All Things Motherhood
The Kevin Hart roast controversy matters because children will hear the clips without the context, without the age rating and without the adult excuse of, well, it was only a roast. And that is the problem. READ: Being the only Black Family at School: What it feels like (and what can help) Not that grown …
The best choice in the DIY calm down corner vs pre made kit debate is this: go DIY if the child needs something personal, sensory specific and budget friendly. Choose a pre made kit if time is tight and the house needs a fast starting point today. That is the answer. READ: What we use …
If your child goes from fine to furious in four minutes or your evenings feel one spilled drink away from tears, this guide to emotional regulation at home is for you. What we use is not fancy and it is not built for perfect parenting. It is a small set of things we reach for …
If you’ve ever made a parenting chart at 10:42 p.m. with the energy of a woman trying to fix the entire household using printer paper and blind hope, this is the answer: most parenting charts don’t work because they ask kids to perform skills they don’t yet have, depend on adult consistency no one can …
If you’re here because you’re about to hit “Add to basket” on yet another parenting book, pause for ten minutes. Before you buy another parenting book, you need one thing: a filter that tells you if this book will actually help your family this week, not just sound smart on page 37. READ: Top 5 …
If you’ve ever searched how to entertain kids at their siblings’ events, it’s probably because you were sitting on a metal bleacher, holding snacks in one hand, whisper-yelling in the other and wondering how long before someone melts down. You want to support one child fully without constantly managing another child’s boredom. Here is the …
You teach your child to make good decisions by giving them small, safe choices, coaching the thinking behind the choice and letting consequences do some of the teaching.I learned this the hard way, first as a Ghanaian child raised with strong do as you’re told energy and later as a mom in the UK where …
Getting kids to sleep in summer can feel like negotiating with a tiny, sweaty lawyer who’s had a Popsicle for dinner. Between the late sunsets, rising temps and sugar-filled days, the whole idea of “bedtime” gets murky. Affiliate disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small …
You never quite know what it’ll feel like until you’re living it. That moment you realise you’re the only Black family at the school gate. Or that your daughter is one of two Black girls in her entire year group. Suddenly, raising a confident Black girl feels a lot less like reading positive affirmations at …
If you’re raising kids in a country that isn’t where you were raised, you’ll probably relate to this: you spend half your time wondering if you’re doing the right thing and the other half explaining to your kids why they can’t do what “everyone else is doing.” Welcome to my world. The African mum raising …
