I Give You Permission
I was chatting to a mum last week about her experiences with breastfeeding her first child. Her child, now 3 years old had great difficulty latching during feeding. Despite all her best efforts this mum only managed to get breastmilk to her child from exclusively pumping. So that’s what she did. She exclusively pumped for…
Reflections On The First Day Of Kindergarten
This week my eldest daughter started kindergarten. I was so excited for her and immensely proud. I was happy at drop off and at pick up. My heart swelled when I helped her get dressed in the morning and when I tucked her into bed. Yet everyone seems to be asking about how I was…
20 Positive Things To Say To Yourself Each Day
There have been a few viral posts lately of motivating things to say to your children. Dad’s standing in front of the mirror with their child reciting affirmations. Beliefs that mums should use to help empower their daughters… and it’s all great and I’m behind it 100%. Except that unless you a saying the same…
My Child Won’t Listen To Me: 7 Ways Change That!
Eek! My Child Won’t Listen To Me… Have you ever just wanted to speak, your child listen AND do exactly what you say?? I’m sure you have… you’re a mum! We’ve all been there. We need our kids to listen, things have to get done! We have to get out the door, need to get…
25 Ways To Practice Self-Care For Busy Mums
As mums our lives are arguably some of the busiest around. Running after the kids, entertaining them, educating them and of course looking after their needs 24 hrs a day, maybe a little less as they get older. Plus there is looking after the house, the laundry, keeping a loving and connected relationship with our…
How to Make Your Day Easier with Your Kids
We all want our days to be easier as mums. There are days that flow and everything goes to plan, and then there are the opposite when is a sh*t day right from the moment you open your eyes. We’ve all had them, but there are things that we can do help make those days…
Emotional Management For Better Parenting: Recovering from Peri-Natal Depression
Welcome to the second blog in my Emotional Management For Mums series. When a mum has control over her emotions she is more effective parent. If we’re in a highly emotional state we can’t and don’t think as clearly as we can and can have a harder time implementing the parenting strategies required at the time. When…
Emotional Management For Better Parenting: Managing Anger
When a mum has emotional self-regulation, she is more effective parent. If we’re in a highly emotional state we can’t and don’t think as clearly as we can and can have a harder time implementing the parenting strategies required at the time. When we can’t implement our strategies effectively our children don’t respond as well. So…
Why Death Makes Me A Better Parent
In the early hours of last Saturday morning my grandmother died. She was in her late 80’s and had been unwell and in a nursing home for many years. We were not particularly close, and had at times a strange relationship, she was however family and it is the end of an era. Death is…
Life Lessons From A Single Mum
This week I’ve met a few mums while I’ve been out and about with my daughters who have come up to me and said what beautiful girls that they are. One mum put it yesterday “I should take notes from you because I want my children to be like yours.” I love receiving compliments like this…
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