important aspects of our child’s development. Of all the judgements we pass in life, none
With constant access to a never ending stream of information, it has never been so easy to get caught up in a world ‘googling’ all
Whilst trying to tame the monster of effective parenting and discipline, we have all made a myriad of threats that for whatever reason we have
Have the changes in technology made the job of parenting easier or harder? Do changes to the modern world mean changes to the way we
When anxiety is beyond ‘being a little bit shy and awkward’ and develops instead into something unreasonably fearful, there are steps we as a parent