Parenting & Family

If you think there’s no way your kids would start liking vegetables, think again – by the end of this post, you’ll have the means to get them to not just like it, but be excited about vegetables! It all has to do with smoothies – a beverage that’s made …

The longest holiday break of the year has arrived! Kids are visiting grandma and we, the parents, finally have the much needed break from ‘family life’. Mom can sleep in and dad can prepare for work at a leisurely pace. The sobering reality is, it is all but happening –  we …

While every child develops at his or her own pace there are certain developmental differences between girls and boys that do stand out. Here are some developmental differences between girls and boys. Physical Growth Girls and boys actually grow at a similar rate until elementary school. Girls start growing at …

All children develop speech and language skills at different ages and different speeds – that’s completely normal, and as parents it’s our job to support them in any way we can. There are lots of small things you can do to help kids pick up new words, whether in their …

Although the actual process for potty training boys and girls is pretty much the same, there are some differences that you might find helpful to note when starting out on reaching the potty training milestone. 5 Differences in Potty Training Girls VS Boys 1 Girls usually show an interest in …

Here we go, Christmas is around the corner again and its time to start thinking about Christmas stocking fillers for kids! I’m not sure about you, but I just love Christmas. There was a time in between being a kid myself and having my own kids that Christmas kinda lost …

Do you really want to know how to be an in mom? I’ll walk you right through how to do this, because really it is quite simple. Have you ever read any of those books on the power of positive thinking or how to think yourself to success? This is …

Divorce is always sad no matter how you look at it but when there are children involved it becomes even more heart wrenching. Even when a divorce is as smooth as possible it is going to be a bumpy road, for the parents and for the children. Remember that when …

Your baby will go through as many as 6000 nappies before he or she is potty trained. Diapers are without a doubt one of the biggest expenses that a parent will have to pay in the first few years of having a new baby. But it is not just the …

During the last two weeks I have read numerous articles on mums who have testified on how they have worked out mental and other methods of taking care of themselves, before working their bodies into oblivion, taking care of their children, husbands and households. It got me thinking about, well …

Nowadays, children’s Christmas lists are more likely to contain the latest gadgets and gizmos than the sort of good old fashioned toys that we used to find hidden under the tree. That’s why it’s such a refreshing change to try and buy something a bit different for your little ones …

Good hand eye coordination is an essential skill that our kids need to learn and the best way to do this is to give our children the opportunity to practice through play. As parents we all know how important it is for our children to exercise. One good way to …

Fish oil is one of the most studied nutritional and health products. The main components of interest in it are the omega 3 fatty acids. The human body cannot synthesize omega 3 and so it has to be sourced from the diet. Fish is one of the best sources of …

I don’t know about you but I just love getting things in the post or delivered to me by courier, especially at this time of year. Everything seems to be getting a bit more frantic already so if I can avoid the shops I will. There is something so special …

It is an undisputed fact that we are can only be born and die once, but being a woman seems to have multiple layers of newness and beginnings. We are constantly evolving as women. Our approach, interpretation and understanding of the world is totally different from that of men. We are …

I have been meaning to share this cool parenting hack with everyone for a while now, but I just haven’t found the time to get this post up until now. I am sure that every mom will at some stage need to know how to get Blu Tack out of …

Yes I have heard so many people saying that they lost their child at the shopping mall or even at the beach and I always thought “oh that must feel awful” right? That is until it happens to you and this did happen to me recently. Ok not that recently, …

Here I am. I’m lying in the grass and my mouth tastes of mud. It isn’t raining so the mud must be from the tears. I have so much pain all over my body from tensing my muscles and my throat hurts from screaming into the dirt. I can hear …

Ok so let’s just get it out there and say the word out loud that nobody is comfortable saying out loud… Sex. Let’s not get stupid here, we’ve all had it and hopefully we all still are too. It’s not like sex is a swear word. Let’s push it a …

Are you always finding lonely socks lying around? How about putting them to good use and making sock puppets with the kids? They’re so easy to make – you only need a few materials! – and putting them together is sure to bring out your child’s creative side. The fun …