The working mom: Can you do it all?
I was recently chatting with someone about this very topic. Many people are getting married and their careers are in full swing, but they also want...
Being the right mom for your children
Do you ever have those days as a parent where you stop for a second and question the way you are going about this...
How do you handle Halloween?
For many years Halloween remained a bit of a non-event in South Africa. The high walls and fences, guard dogs and armed response around...
Different parenting styles
Not only does our behaviour and the way we speak to each other plays a vital role in influencing our little people, our style...
Mother’s Day blues
Over the weekend we celebrated Mother's Day. During this time you couldn't help but notice it everywhere – from the social media posts to the advertising...
What gossip tells you
I read this statement recently,
"The things you say about others, say a lot about you."
That's quite challenging, isn't it? Gossip tells you a lot...
Surviving the teenage years
Everybody warned me. Teenagers are a nightmare, or so I was told. Family members give their two cents and sitcoms paint the teenage years...
Should your child have a cell phone?
My 11-year-old is already asking, "Mom, when can I get a cell phone?" Many of her friends have cell phones, many have Facebook accounts,...
Making room for the important things
What’s important to you? If you take a step back and look at your life, what are the things that add the most value?...
Physical Attraction And Dating
So, you're in a fairly large friendship circle and your friends are pressuring you into dating a guy or girl in the group, but...