‘Every experience I have, is perfect for my growth’. Louise Hay

It is all about Belonging. The notion of belonging or social identity is an integral part of developing a sense of who we are. Although we consider ourselves to be individuals, it is our membership of particular groups that is most important in constructing a sense of...

Anger. It is a normal and healthy emotion that we all feel. So how come we let it overwhelm us? How does it creep up on us and come bounding out of our mouths in a tirade of loudness directed at those little people who we love the most? I spoke briefly on this topic...

When your kids are little it can be hard to be enthused about play. Parenting is exhausting.  For all parents. Whether you do it all day or after a long day of work or study, it is super tough to find the energy to play. I have had a lot of parents (friends and...

This is the current catch cry of my daughter. Well more specifically ‘You wanna play babies wis me?” and to be honest, No, not really I don’t!! Playing with kids, to those without kids and those who don’t spend a lot of time with kids, sounds like the easiest job in...

Parents are swamped with advice from the moment they announce their pregnancy to the world. Parents, in-laws, books, magazines, health care professionals, friends, the media and even strangers in the street! On top of that there is the ‘unspoken’ advice, the pressure...

I have been thinking a lot in recent weeks about the symbolism of beginning a New Year. How do we successfully end something and start something new when nothing is actually ending and nothing is beginning? Confused yet? Yes me too! Put simply, years are a symbol of...

The Summer holidays are here and while we all have visions of our kids playing happily outside, frolicking in the garden and persuing water sports, for many this is not always how it turns out! Watching TV, using the internet or frantically communicating using our...

Mother’s groups, we either love them or we dread them! I was a mum who forced herself along to the local mothers group, to which I was assigned based on when my baby was born. I went a few times and then it faded for me. Don’t get me wrong, the other mother’s I met...

Do you ever find yourself looking at other parents and thinking, ‘I wish I could be more like that with my kids’? Guess what? It is likely that the parent you are looking at has thought the same today while admiring someone else! Families are not made of plastic! I...