How to keep a relationship strong after having a baby
I was recently asked a question by friend : “does your marriage and relationship change after having a baby?” Short answer: Yes, yes it will change. Whether it changes...
Lies we believe as parents
It's hard to always feel confident and secure when it comes to parenting. Parenting has a way of making you feel more self-conscious and vulnerable, if not just plain...
The organized mom
Motherhood is not for the faint hearted, and it can really knock the wind out of your sails on most days. And yes, being a mom is the greatest...
Letting children learn from their mistakes
All humans make mistakes. It's inevitable, whether intentional or not. What we need to focus on is the acknowledging our slip-ups and growing from our mistakes. Making mistakes helps...
Raising kids in a broken world
Raising kids is the greatest honour and blessing. It's all kinds of wonderful and it's all kinds of crazy too. Every day as parents we need to be conscious...
What do our children really need from us?
Parenting children can feel like you're on a roller coaster ride that never ends. One minute you're up and everything is great and fun, then another minute you're upside...
Mom shaming vs pro-parenting
If we had to focus our energy onto being "pro-parenting", instead of constantly debating back and forth with "natural birth vs c-section birth, breast milk vs formula, stay-at-home mom...
Secrets to a happy marriage – with kids
Without realizing it at times, and sometimes with the best of intentions, our spouses move to the wayside when we become parents. We try so hard to balance work,...
Back to school, back to reality
We all knew it was coming, or maybe we have been secretly counting down to this very day: BACK TO SCHOOL. Another new year means; a new class, new...
When your kids drive you nuts, because it’s school holidays.
Last week I wrote a post about keeping your kids entertained over the festive season. Which, let's be honest isn’t always the easiest of tasks, right? Now, what happens...