When you don’t want the season you have
I was scrolling through Facebook the other day and my newsfeed was filled with pictures of people enjoying a totally different season than the...
You are not enough
That's what media screams. You are not enough. You are not pretty enough, or smart enough, or talented enough, or rich enough or thin...
Setting the Atmosphere In You Home
Dear Mom,
Rather than just being aware of the atmosphere in your home, a mother plays a vital role in setting it.
Although I believe that...
Are my twins becoming tweens?
His mom seems to think he’s in the throes of the tween years, but I wonder if my nine-year-old nephew is just being a...
A Deadly-Sweet Addiction
We can probably all attest to the addictive nature of sugar and steering clear of the sweet temptation is easier said than done, especially...
Helping your child with their anger
Anger happens. Chances are you see or experience it in some for or other every single day. Road rage. Social media rants. Frustration at...
How To Prepare For 2017
Happy December! Welcome to the final month of 2016. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty eager to get this year over and...
Do you get what I’m saying?
I recently saw two chameleons on a farm in Pretoria, South Africa – one was bright green and the other was dark brown. I...
The perils of pushy parenting
Being a kid can be really tough. On one hand you’re supposed to be learning pretty much everything that you will ever need 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...