Dirt is good!

Parenting

I think taking a bath is overrated. I mean why the need to douse yourself with so much water and then scrub every nook and cranny cl...

Why don't they listen?

Parenting

I have probably touched on this subject more times than I like to mention. Why don’t the children listen to us parents?

Who is more important?

Parenting

Ravin - Well it depends.....if you and your partner have been in a long term relationship for sometime like over a 2 years at minimu...

I just don’t know why?

Parenting

I don’t know why I do it. I don’t know why I sometimes feel the need to cry uncontrollably, maybe I’m practicing f...

"Extraordinary" Parenting Days

Parenting

The alarm clock ignites the day with a sharp clear shrill. It’s six o clock, groggy and still full of sleep I roll out of bed....

Toughloveanswered: Desiree

Parenting

Today Desiree takes on our tough six and this is what she had to say…

The Mom-paparazzi

Parenting

I rule the roost like a boss!. So I cry people come running, I fall down and Mum’s almost got the ambulance at the doorstep, i...

Music was my first love….

Parenting

There is always music in my house, from either the kids dancing around to tunes on the radio during dinner, my son practicing his ch...

Privacy in Relationships

Parenting

Your Opinion – The right to privacy in a relationship

Toughloveanswered: Cathy

Parenting

This week, we have Cathy taking on the tough 6 for you. This is what she had to say…

Attention Seekers

Parenting

Bringing up my babies and constantly being at their beck and call, I would wistfully take comfort in the fact that as they got older...

Pushed out of the Nest

Parenting

I’m ready Mum..I’m ready. Set me loose into the world. So now that I’m getting on…like almost two, Mum and ...

PDA: Your Opinion

Parenting

Public display of affection - what do you think?

Playing With Your Kids

Parenting

You can call me a bad mother, roll your eyes with disdain or cluck with exasperation at my following statement, I do not enjoy playi...

Hostess with the Mostess

Parenting

The pink ruffles from my tutu that Big Sister forced me to wear tickle my nose and I feel the itchiness of a ginormous, saliva spitt...

Ainsley and Dawn

Parenting

Ainsley and Dawn celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. It marks a momentous, joyful and historic event in their walk of life. ...

Babies at War

Parenting

Lately Big Sister’s really been getting under my nerves. Some of Mummy’s friends had come over for a chin wag and all th...

A relationship that WORKS

Parenting

As parents we are constantly under pressure to hold our children under extreme scrutiny and correct any faults that we see or find. ...

The biggest heart-breakers?

Parenting

Who are the biggest heartbreakers? Read on.

The art of lost RESPECT

Parenting

As a parent our responsibilities to our children are clear cut, feed, clothe and house “said” child.

Tough Love Answered: Mandy

Parenting

Mandy takes on this week’s tough 6 for the girls. Here’s what she had to say…

I need Mummy, NOW!

Parenting

I’m nervous, scared, slight palpitations fleeting run across my heart and I’m slowly starting to find it hard to breathe...

Communicating Successfully

Parenting

In all the ten years that I have been a parent, I have learnt nothing when it comes to communicating with my children.

Jehan & Neidra

Parenting

Couple of the week – Jehan Bastians and Neidra Williams

Parenting Out Of The Box

Parenting

Parenting is in my opinion the most beautiful phenomenon that can happen to someone. I never had any lifetime plans of I’ll ge...

Let's Get Physical

Parenting

“It’s never too late to start” Mum goes. Mother dearest has got some notion about getting healthy and she wants al...

Michelle & Jivan

Parenting

Michelle Herft and Jivan Goonetilleke are married and are parents too. Michelle is a teacher by profession and enjoys drama and the ...

My parents are not perfect..?

Parenting

So fellow baby peeps I’ve come across some information which is going to totally change your perspective on life forever.

Nobody's Right Except Children

Parenting

I occasionally get aggrieved requests from my older readers who in despair, vex about their children’s parenting of their gran...