Parenting

Like most children at age three, my daughter Amy is an inquisitive soul, and loves to ask me questions. She is always wanting to know what day of the week it is,…

The English language is a funny thing, and you may only realise just how funny it is when you start to teach your little one. Even though it was a while ago…

As adults we get bogged down with the daily grind, we lose our wonder at the world around us. Paying bills, doing laundry, and the general stresses of life wear us down.…

We’ve all seen the toddler year’s warnings, the ones that define a toddler as an “emotionally unstable, pint-sized dicator with the uncanny ability to know exactly how far to push you towards…

In the busy lives we lead, in the mad rush to get children out of the door (with socks and shoes on) and to school on time, in the dash to collect…

Yesterday as I sat with my daughter in the paediatrician’s waiting room I couldn’t help but to be worried about the number of germs lurking in that environment. There were lots of…

Have you ever used codenames in your house? Or spelled the word out so your child can’t figure out what you’re talking about? Maybe spoken a different language to outwit them? In…

My husband and I have been to many children’s birthday parties over the years, and because it was for either our nephews and nieces or close friends kiddies we had always gone…

I was muddling my way through finding a spill proof drinking cup when Amy was a toddler, now I find myself doing this all over again for my little boy!  Above is…