For the past few weeks my friend (who is also a mum) and I have been to a series of talks with a philosopher. This modern day philosopher spoke on the topic, ‘Is there life before death?’ and the next day, my friend and I met for a coffee and a debrief on how the… Continue Reading
This is a great reminder that you don’t have the strive to be the PERFECT mum. Being a good mum is all your kids ask for. You kids are much less forgiving that anyone else and they are also your toughest critic. They know when you have good days and bad days and good moments… Continue Reading
As parents, we spend the majority of our time teaching our kids the ‘right’ habits or behaviours. When I asked the BombardedMum community last week – ‘What’s your biggest parent challenge at the moment?’, resoundingly, the answers from mums was associated with the challenges to form some sort of habit with their children. One mum… Continue Reading
My just 5-year-old daughter attends the most special preschool around. It is set among trees with a large area of grass, sandpit, vege patch and even chooks. It almost in the middle of the city but you wouldn’t know it. The staff are wonderful and all three of my kids have been through it. This… Continue Reading
Have you ever heard of conscious parenting? It is much bigger in the US than it is in Australia and the UK. I had never given the topic much attention, but last week I heard it talked about in four different parenting circles, so I decided do my research aka put ‘conscious parenting’ into Google… Continue Reading
You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they’ll be a little older than they were today. This day is a gift. Just breathe, notice, study their faces and little feet. Pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today, it will be over before you know it. Even when typing… Continue Reading