7 Things To Do With Your Anger Besides Yelling
We all know how frustrating it can be raising children. They often don’t listen, talk back to us, don’t do what we need them to do. On top of that the tantrums, the fighting, the whining. All while we’re exhausted, hungry and just want to sit down for 5 minutes without having anyone touch us…
Beyond Acceptance Of My Post-Baby Body
I had to go bra shopping the other day. The first time I’d bought a new bra since while I was pregnant, so over a year and a half ago. I’ve lived the last almost 7 years in maternity bras. 4 and a half years spent breastfeeding and practically the rest pregnant. This time I…
Why Motherhood Matters
I’ve been asked before why my posts are focused on mums, being a mum and the experience of motherhood through the eyes of a mother. This is not a sexist decision. I am not disregarding the experiences of a father. In society, the role, expectations, and experience of a mother vs a father are very…
What Is Your Parenting Style?
The combination of your attitudes and values that you have towards parenting and your children is called your parenting style. It goes beyond the nuts and bolts, the daily tasks of raising children, and instead is the umbrella term for the emotional environment that you create as a parent within your family and which directly…
10 Good Parenting Skills
We all want to be a good parent and to have good parenting skills. There is so much to manage. Regardless of the age of your child, there will be challenges that you face on a daily basis. Just like there are no perfect parents, there is no perfect child. Every child will have a…
How To Discipline Your Child
No matter how perfect we think our children are, there will always come a time when we have to discipline them. Part of the job of being a child is learning how they fit into this world, how relationships work and what role they play. They will get it wrong, and it is perfectly normal…
Is This The End Of My IVF Journey
Through the blessing of fertility medicine, donor sperm, and IVF, I have my three beautiful children. All three conceived from the same egg collection with the same sample (straw) of donor sperm. They are essentially triplets, just born years apart. My daughters were born to my previous relationship, my youngest born after we separated. And my…
How To Stop Yelling At Your Kids
If ONLY you could stop yelling at your kids!! The stress of raising kids can be amazing some days. Feeling like you’re always cranky and overwhelmed. The constant fighting from the kids is enough to make you feel that you’ve had enough, and you’re ready to walk. The feeling that you’re a horrible mother comes…
Your Parenting Network Can Save Your Sanity
No mum is an island and having a good group of people around to support her is essential. Setting up a strong parenting network can ensure a mum can cope with stressful parenting times and save her sanity. However, it’s all about quality, not just quantity. Groups to Include In Your Parenting Network There…
Meditation for Conscious Parenting
Meditation. It’s a buzz word that we see floating around in the media, online, on magazine covers. Celebrities talk about how meditation helps them. There are articles online, in newspapers or magazines about the beneficial effects it has on illness and disease. Meditation positively impacts almost every area of life, including parenting. As it has…
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