Positive Parenting

10 Easy Screen Free Activities

After several months of morning sickness, four weeks of international travel, and some pretty intense work load overwhelm, I was feeling very low on energy to prepare activities for my kids. We were watching DVDs more often than ever before and yet I still felt exhausted. Yes the kids naturally enjoyed lots of free play – as kids do… {read more}

Create Your Own Quiet Time Basket

When I was expecting my second child, I read somewhere that it would be useful to have a basket of toys near your nursing chair – so that the older child had some special things to play with while you were busy feeding the new baby. Since then, I have made various versions of a Quiet Time Basket… {read more}

How to Make Your Own Boo Boo Basket

Bumps and bruises are just a part of life. To children, however, they can be a really, really big deal. In general my kids aren’t very fussy after falls or tiny scrapes. I have always had the rule that if it’s not bleeding, it does not need a bandaid. However that does not mean I… {read more}

Growing From Motherhood: A Series of Stories from Mothers Sharing Their Challenges

I capture their every movement, their every shadow, in the endless crevices of my heart. Because I am a mother – and I can do nothing less than love my children with my entire being. I am that mom behind the wheel, in front of the stove, under a mountain of laundry, and on top of the world… {read more}

Connecting with Positive Role Models in Storybooks

This year is our family’s first time celebrating Book Week here in Australia. Along with the rest of the school my son’s prep (kindergarten) class was asked to dress up as a favourite character for a parade, so we have been discussing “who to be” for a few weeks. After going over possible costumes for numerous characters,… {read more}

5 Ways to Nurture Compassion in Little Boys

I want my boys to be compassionate towards those around them – those in their family, those in their class or in their work place, and also those in the community that they do not know personally. This list may be relevant to girls, as well, but as a mother of boys I find the… {read more}

5 Ways to Encourage Positive Sibling Relationships

Mediating conflict between my kids is, I admit, one of the most difficult parts of parenting for me at this stage in my journey as a mother. Since my boys are only 5 and (almost) 3 years old, I still need to be there much of the time to guide them through challenges but I… {read more}