Affirmations for your children!
Do you have a morning mantra or affirmations that you say to yourself to start your day off positively! Or to get you through a tough time?If not, then now is the time and even more importantly, now is the time to teach your children about affirmations.It’s not easy being a child, especially not in […]
HOW DO I JUGGLE IT ALL?!
Does the need to be everything and all for your children, to provide them opportunities to explore and grow and be happy, and more, ever subside?! Me thinks not! It seems as they get older our needs and desires just change. You don’t want to be the nasty parent because all their friends have cell […]
Your children sleep where??
One thing I have learnt to work on since having children is: DO NOT JUDGE OTHER PARENTS!!! When I was still young – ahhh who am I kidding, I’m still young – let’s rather say naive, carefree and childless, I thought I knew it all. I knew the ‘best’ way to parent, I knew what […]
I’ll have a banana please!
Yesterday and the preceding days before that – for as long as I can remember in fact – my daughter would not eat a banana – no matter how hungry she was. What does she ask for last night when we start packing lunch boxes?! A bloody BANANA!!! Well of course I haven’t bought bananas, […]
Is it just me?
Is it just ME?!? Ever had the feeling that everyone else has been included in something and you are the only one who hasn’t? A hurricane of emotions washes over you – Why was I excluded? What have I done wrong? Did they just forget about me? Did they purposefully exclude me? No, can’t be, […]
Mindful Parenting
Are we parenting mindfully, or with our minds full? Mindful (or Conscious) Parenting – We hear the word MINDFUL regularly and put into every possible conversation people have, but it is actually a relevant term and something we need to be aware of when it comes to our little humans. “To me, Mindful Parenting is […]
Following your dream.
I had a vision, a dream, and it became everything – and more – than I could’ve ever imagined. I met the most incredible families through my little play school that I opened 10 years ago. I was given endless support by both my phenomenal staff and the wonderful parents who came across my path. […]
Kids, it’s more than ok to show your emotions…
Yesterday was a very sad day – we had to put our precious Jack Russell to sleep. He fought cancer like an absolute trooper and gave it his all for just over a year. Although we knew the end was approaching, when the time came, we were all broken. In those moments, it was very […]