Parenting

There are many ways to parent after separation. We cover all of them! Shared parenting, solo parenting or navigating a blended family if you have re-partnered. Find all things for children of separation, alongside educational resources, and support for your kids.

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Solo Parenting

Raising A Child Without A Father: Introducing Your Village

Raising a child without a father is one of the most challenging and often isolating journeys a mother can undertake. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely felt that familiar pang of worry—the guilt that whispers you’re not enough, or the...

Shared parenting

12 Tips to co-parent teenagers from a mum who’s been there

There’s lots of advice available about how to co-parent with young kids, but less for co-parenting with teenagers. Is this because, as they are older, they are expected to cope? Hopefully not because having co-parented toddlers to teens, I can...

Children

10 Warning signs of stress in children

Stress is an unavoidable part of life. And while we are all so busy dealing with our own stress, we might miss the warning signs of stress in our children. Interestingly, some stress is healthy and necessary for children because...

Back To School

How to navigate back to school as a single parent

January is the season of back-to-school expenses. As a single parent, you essentially now have the joys of doing this on a single income with or without help from your ex-partner. I am dedicating this blog to tips on how...

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How to do pocket money for your kids the right way

Are you a pocket money kinda mum, or not? Most parents give their children pocket money at some stage. But there are definitely strong feelings amongst the masses as to when to give pocket money, how much to give and...

Children

Braces for your child: Why, when and how much

This article about braces for your child was last updated in 2022. Cosmetic dentistry is not all about vanity, but is crucial to our health and wellbeing too. There is a right time to reduce the impact on the patient...

Education

Helpful ways to prepare your child for primary school

Starting school is an exciting time in a child’s life. It can also be an anxious time for children and parents alike. So, how can we help our child prepare for school in such a way that will minimise their anxiety...

Education

How to help your child adjust to a new school?

Sometimes we have to make choices that don’t meet our desires. Packing our whole life in suitcases and boxes, moving houses, cities and countries, changing jobs and schools. Change is inevitable at certain times in our lives. Although adults are...

Christmas

Clever gifts to give your child’s teacher this year

Teachers help to inspire and educate future generations. Although, they don’t always get the credit they deserve. To show your child teacher you appreciate all their hard work, consider getting them a gift. Here are some present ideas for your...

Relationships

Getting remarried? 10 Tips for wedding no. 2

Getting remarried is a beautiful way to celebrate finding your life partner. It’s also something that many people don’t talk about. Traditional wedding planning includes ceremony aspects that count on the couple never having been married before. Now that you’re...