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1. In My Daughters Shoes and Through Her Eyes

   Category: Matching tags: children,parenting,affirmations,personal awareness,balance,priorities,values,daughters,mothers,change

   They say your children reflect back to you or hold a mirror up for you to see yourself in them. I can well recall many times of being reflected back the best of me by my daughter, in fact, I get to see ... Sunday, 01 April 2012

2. The Irony of Mother's Day

   Category: Matching tags: personal awareness,balance,mothers,letting go,parenting,happiness,communication,emotional awareness,guilt,healthy lifestyle,priorities,relationships,stress,thriving,values,wellbeing

   I may be taking a walk on the controversial side of life with this post but I am going to be bold and say this: if mothers were completely honest with ourselves and everyone else, then a vast majority ... Sunday, 01 April 2012

3. Before my eyes...

   Category: Matching tags: mothers,children,daughters,family,gratitude,love,happiness,mumday,parenting,letting go

   It does seem that the years get shorter and time passes quicker, the older you get and there is nothing better at highlighting the speed of time passing, than following the growing of a child. Monday, 05 March 2012

4. The Best of Times, The Worst of Times

   Category: Matching tags: happiness,health,healthy lifestyle,love,mental health,guilt,family,emotional awareness,communication,children,change,balance,mothers,mumday,parenting,wellbeing,values,thriving,stress,priorities,personal awareness

   Picture this, your house, 2 pm: screaming baby, piles of dirty dishes, loads of un-hung wet washing, table not cleared from breakfast, bits of baby paraphernalia strewn everywhere. You: unwashed, still ... Tuesday, 21 February 2012

5. The Problem with parenting

   Category: Matching tags: parenting,mothers,mumday,guilt,priorities,stay at home mothers,working mothers,work/life balance,wellbeing,family,children,balance,happiness

   It seems that wherever a mother turns, there is something that tells her she is not parenting right.  Lately, it seems that you can only be French to do it properly! That is all we need... Is the ... Tuesday, 14 February 2012

6. The New Stay at Home Mum

   Category: Matching tags: working mothers,thriving,mums in business,stay at home mothers,children,balance,mothers,mumday,parenting,work/life balance

   I came across an American article about 'The New Stay-at-Home Mom' with the byline: Forget everything you've heard about stay-at-home moms. A new generation is starting their own businesses, blogging, ... Friday, 03 February 2012

7. The Meaning of Christmas

   Category: Matching tags: mothers,love,guilt,gratitude,food,family,daughters,children,change,baking,parenting,priorities,happiness,values,toddlers,stress,separation

   Christmastime. It is a season and celebration which invokes many emotions and memories and comes laden with tradition and ritual.  As I began the unpacking of shiny baubles and unraveling of sparkling ... Monday, 12 December 2011

8. Being Generally Savvy

   Category: Matching tags: mothers,toddlers,parenting,mumday,children,family,savvy mums

   Mums put themselves under an enormous amount of pressure at the best of times and anything to do with our children seems to bring out the very worst of the worst of our anxieties and concerns. There are ... Wednesday, 07 December 2011

9. A Savvy Mum's Guide to...

   Category: Matching tags: nutrition,family,food,toddlers,parenting,children,baking,lunches,vegetables,recipes,healthy lifestyle,mothers,health,mumday

   ...Recipes I couldn't do without. Being a busy mum to a contrary toddler and working part-time, there are certain times when I need to know that come dinner time there is something I can pull together ... Wednesday, 30 November 2011

10. A Toddler's Prerogative

    Category: Matching tags: children,communication,toddlers,mothers,mumday,parenting

    You may be familiar with the concept of the 'female prerogative' but while you may have witnessed it or even borne the brunt of it, you may not be fully aware of the phenomenon known as the 'toddler prerogative'. ... Monday, 16 April 2012

11. A Savvy Mum's Guide to...

    Category: Matching tags: mothers,mumday,parenting,toddlers,children,communication,emotional awareness

    ...handling 'those' words. It is almost every mum's nightmare that your child comes out with words that you find unacceptable or uncomfortable, whether they are swear words or rude words, that just make ... Sunday, 06 November 2011

12. A Desperate Mum turns Savvy

    Category: Matching tags: mumday,love,mothers,parenting,toddlers,personal awareness

    Having run a couple of blogs entitled 'A Desperate Mum's Guide to...' and had a lovely response to the posts on getting vegetables into toddlers and finding 'me time', it dawned on me that with the help ... Monday, 31 October 2011