Keeping your kids safe on social media
Raising children can be a stressful business. Do they feel loved? Are they eating enough? What time should they go to bed? Which school...
What Matters Most At Christmas?
I did all my Christmas shopping before the start of December this year – that’s a first. Then, much to the delight of our...
Gifts you should give to your children
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. – Denis Waitley
Children can be really...
Room for everyone at Christmas
For most families Christmas is a time to get together. This usually means everyone congregating in one home and celebrating the festive season as...
Integrity begins with you, mom
The Man in the Mirror
One of the aspects I love most about being a parent is the unexpected things children bring into your life...
How do you discuss terrorism and crime with children?
It’s been a particularly harrowing week. Between the bombing of a refugee bus convoy in Syria and the attack at a concert in Manchester,...
When the days are long
"The days are long but the years are short" is a quote I recently read in regards to raising children. The article encouraged parents...
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...
When people don’t agree with you
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where people don't agree with you? Maybe it's with your colleagues at work, or at university,...
Invite your Child to Change the World
"Children should be seen and not heard."
That seemed to largely be the mantra when I was growing up. The idea that children were probably...