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I'm not an Octopus
Category: Matching tags: children,community,values,daughters,family,parenting
... children- and part of that is dealing with what we see and hear. While sometimes I might want to change my ways, other times I like to have in front of me confirmation of my good parenting practice. ... Thursday, 09 August 2012 -
Politically Incorrect Parenting
Category: Matching tags: mothers,fathers,parenting,thriving,family,children
There is a lot written about parenting; my shelves are stacked with books on parenting and motherhood and children and how to raise them successfully. Who is to say that anyone is an 'expert' on parenting? ... Tuesday, 17 July 2012 -
Advice for new mums from the other side
Category: Matching tags: emotional awareness,new mums,parenting,wellbeing,thriving,mothers,change,children,mental health
The transition into motherhood is widely documented at a very practical level: we hear of mothers feeling joyous, or at the least tired but elated. Recent research highlights a lack however in certain ... Saturday, 16 June 2012 -
One for the Dad's
Category: Matching tags: family,men,relationships,communication,fathers,mothers,love,parenting,children
It is Father's Day this Sunday. Do you make it a big thing to make a big thing of Dad? It seems that there is a lot of reasons out there why it is equally important to make a fuss of the men in our lives. ... Saturday, 16 June 2012 -
In My Daughters Shoes and Through Her Eyes
Category: Matching tags: balance,values,parenting,priorities,children,affirmations,daughters,mothers,change,personal awareness
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 -
The Irony of Mother's Day
Category: Matching tags: wellbeing,healthy lifestyle,communication,relationships,personal awareness,parenting,happiness,priorities,balance,mothers,guilt,stress,values,letting go,emotional awareness,thriving
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 -
Before my eyes...
Category: Matching tags: love,gratitude,daughters,mumday,family,letting go,children,parenting,mothers,happiness
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 -
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
Category: Matching tags: mental health,healthy lifestyle,mumday,priorities,health,mothers,values,change,happiness,parenting,personal awareness,balance,children,wellbeing,stress,guilt,thriving,emotional awareness,love,communication,family
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 -
The Problem with parenting
Category: Matching tags: parenting,work/life balance,priorities,children,mumday,guilt,stay at home mothers,balance,family,happiness,wellbeing,working mothers,mothers
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 -
The New Stay at Home Mum
Category: Matching tags: mumday,work/life balance,working mothers,balance,mothers,parenting,thriving,children,stay at home mothers,mums in business
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 -
The Meaning of Christmas
Category: Matching tags: children,values,mothers,baking,toddlers,food,family,priorities,happiness,stress,love,guilt,change,daughters,parenting,gratitude,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 -
Being Generally Savvy
Category: Matching tags: mumday,family,parenting,mothers,savvy mums,children,toddlers
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 -
A Savvy Mum's Guide to...
Category: Matching tags: vegetables,nutrition,lunches,parenting,mothers,recipes,baking,food,healthy lifestyle,toddlers,family,mumday,health,children
...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 -
A Toddler's Prerogative
Category: Matching tags: mumday,toddlers,communication,mothers,parenting,children
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 -
A Savvy Mum's Guide to...
Category: Matching tags: children,parenting,communication,emotional awareness,mumday,mothers,toddlers
...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 -
A Desperate Mum turns Savvy
Category: Matching tags: mumday,personal awareness,love,mothers,parenting,toddlers
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
