• 01 September 2015
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The broken relationship

Face it, there comes a period in your child's life where you, the parent, are not perfect. When I say perfect I mean your children would prefer

  • 01 September 2015
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Channelling Finding Nemo!

Not sure if you were following the trials and tribulations of our dear family of four, but last week the gullible parents decided to go on

  • 28 August 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 9

This week we come to balancing. Finding focus and balance is a pursuit we engage in both on and off the mat. We look for the work/life

  • 25 August 2015
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I have a question!

Dawn breaks over the Jayasinghe household and as I rise to the sounds of birds chirping, as clear as a bell I hear my three year old's voice

  • 21 August 2015
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How safe are energy drinks

Energy drinks have caught the attention of many teens seeking to get some

  • 21 August 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 8

A seated forward bend will lengthen and stretch your spine and the muscles of your back, so it’s a good therapy for back-ache. It also works

  • 18 August 2015
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Mummy Travels: Summer Programme

This summer saw the introduction of the summer programme by the Soul Sounds Academy run by Soundarie David. The Soul Sounds choir,

  • 18 August 2015
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Bad Blood no Mad Love

So this relationship between Big Sis and me is indeed a curious one.  Okay she was here before me, seniority doesn't really me anything.

  • 14 August 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 7

This week we are looking at Warrior 1 and 2 and the strongly grounding breath practice Ujjayi Breathing, which works exceptionally well in

  • 12 August 2015
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Counselling for School Children

Children from alcoholic families are at risk of learning disability, school failure, emotional problems, and later, criminality and alcoholism. 40

  • 11 August 2015
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Parenting Nanny : Summer’s here!

This week on Parenting Nanny

  • 11 August 2015
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It's all about the “potty”

With my youngest starting nursery at the end of the summer “potty training”

  • 07 August 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 6

We are looking at a strong back bend this week, Cobra posture. This will stretch and strengthen the spine and the muscles of the back and

  • 04 August 2015
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Toys by Amazing Lanka

On a recent shopping trip my children were immediately attracted to a collection of brightly coloured, stuffed toys. Covered in local fabrics,

  • 04 August 2015
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I've got that summer lovin'...

The soft summer breeze tickles my bare bottom, it's hot and I hate to sweat so there goes off the clothes, I strip as exasperated Nanny fails

  • 03 August 2015
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GetUpVote

’’GetUp+Vote - Our Country. Our Time’’, a non-partisan Interactive Workshop will

  • 31 July 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 5

So after the last few weeks of learning basic postures, lets have a go at a short sequence today. This flow will move us up from the floor to

  • 29 July 2015
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Are Children Active Enough

Studies have become a main priority for children today. No matter what their favourite sport or favourite hobby is, they are often discouraged

  • 28 July 2015
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Mummy Travels: Shalani McCray

We are what we eat is of course a famous saying that reflects in our appearance and general well being. We've all experienced those

  • 24 July 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 4

This week we are looking at Standing Forward Bend, this is a lovely stretch for the spine and the backs of the legs, it also gives us the

  • 21 July 2015
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Smothering isn't Mothering!

According to the experts too much of “Mother” is never a good thing for a child. As you can see the operative word used here is Mother,

  • 21 July 2015
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Too Much Sugar!

So it looks like everyone's got an agenda these days....and each one's plan for the people is the best and what's going to save this na

  • 16 July 2015
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Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth entrepreneurship has become the newest phase of empowering talented individuals to ace their avenues of life with a passion.

  • 15 July 2015
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Drugs and Youth

Children are always nurtured according to culturally accepted norms and traditions. Traditional beliefs and norms exist in abundance since

  • 15 July 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 3

Downward facing Dog is one of the core practices in any yoga class, which is why I’d like to take a look at it in detail this week. You will come

  • 14 July 2015
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Please take a nap!

I'd give my hind teeth for a well deserved nap, but one of the hazards of being a parent is that comfortable sleep of any kind will definitely

  • 13 July 2015
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Absolute Ayurveda

Absolute Ayurveda proudly introduced

  • 08 July 2015
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Mobile Phone Usage

Every day, we are swimming in a sea of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) produced by electrical appliances, power lines, wiring in buildings,

  • 08 July 2015
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Yoga at Home Week 2

This week I’d like to teach you our full yogic breath

  • 07 July 2015
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Babysitting the babysitter!

Hmm..the parents are up to something, I get a whiff of Chanel no 5 in the air, oh my goodness Mother's going somewhere without me. WHY?!