3 Top Tips Talking To Our Kids About Body Image – Phone Interview With Taryn Brumfitt
I was lucky enough to get the chance to have a phone chat with Taryn Brumfitt about her amazing journey of going from body loather to body lover. I think this is a massive issue that I personally have struggled with as many of you reading this will have as well. But it does not […]
One Mistake You Don’t Want To Make With Your Kids
Having a partner, living with them full time and raising kids together is an interesting thing haha. It really opens you up to your own personal beliefs and bias towards life and raising kids as you are both 2 separate people both with your own ideas and experiences of what you think is best. There […]
One Mum’s Story About Her Relationship With Her Washing
Washing! If you have kids then you usually have an abundance of washing and don’t you know it! I have four kids now and for some reason I have really noticed the increase of dirty clothes since baby number four. I can no longer take weekends off washing. Strangely though I have an appreciation of […]
Science Says Lasting Relationships Come Down to 2 Things …
Written By School Mum Contributor Carla “Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity.” EMILY ESFAHANI SMITH. No actually I didn’t guess it, but sure, I’ll go with that. Tell me more. I am genuinely interested as a Single Unmarried Mother of two currently living with an ex I have been separated […]
Is Your 7 Year Old a Bit Rude and Cray Cray? … Find Out Why Here
So our seven year old daughter has been going through a bit of a “phase” recently. Argumentative, back-chatting, highly emotional in some of her reactions, sour puss faces etc. I know this is pretty normal for most kids at various times but it has ramped up in intensity recently. Hubby and I are both wondering […]
36 Family Bucket-list Ideas You Have To Do
We have a dog walker. Not because I’m lazy (well maybe I am a little) but really it’s because we lived beside a now 78 year old man until late last year and he loves animals. I mean he’s sponsoring two Orangutan’s, he has a legacy cat through the RSPCA and I believe has left […]
Why The Ordinary Mother is Not So Ordinary After All
I’ve had an up and down kind of week. It wasn’t the week I was prepared for that’s for sure, but then again as a Mum it seems I never am. It started with a terrible argument with my best friend. She questioned a parenting choice I had made, I took it personally, I became […]
Dealing with a Child that is Lying
Lying is a stage that every child goes through. With this in mind, how do we deal with our little story tellers and help them understand that lying is unacceptable? Should there be a harsh punishment? Yelling? Privileges taken away? The truth is you have to find what works for you and and your child. […]
OwnFone – A Win / Win for Parents and Kids
(COMPETITION) We have been super lucky and been give 3 fully customisable OwnFones to giveaway to 3 lucky families PLUS a call plan including 150 minutes of usage over a 4 month period!! WOOHOO All you need to do is enter via the app below to be in the running to win!! OR if you […]
Ideas To Make Homework Work Around Your Busy Schedule
Weekly life can get super busy these days with all of the drop offs, pick ups and after school activities. With a busy schedule, it can sometimes be hard to find and determine the right time to get the ever so pestering task of homework done. Sometimes it is hard to decide exactly when it […]