Category Archives: New Parents

Why Parenting Isolation Is Real Even When You’re Never Alone Why does parenting feel lonely and isolating?  “Parenting can be the loneliest job in the world—surrounded by little voices all day, yet craving to be truly seen, heard, and understo Read more...

Is Your child a picky eater? Mine was and still is but read what took away the stress and guilt for us as parents and helped my daughter eat more. How I Turned Mealtimes from Stressful to Blissful As I scraped yet another full dinner into the bin I f Read more...

Why Are We Bickering So Much? You promised yourselves you’d never argue in front of the kids, but suddenly you’re bickering about little things and your children’s ears are picking up every word. Do We FIGHT More As PARENTS Now Than Before Read more...

I Secretly Feared I Wouldn’t Love My Adopted Child I think every adoptive parent thinks  What if adopt a child but can’t love them? This nagging fear that sits in the dark corner of your mind, usually in your most vulnerable moments.  I Read more...

Having Kids is not a given but are the sacrifices worth it? There are so many reasons NOT to have children that sometimes it feels overwhelming and frightening thinking about having kids. Lets be clear having kids is both of those things and many mor Read more...

Is it ever right to use violence and hit children? If this is a question you’ve asked yourself then keep reading. On recent edition of a prominent US chat show the host advocated parents to “spank your kid’s a**” instead of being letting Read more...

Did you know that kids tend to absorb and retain more information when they’re having fun? KIDS LEARN MORE WHEN THEY’RE HAVING FUN! This idea that learning and fun are separate isn’t just wrong—it can be harmful. It can turn learn Read more...

Phone addition is real. You may not believe you are affected but ask yourself this question. Would you rather play with you children or play on your phone. If you answer phone you may have phone addiction and your children may be being neglected. Pho Read more...

“One More or Just One? Navigating the Second Child Decision” The Big Question is should you have another child. Possibly the biggest question for parents.  Children aren’t like cars. Should you have another child is not a question you answ Read more...

The favourite child or parents trap. What to do when your Child has a FAVOURITE parent? When my son was about eight years old, he went through a phase of preferring to sit next to me and spend most of his time closer to me. I was clearly his favourit Read more...