After Divorce: Staying Connected When You Are Apart (Part 2)
"The more children are connected to both parents and to their larger families, the more they can leave home in a healthy way. The more they have…
Tantrums, Fussing and Whining
From The No-Cry Discipline Solution (McGraw-Hill 2007) by Elizabeth Pantley.
If you ask parents to list the most frustrating discipline problems during early…
After Divorce: Staying Connected When You Are Apart (Part 1)
"Co-parents must share the goal of making it as easy as possible for their children to move between their two homes."- Ron L.Deal, author The Smart…
Radical Feminist Mothers, and Why We Need Them
Marianne Williamson says there is one thing in common with all mammalian species that ensures their survival, and that is a fierce, protective…
Tiny Crosses
Now it’s a month since your visit
and your memory lingers on,
Somehow feels like you’re around,
even though I know you’re gone,
and in these times when you…
Mamatoto
Mamatoto is a word in Swahili meaning ‘motherbaby’, reflecting the concept that mother and infant are not two separate people, but an interrelated dyad. What…
Overweight and Undernourished?
Are we feeding our children the food that they really need for optimal health?
Over the last 20 years, rates of obesity in children have…
When a Child Uses "Bad" Words
Q. My almost 5-year-old son has picked up the word “a..hole” and has been trying it out. I have been trying some advice…
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Put yourself in this picture. You’re 17 years old and you have just completed your 120, painful, hours of driving practice. The practice pays off and the RTA…