Rediscovering Who I Am Without Kids
This post is written by School Mum Contributor Carolyn Tate I’m writing this post on the first day my kids are over at their father’s new home. We separated this week and we have agreed to share custody of the children 50-50. My children are lucky enough to be loved by two capable parents, so […]
7 Lies About Love We Need to Stop Teaching Our Kids
Romance ain’t what it used to be, thank goodness. When I was growing up in the 80s, love was all about wailing love ballads, lame Disney movies and tragic tales of impossible love that were cured by sheer will or love itself. The messages that I took out of all of those – well, let’s […]
Pocket Money for Children – What to consider?
It can sometimes be difficult to decide if and when you should give your child pocket money. You want to teach them the value of a dollar, but it can be tricky knowing the right amount to give. There are several ways to approach this subject, just keep in mind that ultimately you are the […]
The Benefits of Team Sport
Team sports are a fun and popular way for your child to develop a number of important life skills. It is also a wonderful way for them to make friends as they share a common interest. Children who play a team sport will be more sociable and are not as likely to feel isolated. It […]
I’ll Have What She’s Having
This morning hubby and I decided to take our kidlets out on a morning family scooter ride. We are all scootered up in this family so off we went on our adventure. Hubby and I love the idea of getting outside with the kids for some weekend mid morning fun. Some of my favourite family […]
School Mum Cliques – Still??
I personally struggle to get my head around the fact that as grown adults with children we are still participating in behaviour similar to that of our children. School yard cliques. Yes, I am referring to mums not kids and that makes me sad. Sad because we are the ones demonstrating to our children how […]
I Am A Loser
When I was a child, I was a loser. Well not always, sometimes I was a winner but not as often as being a loser. I guess when 10 people run a race, only one can win, so that leaves 9 losers – seems I was in good company. Strangely though since then winners and […]