One of our goals for our kids’ education is to raise each to be a ‘lifelong learner’. Little people who love learning who grow into big people who love learning. When you’re a lifelong learner, you are striving, seeking and refining yourself your whole life. It’s what makes life interesting and satisfying. There’s a…
Splitting the family up was a genius move
Last week we went camping for the whole week. It was me and the kids, only it turned out for most of the week it was just me and two kids: the girls. Max was sent home with his father on Sunday, returning on Thursday. He didn’t want to go and pulling a kid from…
What to do with older kids in the school holidays?
Have you noticed that once a kid turns 13, the school holiday entertainment tap switches abruptly off? Vacation care, day camps, even activity workshops seem to only cater for kids aged 5-12. After 12, presumably kids are free to roam the neighbourhood while their parents are at work. But your kid is barely 13. I…
This SWOT analysis for parents might be a game changer
I’ve been spending some time this week getting things set up for my new website and business. I’m supposed to be resting, but who can rest when there is so much to be done? I’m doing things quietly and purposefully and I don’t feel rushed. For the first time in such a long time, I…
I really hate it when you call your kid a dick
I’ve seen it around social media more and more and it makes me cringe every single time. Mums publicly calling their kid an asshole, dick, bastard, twat, bitch and even a little c*nt. I think it’s supposed to be funny, but I’m not laughing. Actually, it makes me more than cringe. It makes me angry….
Siblings getting along just fine
Lottie and Max have a rather fraught relationship. They are similar personalities in many ways (don’t tell them I said that), but they clash on the regular. Finding common ground when you are an 8-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy can be difficult. It’s interesting watching their interactions (and trying not to intervene). They find each other…
Walking home from school (shine only)
My kids walk home from school each day, plodding a well-worn path out the back of the school, down a track past the scout hall, across a local oval and playground and down our long, winding street. It’s about a 15-20 minute walk, depending on enthusiasm. Max, my enigma, who was like a skittish horse…
The trouble with being a fixer
I’m a forthright person who calls it like it is (or at least how I think it is – very important point there… ahem), so I can sometimes run into a spot of bother. See, when you’re used to being open and people respect you for that openness, your filter isn’t called on all that often. It…
Mum peak hour
This morning I had an 8.45am meeting, but the uniform shop at school didn’t open until 8.30am. Ordinarily the uniform shop opening hours factor into my day exactly never, but not this day. This day Lottie needed socks, shorts and a shirt for Mod Ball because she has mysteriously made it into the PSSA Mod…
My kids aren’t making me feel like sh*t on purpose
Since last week’s meltdown, I’ve tried very hard to take off the cranky pants. Let me tell you, it’s been difficult. Those babies are stuck right on me. Which made me realise that I have a major attitude problem right now. I get like this from time to time. Trying to do “all the things”…
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