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Moving your toddler into their own room causes anxiety for a lot of parents, so I thought I would write about our experience and share it with you. Transitioning our co-sleeping toddler into her own room, has been both easy and difficult and I’ll explain why a bit later. Parents choose to move their toddler […]
As a working parent, you probably lead a busy life, trying to juggle it all – making it challenging to get your kids active. The pandemic saw us working at home more, and our children’s screen time increased significantly as they also learnt remotely. Many families have regressed their physical, emotional, and nutritional habits. More […]
And just like that, we enter the final week of term three. As far as term calendars go, I lost my bearings a long time ago as this year has been unconventional for all of us, but I do know that most South African schools will be off for a one week period soon. The […]
This year is one that we will always remember, the constant changes and unknowns are still with us in many respects and our children have not been exempted from these. As parents, there was no time for us to quickly gather ourselves beforehand – our children have lived through every moment of the pandemic WITH […]
Since this is the second time I’m doing an online course, while managing children and working full time, I wanted to share some for fellow working moms who also want to study
It would be an understatement to say the last few weeks have been filled with difficult emotions as we face a global crisis. As things change and uncertainty builds up, I believe that we need to find ways of staying hopeful, positive and somewhat uplifted, so that the fear and helplessness doesn’t consume us. On […]
Forming a bond with your baby, doesn’t always come as naturally as we often expect it to. I believe that it’s a feeling and connection that you build over time and that bond will naturally get stronger as you navigate each day together. I remember being overwhelmed and desperate to feel this bond, but realized […]
The one thing new (and not-so-new) moms always talk about is sleep – that’s because we don’t get much of it in the first few months of baby’s life. If it’s not the 2hour wake-sleep-schedule during the newborn days, it’s the urge to always have an eye on our little ones. TommeeTippee knows the importance of […]
My birthday was on Saturday 15th February and I spent it with a group of amazing moms at my third Mama Mingle event. I couldn’t have celebrated in a better way. I personally thrive on interpersonal connections and good energy, so it was a truly uplifting experience. I turned 33 and this year, I just […]
When and how you introduce solids and make your own baby food will always come down to individual choice – every family and baby are different. For many moms, the process of starting solids is a daunting task, so I have put together a guide to help you understand some of the basics. There are […]
Every January, my hubby and I take a trip without the kids and it’s the most refreshing thing ever! Yes, I said it. With three children, I can barely finish a conversation with my man on a normal evening – add to that, the fact that we work very different hours and careers – where […]