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This week has been full of tests in Mommyville – so I just wanted to remind anyone going through the same thing that you’re doing the best you can and that makes you a good-enough mom. You may be sleep-deprived, tantrumed-out or just needing a break and that’s okay, you’re doing the best you can! […]
Last week I asked readers via my Facebook page to let me know what topics they would like me to blog on and the first request that came through was how to get your baby to sleep, requested by Lee. I can relate to this topic very well, it was a struggle for the first […]
My word, the kids of today are missing out on some seriousssssss fun. Growing up in Soweto, absolutely nothing came close to the amount of fun we would have during weekends and school holidays! All the cousins and those of friends would come to Gogo’s for the mischief (and love). We would voluntarily sleep on […]
So you step into this crazy world of parenting and it’s a journey like you’ve never imagined. It can take a year or two to adjust to the new schedule, demands, joys and challenges. BUT some of us get trapped into a one-dimensional mind-set when we become mothers. Your baby is special and deserves every […]
It’s unfortunate that we can’t protect our children 24/7. It is even more unfortunate that sometimes the harm they are exposed to happens within their school gates, from their own peers. Bullying is more common and harmful than we think – lately it has even blown up in the form of cyber bullying too. There […]
I have so much respect for women and men that have made the choice to participate in raising children that are not their own. Once upon a time, I was a single mom and there were many moments where I struggled with issues related to my own child. I can only imagine what it takes to […]
Last week I introduced the “Moms We Look Up To Feature” and received great feedback from Nandi’s story. This week I interacted with another Mommy blogger, mother-of-two Lebogang Xolo, who kindly agreed for me to share her story on her battle with Post Natal Depression (PND), also called Post Partum Depression (PPD). I found it fitting, […]
This subject was top of mind in my life for almost 3 years. I really battled to get my son into the schools I would have liked him to go to – I applied to about 9 schools and only ended up getting accepted into 2 of them: one that was not-so-great and last on […]
I’ve always felt really strongly about my son being fluent in isiZulu above any other language. I must admit that it has been harder lately, as he also needs to boost his english skills for school – he’s learning how to read and write at the moment. So… I shopped around for some ideas to […]
There are so many great stories of hope and positivity to share, that I thought I should start a feature called “Moms we look up to“. When one is going through a really difficult time, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we are the only ones with problems. A friend of over […]