Towards the end of last year, I made the decision to finally do something that scared me and I hosted my first event in my Mama Mingle event series. It may not sound like a big deal, but I can’t tell you how much courage I had to pluck up to finally do something that […]
Introducing Puma x Tinycottons
My daughter gets excited every time I bring home anything new and she literally shrieked when she saw her Puma Tinycottons sneakers and top. The mandarin-coloured items with a cherry-logo caught her eye and she immediately asked to change into them. If you follow me on Instagram and watch my stories, you will know that my daughter […]
Dangers of sharing your children’s pictures and information online: Tips on sharing safely
The one thing that we moms do really well is share everythiiiing about our children – what they did, what they like, what they ate, what they said… this sharing has trickled into our social media pages and is known as ‘sharenting‘ (the sharing of children’s photographs online). It’s very cute and meant well but […]
Tips for preparing your child for change: no matter how big or small
It’s hard enough to accept and embrace change, as an adult, can you imagine how complex and confusing it must be for a child? 2015 has been a big year of change for my boy – we moved house and he started grade one in January, only to be moved to a new school six […]
Travelling abroad with minors: understanding the new South African travel laws
To be completely honest, I’ve been postponing this post for over six weeks, because of how technical and confusing it seemed when I first got to read and hear about it! I’m so relieved to have finally got it done!
National Child Protection Week: Safety tips every child should be taught
Some of the latest news reports on children’s safety have been giving me great anxiety – we’ve been hearing of toddlers going missing and being abused more frequently. In light of National Child Protection Week, I thought I would look into some safety tips that all parents can consider teaching their little ones: Teach your […]
Get out and play!!!
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 […]