Learning to Ask for Help when you are Sick – One Mother’s Story
When I say I am an independent, private person, what I mean is I don’t like others seeing my seen-better-days Target knickers and wondering why I have 10 cans of corn in the pantry. And, when I say I was recently ill, what I mean is I found myself in hospital recovering from surgery, and […]
Struggling to Enjoy Your Child – There is Hope
My first daughter is just like me. Ever since she started to walk and talk she was full on. Knew exactly what she wanted and would battle me for it with everything she had. To be honest I struggled. It is quite common to struggle with children who are just like you. I guess you […]
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 […]
The Dawn Of The Tweens – I Was Not Prepared
Do you know how many results you get when you search the word “Tweens” on Google? An astronomical 12,700,000 entries and counting. That is absolutely mind boggling. I have two boys, ages 11 and nearly 10. The youngest son is turning 10 in May and he cannot wait to enter the double digit phase. “Why on earth […]
Anxious Child Starting School – One Mother’s Story
As a mum I had prepared myself for tears, tantrums and toilet training. And although they took there toll, especially since my daughter is the must stubborn girl in the world it seems (well maybe with the exception of her mum!), these things seemed easy compared with trying to send my anxious daughter into the world. […]