Our Children Choose Us

A comment I received via email from a reader of y travel blog made me really smile the other day. It reminded me of what Craig and I believe to…

Helping your Child get Through Rough Patches

This is a guest post from Tahlia Mandie from The Parenting Files How do we help our children get through tough times, challenging times and help them work through their…

When a Child Gets Sick

Kalyra is feeling poorly lately and is currently throwing up beside me on the couch (well 5 minutes ago) She was howling with pain the other night, complaining of a…

I Hate Playing Barbie Schools

“Mum, did you want to play barbie schools with me” Kalyra’s eyes wide open with anticipation of my yes and the fun we are about to experience together playing pretend…

It’s Not Easy Being A Diva

From tom boy to uni student, to backpacker, the word diva has just never existed in my vocabulary. That was until I gave birth to one. My life has always…

If All Else Fails then Bribe Away

Yes. We’ve all been there and said it before we became parents. “We’ll never bribe our children.” I’ve said it before as a teacher too. I’ll never bribe them. I’m…