10 Tips for Surviving Teenage Daughters
Here is a list of 10 helpful tips for surviving the teenage years with daughters!! 1. They’ll pull away sometimes – don’t take it personally. ‘Leave me alone’ is rarely a permanent request. Chances are she’ll come talk to you soon enough – and she’s far more likely to do so if you’ve given her the […]
Mother Guilt – I Don’t Read to My Kids Everyday
I have a confession to make!! I don’t read to my kids everyday or at least I don’t these days. Somewhere along the lines I was told that one of the most important things I can do for my child is read to them 10 minutes a day at least. This somehow has been imprinted […]
Missing Items – The Story of My Life
I could feel the chilliness in my bones this morning when I woke up. Winter is coming. Unfortunately the chilliness traveled through my bones and settled in my mouth as both my darling boys have misplaced their school jumpers. I had decided a long time ago to only buy one jumper for each boy at a time or […]
The Imperfections of a Perfect Lunchbox
Most people look at my Facebook page – What’s For Lunch, and are overwhelmed by the lunch boxes I put together for my daughter. All her lunches I try to make package free and look great. Why?… Because I’ve got nothing better to do. I like to think that it inspires people, helps them out […]
Let The Kids Pack Their Lunch … Brilliance or Insanity??
A while back I decided to take the plunge and give my two darling masters of the house the “privilege” of packing their own lunch boxes. This was in fact the word I used to entice them into doing it themselves. I thought it absolutely brilliant to give myself at least one day off per […]
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 […]
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. […]