Mindful parenting

Putting the kids to bed early is good for your mental health, science says

Putting the kids to bed early is good for your mental health, science says

Is it time to change your children’s bedtime? Just admit it – those sacred few hours between your kids going to bed and you can head off to bed yourself are total bliss. This is our chance to exhale. To not have someone call “mum!” every four minutes. To catch up on things. To sink […]

1 year ago

Parenting expert claims just four words will completely change how you parent

Parenting expert claims just four words will completely change how you parent

If you type the words ‘parenting tips’ into Google, your search will yield upwards of 290 million hits. Yup, that’s right. We’re all so anxiety-ridden about not messing up this parenting thing that we devour anything written on how to parent to such an extent that there are now millions upon millions of books and […]

1 year ago

Science says dads are more attentive to baby girls- here’s why

Science says dads are more attentive to baby girls- here’s why

The gender of our children can impact how we converse, play with, and even spend money on them In 2014, Ohio State University shared their findings with Science Daily. Researchers discovered that women who waited to find out the baby’s sex until birth had more egalitarian views of gender roles; they tended to believe that […]

1 year ago

Why the naughty corner doesn’t work and what to do instead

Why the naughty corner doesn’t work and what to do instead

Ah the naughty corner Or maybe you had the bold corner or naughty step when you were small, whatever you called it we all either experienced it or watched it on Super Nanny. While it’s true that research has found that it can be successful in controlling kids’ behaviour, evidence is mounting that it may […]

2 years ago

One mum has a genius trick for when you just need a bit of peace from the kids

One mum has a genius trick for when you just need a bit of peace from the kids

Next level parenting. Look, we all love being parents for the most part, don’t we? But still – can we admit that sometimes we just need some peace and quiet? No, really – we do. And that is why we are all over this genius parenting hack mum-of-two Jessica D’Entremont just shared with her social […]

2 years ago