The first year of a baby’s life sees a lot of developmental changes, from that first toothless chuckle to learning to roll over then sit up and another big one – weaning! At around six months of age, it’s time to introduce solid foods to…
To be a Mum is to live your life at breakneck speed. It’s juggling multiple responsibilities and keeping multiple plates spinning at the same time. Talk about a mixed performance art metaphor! It means that you almost always have something or the other weighing heavily…
Do you remember the days when people weren’t glued to their screens 24/7? Those days when children played outdoors on their bikes, and when they played board games instead of video games. If you’re of a certain age you will, but things are clearly different…
As a Mum, there are a number of roles I play on a daily basis. Some are fun (like going biking and for adventure walks with my son), some not so much (think homeschooling during the lockdown!). From carer to nurturer to entertainer to cook…
After such a whirlwind of an entrance into the new decade, one that none of us were prepared for, it’s important to consider what our next step may be. For some, that entails moving back to normality piece by piece, as they relax, take it…
Parenting is a roller-coaster in itself. But ‘Pandemic Parenting’ (parenting during the lockdown) is a proper circus! There is chaos, child or children are seen jumping from sofas and other objects around the house, loud music goes on in the background (ok, the sound from…
‘Homeschooling’ – the new buzzword among parents in 2020. Whether we like it or not, we’ve all been thrust into it. And we’ve got to make it work – somehow – for the forseeable future (there’s a strong possibility we’ll have to continue home-learning during…
As parents, we’ve got to make numerous decisions for and on behalf of our children, almost every day. Breast or bottle-feed? Cloth or disposable nappies? Give them a pacifier or resist? Home-school them or not? If not, which pre-school is best for their development? Which…
Every parent dreads rainy weekends, and being cooped in the house with bored kids. But with the current lockdown the world over, that is exactly the kind of situation parents are in. Except it’s not just one weekend or even one month of weekends, it’s…
If you’re a parent of a child up to seven years of age, you will know a lot about children’s parties. You would probably have hosted a couple yourself and would definitely have been to more than half of your child’s classmates’ parties. (Read my Mum’s…
