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,…
By Megan Stonelake I used to have this really close friend. We were roommates for years and best friends for even longer. When I…
By Dr. Laura Markham “Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment based on what…
By Lauren Porter If there is one uniting theme of parenthood, it is likely exhaustion. Parents, most especially mothers, speak eternally of their overwhelming…
When kids grow out of their shoes so quickly and good shoes can be very expensive to buy, secondhand shoes and passing shoes down…
By Jessica Rios As I laid in bed yesterday, the left side of my head ripping apart from the inside with constant pressing pain,…
By Hannah Schenker Does your little one follow you to the bathroom? Can’t get even a few minutes in there by yourself? This video…
By Hannah Schenker Filmed at TEDWomen 2016, this talk by Caroline Paul explores the idea of bravery among girls. How to raise girls to…
By Jessica Kumar I have written before about my husband’s Indian heritage. He is from a traditional Hindu farming village in the north of…
By Lauren Apfel I learned to deal with unwanted body hair at my mother’s knee. I am dark and she is dark and this…