How to break bad habits
Nose picking, nail biting, thumb or dummy sucking and general ickiness. For some reason bad habits tend to be part and parcel of parenting...
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...
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...
Who are you when no one’s watching?
I recently had to do some serious introspection about how I portray myself in public, versus the life I live in private. I had to consider how I...
Should I wait to have sex?
So you may be in a relationship and are weighing up your decision to have sex now or wait until you're married. Or maybe...
After The Rain
For the last three years South Africa experienced the driest period on record. With barely a drop of rain, death was everywhere. Crops were...
The Terrible Tantrums
Tantrums. We’ve all heard of them, most of us have seen one in full flow. Until you become a parent you may be deceived...
Habits of happy moms
A happy mom, what is that? What does it look like or feel like? As a mom I feel like I go between an...
Is There Hope?
Cause for fear
It’s been a scary couple of weeks. Terrorist attacks in Paris; Mass shootings in Mali; Bombs destroying lives in Beirut and an...
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...