When you have a preteen daughter thatās online regularly, it can be quite concerning because you know she’s vulnerable to predators and cyberbullying. Being proactive in ensuring her safety is very important. Parental Safety Measures My partner and I try to protect our daughter by regularly checking her iPad to see what sheās been watching,
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Let’s talk about the behaviours of tween girls. Iām in the throes of raising one and itās 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 canāt 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 didnāt always know how. Thatās when I began learning
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Before I became a mum, I thought I knew what kind of parent Iād be. Iād spend time daydreaming about all the lovely playtime Iād 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 itās 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. āThe days are long, but the years are shortā. 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 āmum lifeā 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 doā¦ 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 itās 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. Thatās why each night, in most households with young children, dinner can be a frustrating time. I know this because Iāve experienced it firsthand. When my daughter was 5 years old, there were only three vegetables she was
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