Just like you have your place of work, whether it is a home office or in a corporate building, your teen needs their own personal workspace to get their work done, a teen study, if you (they) will…
Tag: kids lifestyle
The toddler transformation: 5 tips for turning your nursery into a toddler room
You never know how fast time goes by until you have to transform your nursery into a toddler room. It happened almost overnight, not sure when, not sure how, but your sweet, beautiful, cuddly baby is now a fiercely independent, yet quite needy toddler. Of course, you hoped that it wouldn’t come so fast, but […]
Our Magical Gift Guide for Little Ones
‘Tis the season to be jolly! Everyone is happy and it’s a wonderful day spent with your loved ones. Ah, bliss! Not so fast… Trolleys crashing into your heels, Boney M blasting through the speakers and why is the air-conditioning not working? When can we stop for food, because hanger is a real feeling… […]
Having Fun With Kids Parties
With a love for fun, reasons to celebrate, my three precious daughters and a previous career in Events and parties – planning and hosting kids parties is my idea of fun. But all too often, I am amazed at how even the mention of a kids party stresses most mamas out. And for me, that […]
Such A Gift To Give Your Child – A Lifelong Love Of Reading
We are away for a week of the school holidays and the first thing Elijah asked me to pack for him were his books. I almost had to take a whole separate suitcase for them. Darrell and I were such bookworms, such nerds. Darrell had even alphabetized our library in our old home after he […]
Chores For Little People
Not having help in the home is proving to be quite hard with just Elijah and I but I am also using it as a great learning experience. Elijah is at the right stage where he gains so much from doing things for himself and doing chores around the home. Gone are the days (i.e..when […]
How To Survive Your First Six Months of Motherhood
All I can say is to accept help when it is offered. When Elijah was born I was so deeply protective of him that I did not want anyone to touch him, I did not even trust his father! Life would have been so much more pleasant in those first few weeks if I had […]
How To Protect Your Kids From Bullying Or Being A Bully
When Elijah was two years old he started going to a tiny nursery school three mornings a week. He loved it. He never cried and just happily skipped off to his new teacher. Watching him so confident really pleased me. Also whenever we would go to the park all the kiddies would see him and […]