Call of the child
By Megen Hibbins You got to ask yourself, why would anyone be crazy enough to homeschool, in fact, I think most people want to…
Parenting
The first year
By Sarah Noble The first year of motherhood is a rollercoaster. It’s hard. Harder than I expected. In fact, I don’t even now what I expected, because the focus is on…
Strengthened through gentleness
By Lelia Schott My four-year-old (2016) Lots of things easily anger her. When she is upset she blames me. She yells insults and flops down on the…
Your number one focus when going through a separation or divorce
By Fiona Ng There’s no denying that going through a separation or divorce is NOT easy for all parties involved. There are a lot…
World Travellers Homeschool their Kids: Field Trip to Central America!
By Janet LoSole In my first two trimesters, I studied the pregnancy books prone in bed as I powered through morning sickness. In the third trimester I…
Tried and tested parenting solutions from The Parenting Garden
As a busy mum of three, it was her children that inspired Tanya Harry to start up her business, The Parenting Garden. She knows…
Selfish to Selfless
By Emma Heaphy This is rated R30. The following contains material that offends my character personally and has the possibility of doing the same…
As parents, which sources should we really be listening to?
By Hayley Bukhamsin One of the biggest challenges we parents face, throughout our journey, is working out whose advice we can trust, and whose to take…
The Food Tree: Growing healthy, happy bodies and minds
With a shared love of gentle parenting and their combined skills and experience with children, Rachael and Lorren launched The Food Tree, where they…
Whole Heart Relationships: Finding relationship satisfaction post children
Nothing can truly prepare you for becoming a parent and the life changes that come with it. Sleep becomes a thing of the past…
The Day I Got Serious About Parenting
By Sarah R. Moore It was my child’s four-month checkup. She was thriving; ahead on all her milestones. Smiling, rolling, babbling, and snuggling were…
Remind us
By Annika Hamilton You ask about the future and what it will be, you worry the beaches will be swallowed by the sea. You…
Misconceptions about “normal” baby behaviours
By Taylor Kulik If I have learned anything since becoming a mother, it’s that there is SO much information available to us about what…
Thriving with ADHD – a mother’s mission
Written by Tina Wild, Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA), in collaboration with Lou Brown, ADHD Coach, Consultant & Advocate Being a parent has to be the most…
How my passion for gentle parenting became my life goal
By Dilshad Bhamgara For a long time, I wasn’t very sure what I wanted to do with my life. I had a degree (or…
13 Tips to Transition to Peaceful Parenting
By Dr. Laura Markham “I recently discovered Aha! Parenting and am trying hard to change things at our house, but my kids seem to…
33 days & 33 ways to show our kids love
By Sarah R.Moore Sometime before Valentine’s Day every year, people start thinking about how to show their loved ones how they feel. Of course,…
Whispers of the heart
By Lelia Schott She asked, “Mom what made you decide not to punish us?” I replied, “Because I believe in you. And I want…
Gentle parenting 101
By Dilshad Bhamgara Parents, grandparents, teachers, caregivers, all of us really have the power to transform the world, by the way we connect, interact…
Self-care in the age of the chronically busy mama
By Hayley Bukhamsin Mamas are the centre of the universe for their littlies. We’re their safe space, their sustenance, their primary source of love, and everything…