All Things Motherhood
It takes a village to raise a child. I had heard those words many times before I became a mother. They were of great significance to me growing up in a certain sense because they reminded me that essentially all the adults around me could teach me something that I did not know. The words …
It’s been about four years since I had a full day where I felt like I was truly caring for myself. A day where I felt like I was doing things to re-centre myself or taking the time to rejuvenate myself without worrying about a hundred different things or making lists in my head throughout …
They say chivalry is dead. They say there are no real gentlemen left but you are a boy mom and you want to raise a son into the kind of man that you can be proud of. You want to raise your son to be a gentleman. Do not get it confused. A gentleman is …
Everyone knows what it is like to feel so tired that you could literally just sleep for a day. Or two. For moms, that feeling of tiredness is the same. Except that it is worse because most of the time, there is no opportunity to sleep for a full day. Or even for two extra …
When a kid runs away from home, there can be much confusion on different parts – from family members and friends too. That is because it is not always clear why a child would run away. It is no easier if the child is not yours. Imagine if your child’s friend runs away to your …
It can be such a tough world out there and it’s not getting any easier. Sometimes, as parents, we wish we could blow a massive bubble and encase our kids in it to protect them forever. Unfortunately, we cannot. One of the best things we can do though is teach assertiveness for kids so that …
Having a healthy relationship with parents in adulthood can often be tricky to navigate. It does not always happen naturally. Both parties will often have to re-learn each other. The kids re-learn their parents more as fellow adults and individuals and parents re-learn their kids as adults and individuals. A bad relationship with parents is …
Parenting an only child can be emotional at times. Parents of only children can occasionally have a difficult time mainly because of the different ideas held by society about how an only child experiences childhood and also how they turn out in adulthood. Parents of a single child often feel the pressure to have more …
If you have little kids, you will most likely have been told by at least one person that you should enjoy your kid now. Enjoy life with kids while they are little because they will grow up and you will see so little of them. Enjoy your kid now? What if you are struggling to …
When your kids leave home, it is like ushering in a new era of your life. Whether it feels like it or not, it is an opportunity to start many aspects of your life afresh. Your child leaving home may happen for any number of reasons. It is most common for our children to permanently …
