Browsing Category Parenting
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Parenting
Turning Single Parenting on its Head
A friend said to me recently, “I am so inspired by your work ethic and quality of work, even when you’re really busy.” I paused for a moment ...
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Communication
My Relationship with My Son
I remember the exact moment that it happened. My partner, our 15-year-old son and I were going down a very long escalator on the underground in Prague when ...
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Parenting
My Body, Space & Parenting
During the planning of our first child, my partner and I spent about eight months developing and deepening our relationship with each other and ourselves, observing our behaviours, ...
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Family
The Magic of Childhood – Explored
I have been growing up with my children for the last nine years and they have shared so much ‘magic’ with me and they are part of the ...
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Parenting
Chores Supporting the Development of Children & Brotherhood
I have found it to be quite common and even ‘the norm’ today for kids to not to do any chores, or to complain about the little chores ...
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Parenting
The Truth About Mother of the Year Competitions
I’ve just voted in a nationwide contest for the 2018 Mother of the Year award, but the woman I voted for almost certainly won’t win. I didn’t vote ...
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Parenting
Baby’s First Haircut
A beautiful Sunday summer’s morning in Australia… blue skies, cool breezes and the sounds of cicadas and kookaburras fill the air. My partner and I discuss how to ...
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Parenting
Staying Vulnerable
Recently my eight year old son has gone through some changes – one such change being that he no longer shies away from his vulnerability like he used ...
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Parenting
Boy to Man: Our Roles as Mothers
I am a parent, a female parent. I have a son and a daughter. I am married and my husband and I share many of the parental responsibilities ...
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Parenting
Parenting my First Child – Flying Blind or Creating my Own Road Map
Having children, parenting, the whole family equation, was not something I had given a lot of thought to, so when we had our daughter it was very much ...