Parenting in the Modern Era
By Barbara Greene Parenting is a massive job. In current Western socio-economic conditions it has become easy to take parenting struggles as personal failure….
By Barbara Greene Parenting is a massive job. In current Western socio-economic conditions it has become easy to take parenting struggles as personal failure….
By Michelle Zunter One day you’re going to miss it. One day there will be a peaceful silence while you go to the bathroom…
By KateSurfs The environmental impact of raising a child in a western country is like 10 times greater than raising a child in a…
By Michelle Zunter For mother’s day this year, there will be some things I’m not getting. I probably won’t be doing a day at the spa,…
By Loveday Why Mother’s Day arises a couple of days before my daughter’s birthday and so for two reasons I start to feel all…
By Catherine Hume As new mothers, there is so much happening and so much to think about. While caring for your baby, caring for other…
By Lisa Cheaney-Hogan I’m as guilty as many moms out there are…Calendar filled up with activities, driving around from one event to the next,…
By Megan Stonelake I’m officially renaming this autumn, “The Season of the Endless Cold.” We’ve been sick almost continuously for about two months, and it…
By Dr. Laura Markham “Shaming makes the child wrong for feeling, wanting or needing something.” – Robin Grille “Harsh, critical parental behavior produces shame-prone,…
By Katesurfs I recently read an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about how overly permissive parents are raising terrorizing, entitled, narcissistic entitled teenagers and…
By Alison Elsberry Have you ever heard the phrase “Use your words“? Or perhaps you’ve said it to your child when they’re having an…
By Jennifer McGrail Someone recently asked me when I was going to stop writing about not being the “mean mum.” My answer? As long…
By Carly Grubb, aka Grubby Mummy Empathy. I am an empathetic person. Some may even say I am too empathetic (if there is such…
By Cindy Johnson I’ve seen this over and over, from well-meaning, intelligent friends who are parents. They’ll post a photo of their daughter and…
By Kristy Ramirez My second cup of coffee is in my hands before 11 am, and a friend of mine perches on the couch across…
By Jess Wilson Pets. They aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but if you are on the brink of making a decision regarding adopting a…
By Jennifer Lehr Timing, they say, is everything. I was born in 1969, around the time when spanking was starting to get a bad…
By David Sewell McCann He left his sneakers out in the rain again. She will not leave her sister alone. He is terrified of spiders. She…
By Loveday Why Big sleep? Tui bird happy birthday. Mama? Dada climb tree. Hat on. Trousers on. Flower! Look. Penguin move head. Look at…
By Jamie Geurtjens We have all heard that kids shouldn’t watch so much TV, but it’s not just TV that’s taken our kids over,…