Self-Care Doesn’t Always Mean Time Alone
By Elizabeth Pantley It’s often said that self-care is vitally important for a busy parent. It’s common for mums and dads to juggle a million…
Parenting
Why We Need to Think Differently about Backtalk
By Sarah R. Moore “Mama, I’m worried about something,” my child said to me at bedtime. “What is it?” I asked. “[This person, I’ll…
Social Mama App: The Modern-Day Village for Mums & Mums-to-be
Social Mama is an app and online community designed for mums to meet one another and form lasting relationships: a place you can find…
“It’s MINE!”: Sharing In Young Childhood
By Tracy Cassels, PhD To force our kids to share or let them not share? This is something that causes a lot of anxiety in…
Embracing Your Postpartum Body
By Carlia Lozo Congratulations on the arrival of your precious bundle of joy! As a new mama, you may be experiencing a range of…
How to Build a Happy Brain
By Dr. Rosie Knowles Every adult was once a small infant, vulnerable and dependent on the caregivers around them. This early part of a…
5 Ways To Help Your Child WANT To Do What’s Right
By Dr. Laura Markham Most of the time when kids don’t do the right thing, it’s not because they don’t know what the right…
Nathan Wallis – Navigating mental health during the cost of living crisis: a guide for parents
If you feel like you’re struggling to manage family life under the weight of financial strain – you’re not alone! nib’s recent State of…
Helping Parents Nurture Healthy Sleep Habits for Their Babies & Toddlers
As a mum of two little girls herself, Imogen Walsh sympathises wholeheartedly with parents suffering from sleep deprivation, daily guilt around making the right…
Coping with Gender Disappointment: It’s OK to Feel Sad
By Jo Bealey “You just want a healthy baby; that’s all that matters”, they told me. I nodded, desperately trying to hold back the…
Great Home Workouts For You And Your Children
By Kylee Harris A staggering 39% of children in New Zealand are overweight or obese. The obesity rate is the second highest in the world,…
4 Easy Habits to Build Your Child’s Self Esteem with Your Words
By Dr. Laura Markham “If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.” –…
When Reality Doesn’t Meet Our Expectations
By Elizabeth Pantley The realities of everyday life often don’t match up to our expectations; however, this seems especially true when you become a…
Dragons & Tea Party: A Journey Through Your Child’s Magic World
Imagine that everything around you is fascinating. Trees, brimming with life-giving oxygen, provide homes for countless creatures. Above your head, the vast sky protects…
Use Your Village
By Adrienne Wood We expect more from ourselves as parents nowadays than in days gone by, yet we do it with less support than…
Let’s Talk Emotions
By Belinda Haan Let’s talk emotions for a bit. Anger, rage, guilt, sadness, anxiety. The sticky, unpleasant ones. Even though I *know* that allowing…
Teaching Your Children About Energy Conservation
By Kylee Harris Knowing how to use energy in a responsible way is a skill that parents should teach their children. Millions of dollars…
Babies and Music
By Elizabeth Pantley Mothers have always crooned their babies to sleep with lullabies, fathers have sung nursery rhymes to their toddlers, and families have…
Uniting Hearts and Minds: The Highly Sensitive and Neurodiverse Family Summit
By Katie Connolly In a world that often rushes forward at lightning speed, it is essential to remember this is not how we were…
Homeschooling: Reasons and Misconceptions
By Tracy Cassels Homeschooling is something that gets mixed reviews when I bring up that we plan on it for our daughter. Whereas most…