Letting Children Learn Their Way
All parents would agree that they want their children educated, it's the 'how' part that will differ. For most of us it's safer to have children learn the way we…
The Power of Presence: Make Every Moment Count
In a world buzzing with distractions and to-do lists, the true treasures often lie in the moments we carve out for our children. There is so much to enjoy through…
It’s just a matter of discipline
The word discipline is usually synonymous with severity, harshness, strictness, corporal punishment and all negative and extreme reactions to children's behavior. As such, the knee-jerk reaction is to view discipline…
Planning for a new school year
Once vacation is over there is a new school year to consider. A few tips here and there from others really help in shaping up yours. All you have to…
Free activities for our kids this summer
Summer time is here in all its blazing glory! And with long days to accompany it, one just has to have a plan. Being a thrifty mum I have been…
Dealing with the fear of big numbers
Most people will shun away from anything mathematically related. For some it can be severe enough to be labelled a mental disorder medically termed arithmophobia or numerophobia - fear of…
Benefits of the protege effect
One of the things I feared as a homeschooling mum was dealing with kids of different ages at once. I need not have feared that much because along the way…
How to not fail financially
Financial matters are uncharted territories for me. But of late as the kids are growing up, I can’t ignore the questions in my head about the financial future of my…
Being mum is my superpower
So this other day I had had it up to here with the one word that keeps being shouted in my home- and probably in yours too: mum! Then I…
How to deal with an uncontrollable child
Parenting is one of the toughest jobs on earth; judgement for a child's behavior, or lack thereof, is on you. I have come to empathize with parents carrying this burden,…
