Remember when your kids clung to you like a shipwreck survivor to a life raft? (We were the raft in this situation, just to be clear.) Then, one day, unexpectedly, they simply weren’t around anymore. Not only were they not on you, they weren’t anywhere around you either. Now, instead of feeling smothered with love …
Family time
Driving in a car for hours and hours is the worst. Especially when you’re a teen on a family road trip. KMN. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good family road trip, but how on earth are you supposed to survive in a cramped space for a long time? With your family? There are …
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I can help my kids reconnect with their sense of wonder. I guess I’ve been thinking about it for myself too! The transition from ‘little kid’ to ‘big kid’ brings so many challenges in so many ways. But I reckon one of the hardest things to experience …
Gosh, here we are again. I’ve completely lost track of what year it is, but I believe it’s sometime in the 21st century… or so. I think one of my top new year’s resolutions for parents (well, me) is to keep better track of time. You see, my kids were 7, 9 and 10 years …
Netflix series for tweens and teens that are interesting enough for adults are actually quite hard to find. Of course, you’ll have your own idea of what kind of show is suitable for your child. It might be quite different to mine. So bear that in mind as you read through my selections. I know, …
Years ago, when the children were small and there were only two of them, we would talk about our best and worst parts of the day at dinnertime. Gathered around our timber dining table, a candle burning, night falling, we started practising gratitude – a tradition that has since become a daily ritual. We would …