Where do you stash the Christmas presents????
It is great to be organised and have the Christmas prezzies wrapped and under the tree early, but with kids this is riddled with spoiler alerts. They feel, they drop, they sneak a peek, and it all takes the fun out of the surprise.
10 moments when you will realise being a parent suck!
New parents take note, being a parent is not all fun in games.
I was around a pool the other day when a parent of a young child was descending the steps into a rather cold pool with her 2-year-old on her hip.
10 tiny moments to cherish as a parent
We signed up for parenthood, is this what we wanted? Last week I wrote about when being a parent is not so much fun (check out Last week’s Blog), but there is a definite flip side.
Why can’t kids entertain themselves anymore?
Are we doing too much for our children, so they don’t know how to entertain themselves?
As a parent I have never found myself saying so often ‘find something to do’.
Are your children rejected or likely to be rejected by their peers?
Everyone wants to ‘fit in’ and be liked. As a parent we love it when our children have nice friends to play with.
How do you know which babysitting agency to choose?
A babysitting agency is ideal when you need a babysitter as the babysitters have already been screened and the agency can match a person to your family from a list of available babysitters. Locals often know through word of mouth which agency to go to, but as a tourist or new to a city, how do you know who to call on when you are needing a babysitter through a babysitting agency?
Does your child need a backyard?
My backyard was 1 000 acres when growing up, I think I was pretty spoilt on that front.
Two things to do when emotionally not coping
When going through a tough emotional time, what are the two things you must do?
We guide and teach kids so they are resilient and aim keep things in perspective, but fail to adhere to it ourselves at times.
6 attributes of an inspirational personality
Someone told me the other day that I was their inspiration, it caught me off guard, never thought of myself as inspirational to anyone.
It made me look at who I find inspirational, and what qualities they hold.
7 occasions that justify paying for a Babysitters
In some countries it is commonplace to have a live-in nanny, for other cultures it is frowned upon to pay for a babysitter. In the Australian culture it is commonplace to call on a babysitter (usually a family member) when parents wish to go out.