There are thousands (millions?) of books written about parenting, and definitely millions of websites (this one is number 902,145). They want to help us parent from pre-conception to pregnancy to newborn, toddler, preschooler, school age, tweens, teens and beyond. But really, it all boils down to the same thing: being a consistent parent is critical. …
Parenting style
Jacinta Tynan has a new book out that is full of love for being a single mother. The Single Mother’s Social Club is both a dispenser of practical parenting advice and tissues. Jacinta herself has been a single mum of two boys for years, a role she prioritises over her public life as a journalist, …
Good parents work hard at raising well-adjusted adults. It looks different for everyone, but some things increase your happiness along the way. I’ve often written that no matter what the tween and teen years have thrown up on me, I’d still take them over the 0-5 years. There is nothing on earth that would make …
AAaaaaargh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, just had to get that off my chest. I’m so DONE with parenting right now. I can’t even think straight, I’m so very, very done. I know you get it. You’re reading this article, for a start. Plus you’re the parent of an older kid. You’ve been down this road, I know you …
Confession time: I’m over the whole ‘mum guilt‘ thing. Yes, mothering is a b*tch of a thing because we love those little terrors so deeply and utterly that we want everything to be absolutely perfect for them. We often sacrifice our own happiness to make that happen (newsflash, kids, nobody actually likes wiping someone else’s …
A lot of my daughter’s friends are using weed. I know this for a fact because I’ve let the kids smoke at our place when we weren’t there. I figured I would rather they were safe in our backyard than bonging on in some park somewhere. If a kid is smoking weed, it’s better for …