I'm loving the #itsok challenge that Jennie from the parenting blog Rice Cakes and Raisins has started. It's a mission to make us fellow mums feel a bit better about ourselves, our parenting skills (or lack thereof) and to reassure each … Continued
How often have you checked Facebook on your smartphone while playing with your child? Or looked up from reading to your toddler to check your phone because it beeped? Perhaps let your child watch some more television just because you … Continued
Motherhood is so complex, so challenging, and if we're going to be honest, not exactly easy. There's another human to care for – 24/7 – with minimal sleep and maximum coffee. In time, there are tantrums to deal with and … Continued
Ok, so all this while I thought it was just Little Man who was a bit, err, weird! Let me explain… I am one of those moms who uses the telly as a babysitter (more than I would like, but well, I … Continued
All you pregnant-for-the-first-time mums-to-be, here's some heart-to-heart advice from one rookie mum to a rookie-mum-to-be. Don't take these for granted, EVER, because once you're a mum, you will long for… 1. Sleep This is THE number one thing a new mum … Continued
Mums always need more than 24 hours in a day. To take care of baby/toddler – feed them, change them, feed them again, change them again, clean up the mess from the previous feeds, entertain them, discipline them, entertain them … Continued
Mums-to-be have all the time in the world. To fantasize, make assumptions and resolutions. When our little sons or daughters are still kicking around in our bellies, we imagine how beautiful they are going to be (we don't realise … Continued
Parenting is super tough. Fun, yes. Amazing, yes. But also extremely challenging. When you are severely sleep deprived, existing on not much more than caffeine and paracetamols, and you are confronted with yet another tantrum, or a bowl of food on … Continued
First things first, let me get something clear – when I say 'my' love-hate relationship with the idiot-box, I also mean Little Man's relationship with the concerned item. He's too little to blog about it himself; and well, I'm talking about how his relationship … Continued