Let’s talk about the behaviours of tween girls. I’m in the throes of raising one and it’s challenging, to say the least! Only last year, I had a little girl who was bubbly and chatty. She would wake up with a smile on her face, and there was nothing she loved more than receiving hugs […]
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My daughter recently had her first sleepover. As you can imagine, leading up to it, she was super excited. So excited that she had her bag packed days earlier. I can’t say I shared her enthusiasm; in fact, I was nervous about it. Nervous enough to do some research into what parents need to know
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When my daughter was in Years 2 and 3, she went through a tough time at school. She was the target of ongoing bullying by another student, and the impact on her was profound. I wanted to support her in every way I could, but I didn’t always know how. That’s when I began learning
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Before I became a mum, I thought I knew what kind of parent I’d be. I’d spend time daydreaming about all the lovely playtime I’d share with my child. I’d imagine us giggling and having so much fun together. Then my daughter came along, the “Brady Bunch” daydreaming stopped and reality kicked in. I quickly
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To me, reading is a privilege and a gift that just keeps on giving. Throughout my life, it’s helped me in so many ways – it’s shaped the person I am today because it’s from reading that my interest in writing and creating was born. This is why, if I could give my daughter one
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Here is a great quote about motherhood by author and blogger Gretchen Rubin. “The days are long, but the years are short”. How true this is. Every day is long, busy, and tiring. Yet the years pass us by so quickly. Our daughters are growing up so fast. With that in mind, here are 13
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Here’s a post with some useful strategies to make your ‘mum life’ a little easier. The purpose of the strategies is to help you manage your time more efficiently and to get your daughter to do what you ask her to do… now what mum wouldn’t like that! I think we can all agree, there
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If you have a daughter in primary school, then you probably agree that friendships play a very important role. Every day when my daughter comes home from school, what she talks about the most are her friends. Her friendships are the centre of her world and it’s been like this since the very first day
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Most kids are fussy eaters, and unfortunately vegetables are high up on their ‘do not like’ list. That’s why each night, in most households with young children, dinner can be a frustrating time. I know this because I’ve experienced it firsthand. When my daughter was 5 years old, there were only three vegetables she was
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If you’d like to raise an independent daughter, then teaching her how to cook is a great place to start. Cooking is a valuable life skill. It involves planning, prepping and time management. Studies have also shown that people who cook at home tend to have healthier diets. But, in addition to all of this,
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