Respecting your child's struggle
When you held your precious little baby in your hands for the first time, you vowed to do whatever you can to protect him. You'd…
Parenting Tips and other Blogs
How I lost my temper and what I could have done differently
I want to share a story about something that happened over the weekend which we're calling 'The Lost Ponies' incident. Over the weekend, we went…
Let go of parenting guilt and Take. A. Break
Yesterday, I went on an epic rant to a friend. What started as a normal conversation quickly spiralled into: "I just wish I could check…
How do I decide when to set a boundary with my child?
On one hand you want your child to explore her environment through play and you want your child to express herself. But on the other…
My child only wants mummy for everything!
If you relate to the title of this blog, you're not alone. Parent preference is something that so many families deal with. Here's our experience…
Bringing your child to the dentist
Going to the dentist can be scary for a lot of children. The unfamiliar sights and smells as well as the uncertainty of what’s going…
Advocating for our children while respecting our elders
Whenever I return to my hometown, I get anxious. Why? Because I worry about the differences in opinion between the way I raise my child…
What do I do when my child tantrums?
Tantrums, it’s something you might be all too familiar with if you have a toddler. The thing is, it’s so developmentally appropriate for toddlers to…
How do I set boundaries with a pre-verbal toddler?
We get variations of this question almost weekly. How do you set boundaries with a young toddler, who's well into the stage of asserting their…
What to do when your child likes to throw things they're not supposed to
So, you don't want your child to be throwing things they're not supposed to. It might destroy the item, hurt people or make a huge…
What to do when you've lost your cool
The other day was a hard day. I lost my cool. I raised my voice. I banged things around. I said mean things. It gives…
The wonder of child-led free play (part 2)
In our previous blog post, we shared 3 important benefits to child-led play and today we’re going over even more! Amazing benefits of child-led free…
The wonder of child-led free play (part 1)
Confession time - I used to think free play was a waste of time. I used to work in an international school with an early…
Knowing and owning our stories
I was caned as a child. My mother tells me that I wasn't beaten as many times as I seem to recall. In my mind,…
It's not an adult's job to entertain kids
We've been conditioned to think that part of raising kids is to entertain them. To make them happy, to set up activities for them, to…
What do I do when my 'threenager' is giving me attitude?
The other day, my three-year old announced, "Make my Milo right NOW!” I had a few options: A - Ignore her until she asked me…
How to acknowledge your child’s feelings
In our previous post about acknowledging feelings, we talked about its many benefits for your children. In this post, we’ll talk about HOW you can…