How can you help your child overcome their fear?
The world can be a scary place, even more so if you’re only a child. It’s hardly surprising then that most children at some...
6 Ways to encourage your child’s confidence
With being a drama teacher for well over a decade to little people, I have learnt a few valuable golden nuggets on how to...
The key to breaking a bad habit
Henry Ford once said “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got”.
Does it feel like you’re going...
Parenting isn’t for the faint-hearted
Kids should come with manuals
I love kids and I love being a parent. Having said that, parenting is most definitely not what I thought...
Why we don’t keep secrets
Every household is unique. How your home functions, is determined by your family’s preferences, personalities and your culture. Rules and ways of doing things...
It’s what you do, dad
You have probably heard the saying: “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink.”
Well, I have come to learn a...
Parents need strong marriages too
Becoming a parent is a blessing and a joy. Becoming a parent can also feel like an uphill struggle that saps every ounce of...
What to do about selective hearing?
One of the most frustrating aspects of raising a child is when you, the parent, struggle to make yourself heard. With enough on your...
Why do toddlers need boundaries?
At the moment I am raising a very outspoken, confident, strong-willed toddler. On one hand it is so amazing because he is so confident...
There’s two sides to grace.
For those of you who have children, you may know the difficulty of finding the balance between grace and discipline. After all, you love...