At last, it's gift ideas for tween boys time! We've found gifts to sort the teen girls, teen boys and tween girls and here we are buying for adolescent boys. They are a tough crowd to buy for, let me tell you. If they're sporty, they've already got all the sporting...
I've put together some gift ideas for teen girls that will solve all your Christmas shopping dilemmas. There's a gift ideas for teen boys over here too - both lists are good for any kind of teen. I find the older the kids get, the less gender "compartmentalisable"...
** This competition is now closed. Thanks for your entries. ** You might have noticed we're a little bit obsessed with money right now because we read The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape. (* Just to let you know, this article is not a sponsored post, but the links to...
I'm a terrible nagger of my children, and I know I'm not alone in needing to stop criticising my kids. "As parents, we are, unwittingly, too critical of our children," says Dr Kenneth Barish, author of Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child's Emotions...
I knew we all needed a list of books about raising boys because OMG, parenting boys is so frustrating! I mean, raising girls is just as frazzling (I have both), but the boy thing is throat-punching me lately. Ugh. Before I come over all negative and whiney, let me...
Why are there so few books both girls and boys like out there? We seem determined to channel our kids into what they will like based entirely on their gender. "Boy books" are adventurous, humorous and sometimes dark. "Girl books" are about kindness, friendship and use...
Inspiring creativity in kids has never been more important. The World Economic Forum The Future of Jobs report found that by 2020 companies expect creativity to be one of the leading assets that an individual can bring to their job. Complex problem solving,...
Disclosure Where a link is marked as an "affiliate link" it means that Mumlyfe may receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using the link. What's an affiliate link again? An affiliate link is a special website URL that has a tracking...
I'm not sure if you know, but in my 'real life' I've been a writer at SBS Food for over four years. I know, right? I some of the content that supports the foodie shows like Cook Like an Italian, The Cook Up with Adam Liaw and Gourmet Farmer (among many other beautiful...
Allow me to reminisce about the Minecraft party we threw when Max turned 10. It was... crazy. The most full-on party we ever held (and, believe me, there are some solid contenders in that list!). On reflection, it was mostly the Minecraft games I came up with that did...
This month, the Australian Gov launched a new website to teach teens about money. Money Managed is stacked with resources and tools to get our kids on board with what money is and does. I think it's bloody marvellous. Many Mumlyfe readers will be aware that I ...
From time to time Mumlyfe uses affiliate links. It means that Mumlyfe may recieve a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchse using the link. YOu can find out more about how it works here.