| When most people hear that I am a stay-at-home mom, they always say how lucky I am and how much free time I must have. This assumption is so wrong and they clearly don't have three kids or any kids at all. If they did, then surely they must have... |
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It is never about the situation
It is always about the management of the situation.
Life happens, it is how you respond to the circumstances of life, that drive your experience of life on this planet.
3 major area... |
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| Tell your older child that you are having another baby
It is much better that your child hears from you that you are having another baby rather than hearing someone else suddenly asking “Are you looking forward to having a new baby s... |
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| Marcel Proust said: We don't receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no-one can take for us or spare us.
If I had to ask anyone what they wanted for their children down the road, most would probably put independen... |
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| These guidelines are also applicable to home situations, especially when families get together.
a) Calmly, acknowledge the child’s feelings underlying the misbehaviour. Set a limit on the unacceptable behaviour.
b) &n... |
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| Did you know that even though parents are inundated with information about nutrition, most of us teach our children bad eating habits? How else can we account for the fact that bad eating habits start so early in life? Did ... |
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Bedwetting is an extremely common childhood problem. The child that is
wetting under the age of about 4 years should really not be considered
enuretic. Whilst the parent may long for dry sheets, the child may still not have ... |
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| There is a new trend to send children to Grade R when they are 4 years old going to turn 5, meaning that the child spends 2 years in the Grade R class at primary school. This article attempts to paint a picture of the 4 year old turning f... |
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| Adele Hamilton, a journalist and associate editor at Move magazine, was guest speaker at our
Annual General Meeting on 30
th
August. We asked her to speak about the Circle of Courage.
Below is a summary of how she in... |
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From the very first time I saw the double line on the home pregnancy test I knew my life as I
knew it would never be the same again. But then again, this was what we'd been trying for almost
two years, so I should have been ecsta... |
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| The scene You: "How was your day?"
Your child: "Good."
You: "What'd you do?"
Your child: "Nothing."
Sound familiar?
Some ways to get more than one word answers from your children:
Ask specific q... |
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| Road Safety - the information is taken directly from the CHILD SAFETY MANUAL produced by the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Southern Africa
Young children have certain limitations:
Size: They are physically small and drivers cannot se... |
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| Some of the comments from the moms include
Thank you so much for the fantastic group.I have learnt so much about being a mom and about myself and have made some special friendships too.
We will never forget this wonderful experience.
The gro... |
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