Helping Kids In A Crisis
6/09/2010 8:58:41 p.m. | Comments (0)
The earthquake in Canterbury over the weekend, not only rocked the foundations of the homes and buildings, but also the previously unwavering faith children had in their parents as their great protector. The country has heaved a huge sigh of relief that there weren’t more serious inju...
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Dear Spring
3/09/2010 11:54:58 a.m. | Comments (0)
Dear Spring, Welcome Back. We missed you. Your cousin Winter has overstayed his welcome and wouldn’t stop crying. My children and I are pleased to see him go. Hopefully now we can enjoy a visit to the playground without wet puddles on the bottom of the swings, or slippery sheets of wa...
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Sink or Swim
30/08/2010 1:50:29 p.m. | Comments (0)
In case you're not geographically minded, I'd like to remind you that we're a nation of islands. As well as sitting in the middle of an ocean, our land is covered in ribbons of rivers, streams and lakes. I've long believed that top of the list of extra-curricular activities for all ch...
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How To Host A Sleepover Party (and survive)
23/08/2010 10:25:58 a.m. | Comments (0)
Four o’clock Saturday afternoon and the guests start arriving. Pretty girls in their pretty party frocks, clutching prettily wrapped presents. Close behind them follow their parents, clutching an overnight bag packed with pyjamas, sleeping bags, a special pillow, and favourite cuddly toy. The k...
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My Doll's Awesome
20/08/2010 2:26:24 p.m. | Comments (0)
It’s a funny thing the name game. As parents to be we spend the duration of a pregnancy (and sometimes many years before as well) contemplating the name we’ll give our son or daughter when they’re born. We try them on for size, for spelling and for suitability. But when a child name...
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The Gifts Of Life
15/08/2010 8:08:18 p.m. | Comments (0)
Six years and 364 days ago I went to sleep for the night full of nerves, excitement and anticipation. In the next 24 hours everything changed. From then on, I was not only a daughter, sister, friend and wife – but also a mother. Hours after the birth of our first child ...
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Confessions Of A Stage Mother
9/08/2010 12:19:01 p.m. | Comments (0)
It was my mother’s voice coming straight back to haunt me. “Would you like to practice, darling?” The scene was the car-drive to an audition for Miss Drama Queen. She’d only decided at the last minute to go. So I quickly downloaded the required song from i-tunes and we were listenin...
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It Was The Breast Of Times
5/08/2010 11:33:17 a.m. | Comments (1)
So, I’m feeling a little deflated (literally) for choosing this week to turn the tap off on breast-feeding. Blame baby-brain or lack of sleep, but when I decided enough was enough I hadn’t realised I’d be making the transition during World Breastfeeding Week. So, before I go on, a ...
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Fostering The Funny Bone
3/08/2010 12:33:23 p.m. | Comments (0)
There can be few more precious sounds than that of your baby giggling. The first few weeks of parenthood are all about giving this little helpless bundle the necessities of life. Then four or so weeks in, the receiver starts to give back – you get your first smile and it makes all th...
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What's In A Name?
2/08/2010 9:41:35 a.m. | Comments (0)
For some of us, we’ve had the names of our future children picked out since we were mere babes ourselves. Others choose a name in honour of a family member or friend. The fashion of the times plays its part too – Shane and Charlene were popular in the seventies but you don’t hear them being yell...
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