As Simple As Breathing
By Dr. Laura Markham “Make a habit of bringing your awareness to your breathing frequently throughout your day. Our breath connects us to feelings…
Parenting
Marie Ramos Photography and Baby Imprints: Our Journey
From the moment you hear your baby’s first heartbeat to the feeling of their first kick, to physically holding your little one in your…
5 Ways to Get Your Child to Listen To You….Without Yelling
When your ‘parent voice’ is so loud, that even your neighbours brush their teeth and get ready for bed…but you have asked nicely, requested…
Motherhood, Emotional Challenges and Singing
By Julia Williamson Babies and children sense when a parent is depressed, anxious or angry and are affected by the parent’s mood. Some spiritual…
Why you shouldn’t wait until your baby’s no longer a baby to start breaking the cycles of self-sacrifice
By Sarah Palmer For a while now, I’ve been challenging the narrative that responsive parenting equals self-sacrifice and I’ve been working on breaking my…
5 Tips for Preparing You & Your Child for Starting a New Childcare
It can be exciting and nerve-wracking when the time comes for your little one to start at a new childcare, both for you and…
9 Tips to Help Transition from One to Two
By April Kinney In early December I gave birth to my second child, a beautiful baby boy! Our daughter is two-and-a-half years old. During…
Managing Parental Anxiety
By Mandy Rees Am I the only parent who worries about pretty much everything? My daughters are 21 and 16 and I still wonder…
Why do mothers crave community?
By Philippa Scott Hands up if you have ever felt lonely as a mother? Not alone, that almost never happens. I mean that void…
Why I Stopped Saying ‘Good Boy’ to My Sons
By Jo Bealey I often catch the words coming out of my mouth. I trip over them as I say them.. words which I have…
How to help your children practise the art of patience
By Tenille Bentley It happens often when you’re on the phone and at the same time, your child has something they are dying to…
Parenting with two hands (aka “Solo Parenting”)
By Hannah, who created JoyBundle – a gifted cleaning service, supporting families. While raising children, there are often days or weeks when you find…
8 in 10 parents say their kids struggle with physical or mental health issues – nib survey reveals
Leading health insurer, nib New Zealand (nib), has released further findings from its fourth annual State of the Nation Parenting Survey, revealing parents’ concerns…
Opening Up to Our Natural Psychic Abilities on the Pregnancy journey
By Kristen Budd There are so many old wives’ tales that you receive when you are pregnant. My favourite is that heartburn is a…
Confronting survey results show ‘parents have never done it so hard’ – Nathan Wallis
Leading health insurer, nib New Zealand (nib), has released initial findings from its fourth annual State of the Nation Parenting Survey, revealing the impact…
Your Sustainable Lifestyle Store
After having her first son, Natalie Ormond started making changes to the way her family shopped and lived. Finding some great eco-friendly and sustainable…
Your Solution to Finding a Healthy Screen Time Balance
Hearing of her friend’s struggles with her kids’ screen addictions, Kate Curry made the decision to design something that would not only help herself,…
Guiding You Home to Yourself in Motherhood
At The Mother Tree Effect, they believe that when a mother thrives, her family thrives too. Founder Laura Christiansen understands all too well the…
Breathing Exercises for Kids: Why Most Backfire & 7 Ways to Try Instead
By Sarah R. Moore Breathing exercises for kids sound like a great idea, don’t they? They’re calming and grounding, and help our children find…
One Simple Idea to Help Kids Understand the Intention of Giving this Christmas
By Rebecca Eadie We have done Secret Santa in our family ever since us ‘kids’ were old enough to drive ourselves to the shops…