Category Archives: Parenting

Are our children grateful enough?

Are our children grateful enough?

I struggle with this daily. How can I ensure my children are grateful for the experiences they have. The definition of grateful is ‘feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received’. In a world of stuff and experiences at a young age, are we teaching our children to be grateful? When I was… Continue Reading

My daughter couldn’t get out of playgroup quick enough

My daughter couldn’t get out of playgroup quick enough

Every morning, thousands of Aussie mummies and their little ones rock up to a playgroup. Playgroups are generally community run and held in the local hall with dedicated parents running activities and cutting up fruit so exhausted mummies can get together and talk about their joys and woes of motherhood. This morning, my daughter and… Continue Reading

It’s Groundhog day again…

It’s Groundhog day again…

Today started like any other day –  woke up to my husbands alarm at 6am, someone’s small arm draped over my head and feet in my back. I fell back asleep and woke 9 minutes later to my husband’s alarm again (the length of the snooze button). I heard the fishing boats moving from one… Continue Reading